Oyster (album)

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

Oyster
Studio album by
Heather Nova
ReleasedOctober 24, 1994
GenreAlternative rock, Indie rock
Length56:55
LabelButterfly, Big Life
ProducerFelix Tod, Youth
Heather Nova chronology
Blow
(1993)		 Oyster
(1994)		 Siren
(1998)
Alternative cover
U.S. cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music [2]

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"[lower-alpha 1][3]
  2. "Blind"[lower-alpha 2]
  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 UK Albums Chart[4] 72
1995 Billboard Heatseekers 7
1995 US 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

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 (18 February 1995). "Pop - Recordings". Newsbank. The Times. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  4. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/31241/heather-nova/
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