Oz (Missy Higgins album)
Oz is the fourth studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins, and was released by Eleven on 19 September 2014. It is Higgins' first cover album, which is accompanied by a book of the same name that collects a series of essays by Higgins; using each song title as a jumping off point. The album's title refers to each of the artists covered being from Australia, as well as being a reference to the land of Oz as established in The Wizard of Oz.[1]
The album's lead single is "Shark Fin Blues", originally released by The Drones on their 2005 album Wait Long by the River.... It was released via Soundcloud on July 7, 2014.[2] A music video for the song was released on August 11, 2014.[3]
Track listing
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1. | "You Only Hide" | Stephanie Ashworth, Paul Dempsey, Clint Hyndman | Something for Kate | 2:44 |
2. | "Old Fitzroy" | Dan Sultan | Dan Sultan | 3:59 |
3. | "NYE" | Perry Keyes | Perry Keyes | 3:55 |
4. | "Shark Fin Blues" | Gareth Liddiard | The Drones | 5:16 |
5. | "Was There Anything I Could Do?" | Robert Forster, Grant McLennan | The Go-Betweens | 2:52 |
6. | "Back to the Wall" | Christina Amphlett, Richard Feldman, Mark McEntee | Divinyls | 3:53 |
7. | "Don't Believe Anymore" | Iva Davies | Icehouse | 2:52 |
8. | "The Biggest Disappointment" (duet with Dan Sultan) | Joy McKean | Slim Dusty | 3:01 |
9. | "Everybody Wants to Touch Me" | Paul Kelly | Paul Kelly | 3:06 |
10. | "Curse on You" | Phillip Kakulas, Graham Lee, David McComb | The Blackeyed Susans | 3:04 |
11. | "No Secrets" | Graham Bidstrup, Doc Neeson | The Angels | 3:00 |
12. | "Before Too Long" (duet with Amanda Palmer) | Paul Kelly | Paul Kelly | 4:21 |
13. | "Blackfella/Whitefella" (duet with Crystal Itjuwalyi Butcher) | George Djilaynga, Neil Murray | Warumpi Band | 4:11 |
14. | "Calm and Crystal Clear" | Neil Murray | Neil Murray | 3:43 |
15. | "The Way You Are Tonight" | Don Walker | Don Walker | 5:02 |
16. | "Confide in Me" (iTunes exclusive) | Steve Anderson, Dave Seaman | Kylie Minogue | 3:33 |
Total length: | 58:33 |
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- Discography
- If You Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine (2005)
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