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1996 studio album by Warumpi Band
Too Much Humbug
Studio album by Warumpi Band
Released1996
GenreAlternative rock, hard rock, Aboriginal rock
LabelCAAMA Music
ProducerMark Ovenden
Warumpi Band chronology
Go Bush!
(1987) 		Too Much Humbug
(1996) 		Warumpi Band 4 Ever
(2015)
Singles from Too Much Humbug
  1. "Stompin' Ground"
    Released: late 1996

Too Much Humbug is the third and final studio album by Australian band, Warumpi Band. It was released in 1996. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1996, the album was nominated for Best Indigenous Release.

Background and release

Too Much Humbug was something of a "comeback album", released when the band regrouped in the wake of Christine Anu's success with their song "My Island Home" in 1995. The album was produced by Mark Ovenden and includes a powerful re-recording of "Back Fella/White Fella" as well as "Stompin' Ground" which was nominated for Best Indigenous Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 1997. Musically the album mixes powerful hard rock with the band's earlier roots, reggae and country influences.

Track listing

Too Much Humbug
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wayathul"George Djilaynga, Neil Murray,6:43
2."Stompin' Ground"Sammy Butcher, Djilaynga, Murray3:33
3."Makes You Feel"Butcher, Djilaynga, Bill Heckenberg, Bill Jacobi Murray5:46
4."Never Change"Butcher, Murray4:27
5."Djulpan (Seven Sisters Stars)"Datjing, Djilaynga, Gumbula3:25
6."Stars"Butcher, Murray4:03
7."Cold Weather"Butcher, Murray4:43
8."Marrayilyil" 3:54
9."Joining My Life" 5:26
10."Koori Man" 4:56
11."Holdin' You in My Arms" 4:14
12."We Shall Cry" 4:13
13."Blackfella/Whitefella" (re-recorded)George Djilaynga, Murray4:20

Release history

Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia April 1996 CD, CS CAAMA Music CAAMA 259
Australia 2013 CD Festival Records Fest601010

References

  1. "Best Indigenous Release", ARIA, retrieved 24 July 2023
  2. "Too Much Humbug". CAAMA. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
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