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| A Brief History | ||||
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| Released | 1 November 2004 (Australia) 11 January 2005 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | 2002–2004 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 2:19:59 | |||
| Label | Jarrah | |||
| Producer | The Waifs, Chris Wilson | |||
| The Waifs chronology | ||||
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A Brief History... is the fifth album and first live album by Australian folk band The Waifs, first released by Jarrah in 2004.
All songs by the members of the Waifs, with the exception of "Crazy/Circles", which was written by Willie Nelson and The Waifs and "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright", which was written by Bob Dylan.
| Chart (2004-07) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] | 23 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA) [3] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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