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1994 studio album by Heather Nova
Oyster is the second studio album by Heather Nova , released in 1994.
Track listing [ edit ]
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"[a] [3]
"Blind"[b]
"Walk This World" (acoustic)
Notes
^ B-side to the single release of "Walk This World"
^ B-side to the single release of "Walk This World"
Personnel [ edit ]
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.
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Singles [ edit ]
Year
Single
Chart
Position
1995
"Walk This World"
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks
13
1998
"Walk This World"
New Zealand RIANZ Top 40
19
References [ edit ]
^ 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 (February 18, 1995). "Pop - Recordings" . Newsbank . The Times. Retrieved April 3, 2019 .
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 206.
^ "Ultratop.be – Heather Nova – Oyster" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Heather Nova – Oyster" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Heather Nova – Oyster" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ "Charts.nz – Heather Nova – Oyster" . Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Heather Nova – Oyster" . Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ "Heather Nova Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ "Heather Nova Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 1995" . Ultratop. Retrieved January 29, 2021 .
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