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Trophy Night : The Best of Weddings Parties Anything
Compilation album by
Weddings Parties Anything
ReleasedAugust 25, 1998
GenreRock / Folk rock
Length76:17
LabelMushroom Records
ProducerAlan Thorne / Jim Dickinson / Paul Kosky / Cameron Craig / Chris Dickie
Weddings Parties Anything chronology
River'esque
(1996) 		Trophy Night : The Best of Weddings Parties Anything
(1998) 		They Were Better Live
(1999)
Singles from Trophy Night
  1. "Anthem"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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.[2]

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.[3] The material for this best-of was compiled by allowing fans to pick heir favorite songs through the band's website.[4] All the band's original songs on the album are written by Mick Thomas. Dave Steel wrote 5 songs on the first albums but none are included here.

The bonus disc, Benched is quintessential Weddings, Parties, Anything being great stories of football (Swans Return & Tough Time) and life with a couple of ripping covers thrown in .[4]

"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.[5]

  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

Track listing

All songs written by Mick Thomas, except where noted.[5]

  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

Charts

Chart performance for Trophy Night
Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 26

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Mick Thomas Discography". Michael Thomas. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  3. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Wedding Parties Anything'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 15 June 2004. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  4. ^ a b Badgley, Aaron. "Trophy Night - Wedding Parties Anything". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  5. ^ a b APRA database at the Australasian Performing Right Association website (search each song title)
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Weddings Parties Anything – Trophy Night - The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

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