Trophy Night

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FieldValue
nameTrophy Night : The Best of Weddings Parties Anything
typecompilation
artistWeddings Parties Anything
coverWpa - trophy_night.jpg
released25 August 1998
genreRock / Folk rock
length76:17
labelMushroom Records
producerAlan Thorne / Jim Dickinson / Paul Kosky / Cameron Craig / Chris Dickie
prev_titleRiver'esque
prev_year1996
next_titleThey Were Better Live
next_year1999
misc{{Singles
nameTrophy Night
typestudio
single1Anthem
single1date1998
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| name = Trophy Night : The Best of Weddings Parties Anything | type = compilation | artist = Weddings Parties Anything | cover = Wpa - trophy_night.jpg | alt = | released = 25 August 1998 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Rock / Folk rock | length = 76:17 | label = Mushroom Records | producer = Alan Thorne / Jim Dickinson / Paul Kosky / Cameron Craig / Chris Dickie | prev_title = River'esque | prev_year = 1996 | next_title = They Were Better Live | next_year = 1999 | misc = {{Singles | name = Trophy Night | type = studio | single1 = Anthem | single1date = 1998 |rev1 = Allmusic |rev1score = Trophy Night: The Best of Weddings Parties Anything is a compilation album released by Australian rock band Weddings Parties Anything. It comprises songs from the band's seven studio albums together with two new tracks: "Anthem" and "Traffic Goes By", together with a cover of The Triffids' "Wide Open Road".

Trophy Night was also released for a limited time with a bonus disc Benched, a collection of unreleased demos and assorted B-sides.

Background

In early August 1998, Weddings, Parties, Anything announced that they were calling it a day, one month before this long-planned retrospective was to be released. The material for this best-of was compiled by fans who picked their favourite songs through the band's website.

"Anthem" was the only song released as a single from the album. It is a cover of a Tiddas song written by Dan Warner and Sally Dastey, which appears on their 1996 self-titled album, produced by Joe Camilleri.

Track listing

All songs written by Mick Thomas, except where noted.

  1. "Away Away" - 3:51
  2. "Woman Of Ireland" - 2:47
  3. "Hungry Years" - 4:22
  4. "Scorn Of The Women" - 5:24
  5. "Industrial Town" - 4:07
  6. "Under The Clocks" - 3:30
  7. "Roaring Days" - 2:55
  8. "Sergeant Small" (Tex Morton) - 3:13
  9. "Ticket In Tatts" - 3:47
  10. "A Tale They Won't Believe" - 7:00
  11. "Knockbacks In Halifax" - 3:26
  12. "Step In, Step Out" - 4:00
  13. "Father's Day"
  14. "Rain In My Heart" - 4:01
  15. "Monday's Experts" - 2:54
  16. "Wide Open Road" (David McComb) - 4:19
  17. "For A Short Time" - 5:13
  18. "Anthem" (Sally Dastey, Dan Warner) - 4:17
  19. "Traffic Goes By" - 3:05

;Benched All songs written by Mick Thomas, except where noted.

  1. "Been Coming Here For Years" - 4:17
  2. "City Of Lights" - 3:49
  3. "If You Gotta Go" (D Williams, M Duncan) - 3:20
  4. "The Swans Return" - 2:48
  5. "Tough Time" - 3:09
  6. "All Over Bar The Shouting" - 3:04
  7. "Everywhere I Go" - 2:48
  8. "Nothing Left To Say" - 2:52
  9. "One Perfect Day" (Roger Wells) - 4:57

Personnel

  • Mick Thomas
  • Jen Anderson
  • Stephen O'Prey
  • Paul Thomas
  • Mark Wallace
  • Michael Barclay
  • Janine Hall
  • Marcus Schintler
  • Dave Steel
  • Peter Lawler
  • Richard Burgman

Charts

::data[format=table title="Chart performance for ''Trophy Night''"] | Chart (1998) | Peak position | |---|---| ::

References

References

  1. [{{AllMusic
  2. "Mick Thomas Discography". Michael Thomas.
  3. McFarlane, Ian. (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Wedding Parties Anything'". [[Allen & Unwin]].
  4. Badgley, Aaron. "Trophy Night - Wedding Parties Anything". [[Allmusic]].
  5. [http://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch APRA database] at the [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] website (search each song title)

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