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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Artist	Length
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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[5]	39

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[6]	52

References

↑ "Missy Higgins' Oz is Both an Album and a Book". Music Feeds. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
↑ "Shark Fin Blues by Missy Higgins on Soundcloud". Soundcloud. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
↑ "Missy Higgins - Shark Fin Blues [Official Video] - YouTube". YouTube. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
↑ "Australiancharts.com – Missy Higgins – Oz". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
↑ "Charts.org.nz – Missy Higgins – Oz". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
↑ "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2014". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 January 2015.

Missy Higgins

Studio albums	The Sound of White (2004) On a Clear Night (2007) The Ol' Razzle Dazzle (2012) Oz (2014)

EPs	Missy Higgins (2003) All For Believing (USA) (2005)

Live albums	Live & Acoustic [iTunes Exclusive] (2005)

DVDs	If You Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine (2005) On a Clear Night Limited CD & DVD Tour Edition (2007)

Singles	"Scar" "Ten Days" "The Special Two" "The Sound of White" "Steer" "Where I Stood" "Peachy" "More Than This" "Unashamed Desire" "Everyone's Waiting" "Hello Hello" "Set Me On Fire" "We Ride" "Shark Fin Blues" "Oh Canada"

Related articles	Discography

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