Difficult Loves (album)

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Difficult Loves
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Studio album by
Weddings Parties Anything
ReleasedJanuary 1992
Recorded1991
GenreRock / Folk rock
LabelRooArt/Warner Music/WEA
ProducerAlan Thorne
Weddings Parties Anything chronology
The Big Don't Argue
(1989) 		Difficult Loves
(1992) 		King Tide
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[1]

Difficult Loves is the fourth studio album released by Australian rock band Weddings Parties Anything.

The album was named after a Gabriel Garcia Marquez short story.[2] The first single lifted from the album, "Father's Day" reached No. 29 on the Australian Singles Charts.[3]

Track listing[]

All songs written by Mick Thomas.[4]

  1. "Father's Day" – 4:03
  2. "Taylor Square" – 3:33
  3. "Difficult Loves" – 3:55
  4. "Old Ronny" – 5:06
  5. "Telephone in Her Car" – 2:55
  6. "Nothin' But Time" – 3:23
  7. "Alone Amongst Savages" – 4:21
  8. "Rambling Girl" – 3:00
  9. "Step In, Step Out" – 3:59
  10. "The Four Corners of the Earth" – 4:45
  11. "For Your Ears Only" – 3:03
  12. "Do Not Go Gently" – 3:27

Personnel[]

Weddings Parties Anything[]

  • Pete Lawler – bass guitar, vocals
  • Marcus Schintler – percussion, drums, vocals
  • Mick Thomas – guitar, vocals
  • Paul Thomas – guitar, vocals
  • Mark Wallace – accordion, vocals
  • Jen Anderson – violin

Additional musicians[]

  • Stan Armstrong – vocals
  • Michael Barclay – vocals
  • Ray Pereira – percussion
  • Andy Reid – clarinet
  • Conway Savage – piano
  • Patricia Young – vocals

Charts[]

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[5] 22

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ The Age – Chris Johnston (18 December 2006)
  3. ^ australian-charts.com – Weddings Parties Anything – Father's Day
  4. ^ "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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