Sink or Swim (The Waifs album)

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Sink Or Swim
Sinkorswimalbum.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 2000 (Australia)
23 July 2002 (U.S.)
Recorded2000
Genre Folk
Label Jarrah
The Waifs chronology
Shelter Me
(1998)
Sink Or Swim
(2000)
Up All Night
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Sink or Swim is the third album by Australian folk band The Waifs. It was released in Australia in 2000, and following their growing international success, it was released in the United States in 2002.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "The Waitress" (D. Simpson) - 2:19
  2. "Lies" (Cunningham) - 4:15
  3. "Danger" (V. Simpson) - 2:19
  4. "Without You" (Cunningham) - 3:31
  5. "The Haircut" (D. Simpson) - 2:29
  6. "Love Serenade" (Cunningham) - 3:31
  7. "Taken" (V. Simpson) - 3:30
  8. "Service Fee" (D. Simpson) - 2:42
  9. "A Brief History" (Cunningham) - 3:51
  10. "When I Die" (Cunningham) - 2:55
  11. "Sink Or Swim" (Cunningham) - 2:00

Personnel

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References

  1. Sink or Swim at AllMusic