Roaring Days

Roaring Days is the second studio album released by Australian rock band Weddings Parties Anything. The title of the album was based on the poem, "Roaring Days", by Henry Lawson.[2]

Roaring Days
Studio album by
Weddings Parties Anything
ReleasedMay 1988
GenreRock / Folk rock
LabelWEA
ProducerAlan Thorne
Weddings Parties Anything chronology
Scorn of the Women
(1987)		 Roaring Days
(1988)		 The Big Don't Argue
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Mick Thomas, except where noted[3]

  1. "Industrial Town" - 4:06
  2. "Under the Clocks" - 3:29
  3. "Gun" (Dave Steel) - 3:43
  4. "Brunswick" - 2:54
  5. "Tilting at Windmills" - 2:53
  6. "Sergeant Small" (Tex Morton) - 3:13
  7. "Sisters of Mercy" - 4:42
  8. "Roaring Days" - 2:54
  9. "Say the Word" - 3:21
  10. "Missing in Action" - 3:07
  11. "Laughing Boy" (Paul Kelly) - 4:39
  12. "Big River" (Dave Steel) - 4:32
  13. "Summons in the Morning" - 3:17
  14. "Morton (Song for Tex)" - 3:18

Personnel

Weddings Party Anything
  • Pete Lawler - bass guitar, vocals
  • Marcus Schintler - drums, vocals
  • Dave Steel - guitar, vocals
  • Mick Thomas - guitar, vocals
  • Mark Wallace - piano accordion, keyboards, vocals

Additional Musicians
  • Michael Barclay - vocals ("Under The Clocks")
  • Barb Waters - vocals (Tilting At Windmills")
  • Anthony Morgan - cello ("Sisters Of Mercy")
  • Dave Docker - trumpet ("Missing In Action")
  • Mick O'Connor - hammond organ ("Titling At Windmills")
  • Ian McKenzie - tin whistle ("Laughing Boy")
  • Jason McDermid - brass ("Industrial Town")
  • James Greening - brass ("Industrial Town")
  • David Basden - brass ("Industrial Town")

Charts
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 46

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Johnston, Chris (2006-12-18). "Mick Thomas and the Sure Thing". The Age.
  3. APRA database at the Australasian Performing Right Association website (search each song title)
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 334. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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