A Brief History...

A Brief History... is the fifth album and first live album by Australian folk band The Waifs, first released by Jarrah in 2004.

Disk one

 * 1) "Lighthouse" – 4:17
 * 2) "London Still" – 4:29
 * 3) "Take It In" – 3:40
 * 4) "Love Serenade" – 3:11
 * 5) "The Waitress" – 4:00
 * 6) "Fisherman's Daughter" – 6:35
 * 7) "Papa" – 2:58
 * 8) "Crazy Train" – 8:02
 * 9) "Brain Damage" – 4:59
 * 10) "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" – 3:18
 * 11) "Lies" – 4:43
 * 12) "Haircut" – 4:23
 * 13) "The River" – 4:02
 * 14) "Gillian" – 4:41
 * 15) "A Brief History..." – 5:03
 * 16) "Bridal Train (studio version)" – 4:21

Disk two

 * 1) "Willow Tree" – 4:06
 * 2) "When I Die (introduction)" – 0:40
 * 3) "When I Die" – 4:28
 * 4) "Sunflower Man" – 4:11
 * 5) "Flesh And Blood" – 5:16
 * 6) "Highway One" – 5:17
 * 7) "Bridal Train (introduction)" – 0:35
 * 8) "Bridal Train" – 4:20
 * 9) "Since I've Been Around" – 4:44
 * 10) "Here If You Want" – 3:53
 * 11) "Billy Jones" – 4:15
 * 12) "Company" – 4:16
 * 13) "Spotlight" – 5:46
 * 14) "Shelter Me" – 3:12
 * 15) "Shiny Apple" – 3:16
 * 16) "Crazy/Circles" – 9:51

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.

Musical

 * Josh Cunningham – Guitar, Vocals
 * Donna Simpson – Guitar, Vocals, Photography
 * Vikki Simpson – Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
 * Jen Anderson – Violin
 * Ben Franz – Guitar (Bass), Photography

Technical

 * Philip Barlow – Photography
 * James Cadsky – Engineer
 * Joseph Carra – Mastering
 * Simon Cowling – Photography, Cover Photo
 * Jill Furmanovsky – Photography
 * James Hewgill – Engineer
 * Sam Hickey – Design
 * Anton Koch – Engineer, Live Sound, Live Sound Engineer
 * Kit Luce – Photography
 * Steven Schram – Engineer, Assistant
 * Ellen Smith – Photography
 * Phil Stevens – Photography, Management
 * Chris Thompson – Engineer, Mixing
 * Kathy Wade – Photography
 * The Waifs – Producer, Photography