Earth and Sun and Moon
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Earth and Sun and Moon is an album by Midnight Oil
that was released in 1993 under the Columbia Records
label.
Recording details
Artwork
Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil , were an Australian rock band from Sydney originally performing as Farm from 1972 with drummer Rob Hirst, bass guitarist Andrew James and keyboard player/lead guitarist Jim Moginie...
that was released in 1993 under the Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
label.
Reception
Track listing
- "Feeding Frenzy" (Peter Garrett, James Moginie) – 5:07
- "My Country" (Robert Hirst) – 4:51
- "Renaissance Man" (Moginie, Garrett, Martin Rotsey) – 4:41
- "Earth and Sun and Moon" (Moginie) – 4:33
- "TruganiniTruganani (song)"Truganani" is a song by Australian rock band Midnight Oil, from their album Earth and Sun and Moon. It was inspired by Truganini, a Tasmanian Aboriginal....
" (Hirst, Moginie) – 5:11 - "Bushfire" (Garrett, Moginie) – 4:36
- "Drums of Heaven" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett) – 5:31
- "Outbreak of Love" (Hirst) – 5:14
- "In the Valley" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett) – 4:41
- "Tell Me the Truth" (Garrett, Moginie) – 4:06
- "Now or Never Land" (Garrett, Moginie) – 5:22
Personnel
Midnight Oil members- Bones HillmanBones HillmanBones Hillman is a New Zealand musician. He played bass guitar in his first band The Masochists, an early New Zealand punk act, formed with friends from the Auckland suburb of Avondale . In late 1977 he joined the Suburban Reptiles and appeared on their first single, "Megaton"...
– bass guitar, vocals - Jim MoginieJim MoginieJames "Jim" Moginie is an Australian musician. He is best known for his work with Midnight Oil, of which he was a founding member, guitarist, keyboardist and leading songwriter...
– guitar, keyboards, vocals - Martin RotseyMartin RotseyMartin Rotsey is an Australian guitarist, and was a member of the rock band Midnight Oil from 1977 until the band's dissolution in 2002.In 2006, he joined fellow Midnight Oil member Rob Hirst's projects Ghostwriters and The Angry Tradesmen...
– guitar - Peter GarrettPeter GarrettPeter Robert Garrett, AM, MP , is an Australian musician, environmentalist, activist and politician.Garrett was lead singer of the Australian rock band Midnight Oil from 1973 until its disbanding in 2002...
– lead vocals, harmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes... - Rob HirstRob Hirst-External links:*******...
– drums, vocals
Recording details
- Producer – Nick LaunayNick LaunayNick Launay is an English record producer and recording engineer. He is currently one of the most sought after producers in the world due to his current success with recent albums by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds...
, Midnight Oil - Engineer – Brent Clark, Nick Launay
- Mastering – Tony Cousins
- Mixing – Nick Launay
Artwork
- Design – Kevin Wilkins, Craig Simmons, Midnight Oil