Little Cloud

2006 studio album by The Whitlams

Little Cloud

Studio album by

The Whitlams

Released

20 March 2006

Recorded

2005–2006

Genre

Pop

Length

53:57

Label

Black Yak / Warner

Producer

J. 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
Source	Rating
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

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

Year Of The Rat

A sample from 'Little Cloud'.

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Disc One: Little Cloud

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

Disc Two: The Apple's Eye

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

Charts

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

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	Gold	35,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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