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Sun Dirt Water
Studio album by The Waifs
Released	1 September 2007
Recorded	February 2007
Genre	Folk rock
Length	46:35
Label	Jarrah
The Waifs chronology
A Brief History... (2004) Sun Dirt Water (2007) Live from the Union of the Soul (2009)

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Sun Dirt Water is the fifth studio album by Australian folk rock band The Waifs. It was released by Jarrah Records on 1 September 2007. It debuted at number two in the ARIA Albums Chart on 10 September. It was certified platinum, for shipment of 70000 units, in 2010.

Track listing

1. "Pony" (Cunningham)
2. "Sun Dirt Water" (Thorn)
3. "Vermillion" (Simpson)
4. "How Many Miles" (Cunningham)
5. "Without You" (Cunningham)
6. "Sad Sailor Song" (Simpson)
7. "Get Me Some" (Cunningham)
8. "Eternity" (Cunningham)
9. "Sweetest Dream" (Cunningham)
10. "Goodbye" (Cunningham)
11. "Stay" (Cunningham)
12. "Love Let Me Down" (Simpson)
13. "Feeling Sentimental" (Cunningham)

Personnel

The Waifs

• Josh Cunningham - vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, ukulele
• Donna Simpson - vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion
• Vikki Thorn - vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar
• Ben Franz - electric & double bass
• David Ross Macdonald - drums & percussion

Additional Musicians

• Reese Wynans - hammond b3, piano, wurlitzer
• Dan Dugmore - pedal steel, lap steel
• Jeff Coffin - clarinet
• Scat Springs - background vocals
• Erick Jaskowiak - background vocals
• Garry West - hand claps

Credits

• Produced by The Waifs and Garry West
• Recorded at Compass Sound Studio, Nashville, TN
• Engineered by Erick Jaskowiak

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

1. Sun Dirt Water at AllMusic
2. Hung, Steffen. "The Waifs – Sun Dirt Water". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
3. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
4. "Australiancharts.com – The Waifs – Sun Dirt Water". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 296.
6. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 December 2021.

External links

• Official site

• 2007 albums
• The Waifs albums