Oyster (album)

Oyster is the second studio album by Heather Nova, released in 1994.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music	^[2]

Track listing edit

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" (not on first European 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 (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

Notes

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.

Chart (1994–1995)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	78
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[5]	33
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[6]	70
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	43
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[8]	23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[9]	33
UK Albums (OCC)^[10]	72
US Billboard 200^[11]	179
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[12]	7

Chart (1995)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[13]	90

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1995	"Walk This World"	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	13
1998	"Walk This World"	New Zealand RIANZ Top 40	19

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Oyster at AllMusic
^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. London: Virgin Books. p. 289. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.
^ Sinclair, David (February 18, 1995). "Pop - Recordings". Newsbank. The Times. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 206.
^ "Ultratop.be – Heather Nova – Oyster" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Heather Nova – Oyster" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Heather Nova – Oyster" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ "Charts.nz – Heather Nova – Oyster". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Heather Nova – Oyster". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ "Heather Nova Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ "Heather Nova Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 1995". Ultratop. Retrieved January 29, 2021.