Bitch Epic is the second studio album by Australia rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, Deborah Conway. The album was released in November 1993 and peaked at number 18 on the Australian ARIA Charts. This remains Conway's highest-charting album.[2]

Bitch Epic
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1993 (1993-11)
Genre
Length47:27
LabelMushroom Records
Producer
  • Jim Rondinelli
  • William Zygier
Deborah Conway chronology
Seven Deadly Sins
(1993)
Bitch Epic
(1993)
Epic Theatre
(1994)
Singles from Bitch Epic
  1. "Alive and Brilliant"
    Released: October 1993
  2. "Today I am a Daisy"
    Released: January 1994[1]
  3. "Consider This / Now That We're Apart"
    Released: July 1994[1]

The cover art features Conway topless and covered in Nutella. According to Conway, the title comes from "random words, cut up and pulled from a hat".[3]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1994, the album was nominated for two awards, Best Cover Art and Best Female Artist, winning for Best Cover Art .[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Alive and Brilliant"
4:04
2."I'm Not Satisfied"
  • Conway
  • Zygier
3:51
3."Consider This" (featuring Vika and Linda Bull)
  • Conway
  • Zygier
3:43
4."She Prefers Fire" (featuring Vika and Linda Bull)
  • Conway
  • Zygier
5:30
5."Today I am a Daisy"
  • Conway
  • Zygier
3:34
6."Now That Were Apart"
  • Conway
  • Zygier
3:56
7."World of Love" (featuring Christine Anu)
  • Conway
  • Zygier
4:33
8."Holes In the Road"
  • Conway
  • Zygier
4:23
9."One More Time" (featuring Vika and Linda Bull)
  • Conway
3:38
10."Only Girl"
  • Zygier
3:39
11."Madame Butterfly is In Trouble" (featuring Vika and Linda Bull)
  • Conway
4:28
12."Deborah Conway's Nightmare #348"
  • Conway
2:02

Charts

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Chart (1993/94) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 18
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] 39

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Deborah Conway singles chart history 1994-1998, received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 5 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  2. ^ "Australian Charts - Deborah Conway". Australian Charts. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  3. ^ "30-second-guide-to-deborah-conway". Deborah Conway. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Winners by Year 1992". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Deborah Conway – Bitch Epic". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Deborah Conway – Bitch Epic". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 65.