Blue Sky Mining

Blue Sky Mining
Studio album by Midnight Oil
Released	25 February 1990
Recorded	1989 in Sydney
Genre	Rock
Length	46:52
Label	Columbia
Producer	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. It received high ratings from critics. A limited release of the record featured clear blue vinyl. The title track reached #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks.

Track listing

1. "Blue Sky Mine" (Midnight Oil) - 4:18
2. "Stars of Warburton" (James Moginie, Peter Garrett) - 4:43
3. "Bedlam Bridge" (Robert Hirst) - 4:25
4. "Forgotten Years" (Hirst, Moginie) - 4:21
5. "Mountains of Burma" (Hirst) - 4:50
6. "King of the Mountain" (Hirst, Moginie) - 3:58
7. "River Runs Red" (Hirst, Moginie) - 5:28
8. "Shakers and Movers" (Moginie, Garrett) - 4:32
9. "One Country" (Moginie, Garrett) - 5:56
10. "Antarctica" (Moginie, Hirst, Martin Rotsey, Garrett) - 4:22
11. "You May Not Be Released"
    • Some early Australian copies included the track "You May Not Be Released" - it was the B-side to a 12-inch issue of "Forgotten Years," and it is believed that this only appeared on the first 1,000 LP copies.[1]

Chart positions

Singles

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Personnel

• Bones Hillman: Bass, Vocals
• Martin Rotsey: Guitars, Vocals
• Robert Hirst: Drums, Vocals
• Peter Garrett: Lead Vocals
• Jim Moginie: Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals

• Warne Livesey : Additional Keyboard
• Jeremy Smith : French Horn
• Phillip Hartl : String Leader
• Glad and Carl : Horn Swells

External links

• Midnight Oil