Released 25 February 1990 Blue Sky Mining
(1990) The Green Disc
(1990) Release date 25 February 1990 | Length 46:52 Artist Midnight Oil Label Columbia Records | |
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Recorded Sydney, 1989 in Rhinoceros Studios Producer Warne Livesey & Midnight Oil Genres Rock music, Alternative rock Similar Midnight Oil albums, Rock music albums | ||
Midnight oil blue sky mining full album
Blue Sky Mining is an album by Australian alternative rock band Midnight Oil which was released on 25 February 1990 under the Columbia Records label. It received high ratings from critics. In March the album peaked at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart for two weeks. A limited release of the record featured clear blue vinyl. The lead single "Blue Sky Mine" reached #1 on Modern Rock Tracks.
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Midnight oil blue sky mining full album
Background
Blue Sky Mining, produced by Warne Livesey, was released by CBS/Columbia on 25 February 1990. It peaked at number one on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) albums chart. It stayed at number one for two weeks in Australia and had Top 5 chart success in Sweden, Switzerland and Norway. It peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200 and number 28 on the UK charts. The album was "more defiant and outspoken" than their previous work; the single "Blue Sky Mine" describes asbestos exposure in the Wittenoom mine tragedy. The lead single peaked at number eight on the ARIA singles charts, top 15 in Norway and Switzerland, number 47 on Billboard Hot 100 and number one on both their Mainstream and Modern Rock Tracks charts, and appeared on the UK charts. The second single, "Forgotten Years," was more moderately successful, reaching number 26 on the ARIA singles chart, number 97 in the UK, number 11 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks, and number one on the Modern Rock Tracks.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1991, Midnight Oil won 'Best Group' and an 'Outstanding Achievement Award', and were awarded 'Best Cover Art', 'Best Video' and 'Album of the Year' for Blue Sky Mining. Manager Gary Morris, accepting awards for Midnight Oil, was criticised for a speech lasting 20 minutes.
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Songs
1Blue Sky Mine4:16
2Stars of Warburton4:55
3Bedlam Bridge4:27