1985 studio album by Goanna
| Oceania | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by Goanna | ||||
| Released | April 1985 | |||
| Genre | Experimental rock, art rock, post-rock, proto-grunge, proto-shoegaze | |||
| Label | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic (WEA) | |||
| Goanna chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Oceania | ||||
| ||||
Oceania is the second studio album by Australian folk rock and alternative rock band Goanna, released in April 1985. The album peaked at number 29 on the Australian Kent Music Report.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Oceania" | Shane Howard | Bill Payne | 2:10 |
| 2. | "Common Ground" | Howard | Payne | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Zanzibar" | Howard |
| 4:05 |
| 4. | "Dangerous Dancing" | Howard |
| 4:41 |
| 5. | "Every Passing Day" | Howard | Payne | 6:33 |
| 6. | "Hideaway" |
| Payne | 6:00 |
| 7. | "Utopia" | Howard | Payne | 4:36 |
| 8. | "This Time Yr' Runnin" | Howard |
| 3:57 |
| 9. | "Some Kinda Magic" | Howard | Payne | 4:56 |
| 10. | "Jinny" | Howard | Payne | 4:25 |
Goanna
- Roslyn Bygrave – synthesiser, keyboards, backing vocals
- Peter Coughlan – bass guitar
- Marcia Howard – backing vocals, synthesiser, lead vocals (track 4)
- Shane Howard – guitar, synthesiser, lead vocals (except track 4)
- Robert Ross – percussion, drums
Additional musicians
- Joe Creighton – bass guitar (tracks 4, 9)
- Venetta Fields – backing vocals (tracks 4, 9)
- Ross Hannaford – electric guitar (track 4, 5, 8, 9)
- Mal Logan – synth solo (track 8)
- Ian Morrison – backing vocals (tracks 2, 5)
- Alex Pertout – percussion
- Bill Payne – keyboards
- David Platchon – drums (track 6)
- Eddie Rayner – keyboards (track 3)
- Greg "Kenny" Sheehan – drums (tracks 5, 7, 10)
- Sam See – electric and slide guitar (tracks 3, 4, 6, 7, 10)
- Leland Sklar – bass guitar (track 6)
Charts
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 29 |
References
- "Rock and a Hard Place". Australian Story. ABC Television. 26 June 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
 | This 1980s rock album–related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |