Riveresque
Riveresque
1996 studio album by Weddings Parties Anything
Riveresque (styled as river'esque) is the ninth studio album by Australian folk rockers, Weddings Parties Anything.[1] It was released in September 1996 with band members co-producing alongside Cameron Craig and Dylan Hughes.[1][2] It peaked at No. 34 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[3] According to the inlay card: "Riverésque after the style of a river winding, flowing towards the sea, meandering."[4]
It is the first album on their new record label, Mushroom Records, and was initially distributed by Festival Records.[1][5] After Mushroom's CEO Michael Gudinski dropped Festival as their distributor he took up with Sony Music Australia.[6]
Re-release pressings of river'esque were issued in October 1997 and feature a different sleeve.[6][7] It includes a bonus nine-track CD, Garage Sale, which was also available separately at their live performances during 1997.[6][7] The bonus CD has three cover versions: Tim Hardin's "Reason to Believe", Susanna Clark and Richard Leigh's "From the Heart", and Ewan MacColl's "Sweet Thames Flow Softly".[7]