Oyster (album)

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Oyster
Studio album by Heather Nova
Released October 24, 1994
Genre Alternative rock, Indie rock
Length 56:55
Label Butterfly, Big Life
Producer Felix Tod, Youth
Heather Nova chronology

Blow
(1993)
Oyster
(1994)
Siren
(1998)
Alternative cover
U.S. cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Oyster is the second studio album by Heather Nova, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music).

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" (only available on U.S. 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 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"
  2. "Blind"
  3. "Walk This World" (acoustic)

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
1995 Billboard 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

References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Oyster (album) at AllMusic


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