Breathe (Midnight Oil album)

Breathe is the ninth studio album by Australian rock band, Midnight Oil, which was released on 15 October 1996 under the Columbia Records label. It peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart and appeared in the top 40 on the New Zealand and Swiss Albums Charts. The album was produced by Malcolm Burn and according to Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, it had a loose, raw style with almost a low-key sound.

Background

Australian rock band, Midnight Oil, released their ninth studio album, Breathe, on 15 October 1996, which appeared three-and-a-half years after their eighth album, Earth and Sun and Moon.^[1]^[2] The line-up for the album was Peter Garrett on lead vocals, Bones Hillman on bass guitar and vocals, Rob Hirst on drums and vocals, Jim Moginie on guitars, keyboards, and vocals, and Martin Rotsey on guitars.^[1]^[2] The album was produced by Malcolm Burn and released for Sprint Music by Columbia Records.^[1]^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Rolling Stone	^[4]

Breathe peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart and appeared in the top 40 on the New Zealand and Swiss Albums Charts.^[5]^[6]^[7] In Australia it was certified gold for shipment of 35,000 copies by ARIA.^[8] AllMusic's reviewer, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, described it as having "a more direct sound while keeping the anthemic melodicism ... less ambitious than its predecessor, yet also more forceful".^[3] According to Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, it had a loose, raw style with almost a low-key sound.^[1] Rolling Stone's Tom Moon compared it to earlier albums which "were filled with wide-screen screeds, the lectures on Breathe are offset by evocative mood pieces ... In fusing the hurtling momentum of punk with the righteousness of old-timey hymns, the Oils have arrived at a potent music that uplifts as it agitates".^[4]

Track listing

Standard
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Underwater"	Garrett, Hillman, Hirst, Moginie, Rotsey	5:02
2.	"Surf's Up Tonight"	Garrett, Moginie	3:05
3.	"Common Ground"	Garrett, Moginie	4:26
4.	"Time to Heal"	Garrett, Moginie	3:54
5.	"Sins of Omission"	Garrett, Hillman, Hirst, Moginie, Rotsey, Malcolm Burn	4:35
6.	"One Too Many Times"	Moginie	3:27
7.	"Star of Hope"	Moginie	4:57
8.	"In the Rain"	Garrett	2:28
9.	"Bring on the Change"	Garrett, Moginie	3:50
10.	"Home (featuring Emmylou Harris)"	Garrett, Moginie	4:29
11.	"E-Beat"	Garrett, Moginie	4:32
12.	"Barest Degree"	Hillman, Hirst	3:09
13.	"Gravelrash"	Garrett, Hillman, Hirst, Moginie, Rotsey	3:27

Charting

Year	Album details	Chart peak positions				Certifications (sales thresholds)
Year	Album details	AUS ^[5]	NZ ^[6]	SWI ^[7]	US ^[9]^[10]	Certifications (sales thresholds)
1996	Breathe Released: 15 October 1996 Label: Columbia (485402 2) Formats: CD	3	26	31	155	AUS: Gold^[8]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Personnel

Midnight Oil

Peter Garrett - lead vocals
Bones Hillman - bass, vocals
Rob Hirst - drums, vocals
Jim Moginie - guitars, keyboards, vocals
Martin Rotsey - guitars

Guest musicians

Malcolm Burn - guitars, organ, bass
Emmylou Harris - vocals
Buddy Miller - guitars
Daryl Johnson - Djembe
Ethan Allan - piano

References

1 2 3 4 McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Midnight Oil'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
1 2 3 Holmgren, Magnus; Stenerlöv, Carl-Johan. "Midnight Oil". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Breathe – Midnight Oil". AllMusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 13 May 2013.
1 2 Moon, Tom (6 November 1996). "Midnight Oil: Breathe". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner (748). Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
1 2 "Midnight Oil discography". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
1 2 "Discography: Midnight Oil (NZ)". Charts.org.nz. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
1 2 "Discography Midnight Oil". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
1 2 "Australian Music (The Best of Australian Rock) : Midnight Oil". Informationbrazil.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 September 2007. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
↑ "Artist album chart history: Midnight Oil". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
↑ "Midnight Oil: Charts & Awards: Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-01-18.

External links

Midnight Oil

Midnight Oil
Peter Garrett Rob Hirst Jim Moginie Martin Rotsey Bones Hillman Andrew James Peter Gifford
Studio albums	Midnight Oil Head Injuries Place without a Postcard 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Red Sails in the Sunset Diesel and Dust Blue Sky Mining Earth and Sun and Moon Breathe Redneck Wonderland Capricornia
Singles	"Power and the Passion" "Read About It" "US Forces" "The Dead Heart" "Beds Are Burning" " Put Down that Weapon" "Dreamworld" "Blue Sky Mine" "Truganini" "The Real Thing"
Compilations and EPs	Bird Noises Species Deceases 20,000 Watt R.S.L. The Best of the B-Sides Flat Chat Essential Oils The Full Tank The Overflow Tank
Live and other albums	The Green Disc Scream in Blue The Real Thing Best of Both Worlds
Videos and films	20,000 Watt R.S.L. The Midnight Oil Collection Best of Both Worlds Black Rain Falls Exxon Protest
Related articles	Discography Ghostwriters Oil Rag The Power & The Passion
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