Blue Sky Mining
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| Studio album by Midnight Oil | ||
| Released | February 1990 | |
| Recorded | 1989 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 46:52 | |
| Label | Columbia | |
| Producer(s) | Warne Livesey & Midnight Oil | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Midnight Oil chronology | ||
| Diesel and Dust (1987) |
Blue Sky Mining (1990) |
The Green Disc (1990) |
Blue Sky Mining is an album by Midnight Oil that was released in 1990 under the Columbia Records label. While receiving high ratings from critics, it was poorly received by fans of earlier albums as straying too far from Midnight Oil's signature edginess.
[edit] Track listing
- "Blue Sky Mine" (Midnight Oil)
- "Stars of Warburton" (James Moginie, Peter Garrett)
- "Bedlam Bridge" (Robert Hirst)
- "Forgotten Years" (Hirst, Moginie)
- "Mountains of Burma" (Hirst)
- "King of the Mountain" (Hirst, Moginie)
- "River Runs Red" (Hirst, Moginie)
- "Shakers and Movers" (Moginie, Garrett)
- "One Country" (Moginie, Garrett)
- "Antarctica" (Moginie, Hirst, Martin Rotsey, Garrett)
Some early Australian copies included the track "You May Not Be Released" - it was the B-side to "Forgotten Years," and it is believed that this only appeared on the first 1,000 copies.[1]
[edit] Personnel
- Bones Hillman: Bass, Vocals
- Martin Rotsey: Guitars, Vocals
- Robert Hirst: Drums, Vocals
- Peter Garrett: Lead Vocals
- Jim Moginie: Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals
