Oyster (album)
Oyster is the second studio album by Heather Nova, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music).
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Released | October 24, 1994 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, Indie rock | |||
Length | 56:55 | |||
Label | Butterfly, Big Life | |||
Producer | Felix Tod, Youth | |||
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Track listing
All songs written by Heather Nova.
- "Walk This World" – 3:49
- "Heal" – 3:55
- "Island" – 6:20
- "Throwing Fire at the Sun" – 5:57
- "Maybe an Angel" – 5:08
- "Sugar" (not on first European release) – 5:34
- "Truth and Bone" – 4:54
- "Blue Black" – 4:36
- "Walking Higher" – 4:12
- "Light Years" – 4:49
- "Verona" – 4:02
- "Doubled Up" – 3:39 (4:13 on some non us releases, there is some 30 seconds of some instruments tuning and someone saying 'yes' before the actual song starts)
B Sides
- "Home"[lower-alpha 1][3]
- "Blind"[lower-alpha 2]
- "Walk This World" (acoustic)
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Personnel
- Heather Nova – acoustic guitar, vocals
- David Ayers – bass, electric guitar, 12 string guitar
- Nadia Lanman – cello
- Dean McCormick – percussion, drums
- Hossam Ramzy – percussion
- Bob Thompson – drums
- Youth – bass
- Felix Tod, Youth – producers
- David Bianco, Christopher Marc Potter, Paul Rabiger – engineers
- The album is dedicated to her first cousin once removed Signe Savannah (last name unknown), who was born the year of its release.
Charts
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1995 | UK Albums Chart[4] | 72 |
1995 | Billboard Heatseekers | 7 |
1995 | US Billboard 200 | 179 |
1998 | New Zealand RIANZ Top 40 | 23 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1995 | "Walk This World" | Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 13 |
1998 | "Walk This World" | New Zealand RIANZ Top 40 | 19 |
Trivia
The Song "Throwing Fire at the Sun" was used in an episode of the TV show Baywatch.
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References
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Oyster at AllMusic
- Larkin, Colin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. London: Virgin Books. p. 289. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.
- Sinclair, David (18 February 1995). "Pop - Recordings". Newsbank. The Times. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/31241/heather-nova/
External links
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