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Little Cloud

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Little Cloud
Studio album by
Released20 March 2006
Recorded2005–2006
GenrePop
Length53:57
LabelBlack Yak / Warner
ProducerJ. Walker
The Whitlams chronology
Torch the Moon
(2002)
Little Cloud
(2006)
The Whitlams & The Sydney Symphony Live in Concert
(2008)
Alternative cover
Released in the UK as Little Cloud by Tim Freedman
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Sydney Morning Herald(favourable)[2]

Little Cloud is the sixth studio album by Australian band The Whitlams, released by Black Yak through Warner on 20 March 2006.[3] It debuted at number four on the ARIA Albums Chart.

Album information

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The first disc, entitled Little Cloud, is about returning to Australia from overseas in an election year. The second disc, The Apple's Eye, is mostly thematically centred in New York City. The majority of the album was written by singer/songwriter Tim Freedman whilst he lived for several months in New York.

Track listing

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Disc One: Little Cloud

  1. "Been Away Too Long" – 3:57
  2. "White Horses" – 3:19
  3. "I Was Alive" – 3:06
  4. "Year of the Rat" – 3:52
  5. "Keep the Light On" – 3:40
  6. "Tonight" – 3:40
  7. "12 Hours" – 2:28
  8. "Little Cloud" – 3:30

Disc Two: The Apple's Eye

  1. "Beauty in Me" – 3:05
  2. "Fondness Makes the Heart Grow Absent" – 3:56
  3. "Beautiful as You" – 3:48
  4. "Second Best" – 3:15
  5. "Fancy Lover" – 3:38
  6. "Stay with Me" – 3:09
  7. "She's Moving In" – 2:12
  8. "The Curse Stops Here" (Live with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra) – 3:22

Charts

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Chart (2006) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 4

Certifications

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

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "The Sydney Morning Herald review". Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  3. ^ Little Cloud by The Whitlams, 20 March 2006, archived from the original on 28 February 2022, retrieved 28 February 2022
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Whitlams – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  5. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
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