Oyster (album)

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Oyster
Heather Nova - Oyster UK.jpg
Studio album by
Heather Nova
ReleasedOctober 24, 1994
GenreAlternative rock, Indie rock
Length56:55
LabelButterfly, Big Life
Producer, Youth
Heather Nova chronology
Blow
(1993) 		Oyster
(1994) 		Siren
(1998)
Alternative cover
U.S. cover
U.S. cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars [1]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music4/5 stars [2]

Oyster is the second studio album by Heather Nova, released in 1994.

Track listing[]

All songs written by Heather Nova.

  1. "Walk This World" – 3:49
  2. "Heal" – 3:55
  3. "Island" – 6:20
  4. "Throwing Fire at the Sun" – 5:57
  5. "Maybe an Angel" – 5:08
  6. "Sugar" (not on first European release) – 5:34
  7. "Truth and Bone" – 4:54
  8. "Blue Black" – 4:36
  9. "Walking Higher" – 4:12
  10. "Light Years" – 4:49
  11. "Verona" – 4:02
  12. "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

  1. "Home"[a][3]
  2. "Blind"[b]
  3. "Walk This World" (acoustic)

Notes

  1. ^ B-Side to the single release of "Walk This World"
  2. ^ B-Side to the single release of "Walk This World"

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[]

Singles[]

Year Single Chart Position
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.

References[]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Oyster at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. London: Virgin Books. p. 289. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.
  3. ^ Sinclair, David (February 18, 1995). "Pop - Recordings". Newsbank. The Times. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Heather Nova – Oyster" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Heather Nova – Oyster" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Heather Nova – Oyster" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  7. ^ "Charts.nz – Heather Nova – Oyster". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Heather Nova – Oyster". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  10. ^ "Heather Nova Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  11. ^ "Heather Nova Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  12. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1995". Ultratop. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
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