Oyster (album)
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Oyster is the second studio album by Heather Nova
, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music
).
B Sides
Heather Nova
Heather Nova, is a Bermudian singer-songwriter and poet. She has released eight full-length albums and has found lasting success in Germany where two of her albums South and Storm have made their way into the Top-5 of German official album chart.-Biography:Heather Nova was born in Bermuda...
, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music
1994 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994.-January–February:*January 25 – Alice in Chains release their Jar of Flies album which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first ever EP to do so....
).
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" (only available on U.S. 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
B Sides
- "Home"
- "Blind"
- "Walk This World" (acoustic)
Personnel
- Heather Nova – acoustic guitar, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- David Ayers – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, 12 string guitar - Nadia Lanman – celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
- Dean McCormick – percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - 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.
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1995 | Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Heatseekers |
7 |
1995 | The Billboard 200 | 179 |
1998 | New Zealand RIANZ Top 40 | 23 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|---|
1995 | "Walk This World" | Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 13 |
1998 | "Walk This World" | New Zealand RIANZ Top 40 | 19 |