King Tide is the fifth studio album released by Australian rock band Weddings Parties Anything

Weddings Parties Anything

Weddings Parties Anything were an Australian folk rock band formed in 1984 in Melbourne and continuing until 1998. Their name came from The Clash song and musicologist Billy Pinnell described their first album as the best Australian rock debut since Skyhooks' Living in the '70s.-Formation and...

. Billy Bragg

Billy Bragg

Stephen William Bragg , better known as Billy Bragg, is an English alternative rock musician and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, and his lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes...

 provides the vocals with Mick Thomas on "Island of Humour". "Stalactites" marks the first occasion when all members collaborated on the writing of a WPA song and it refers to a well known Melbourne restaurant.

Track listing

All songs written by Mick Thomas, unless otherwise noted.

1. "Monday's Experts" - 2:52
2. "Live it Everyday" (Peter Lawler, Mick Thomas, Mark Wallace) - 3:48
3. "Money cuts you Out" - 3:13
4. "The rain in my Heart" - 3:59
5. "It Wasn't Easy" (Mick Thomas, Mark Wallace) - 4:00
6. "Keep talking to Me" - 4:56
7. "Island of Humour" - 2:59
8. "Easy Money" (Peter Lawler) - 2:17
9. "In my Lifetime" - 4:03
10. "Always Leave Something Behind" - 5:55
11. "If you were a Cloud" - 3:07
12. "The year she spent in England" - 4:38
13. "Stalactites" (Peter Lawler, Marcus Schintler, Mark Wallace, Paul Thomas, Mick Thomas) - 2:16

Weddings Party Anything

• Peter Lawler - bass guitar, vocals
• Marcus Schintler - drums, vocals
• Mick Thomas - guitar, vocals
• Paul Thomas - guitar, vocals
• Mark Wallace - accordion, vocals
• Jen Anderson - strings

Additional musicians

• Billy Bragg
  Billy Bragg
  Stephen William Bragg , better known as Billy Bragg, is an English alternative rock musician and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, and his lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes...
  
  - guitar, vocals
• Michael Barclay - vocals
• Anna Burley - vocals
• Hugh Newinson - saw
• Parkville Quartet - strings
• Students of St Joseph's School - vocals
• Barb Waters - vocals
• Stacey Wright - vocals