Capricornia (album)

Capricornia
Capricornia
Studio album by Midnight Oil
Released	19 February 2002
Recorded	2000–2001; Sydney
Genre	Rock
Length	41:17 (Australian version); 45:49 (US version)
Label	Sprint/Columbia (Australia); Liquid 8/BMG (International)
Producer	Warne Livesey
Midnight Oil chronology
Singles from Capricornia
	"Golden Age"; Released: 2001; "Too Much Sunshine"; Released: 2001; "Luritja Way"; Released: 2002; "Mosquito March"; Released: 2002;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Capricornia is the eleventh studio album by Australian band Midnight Oil, released in February 2002 by Columbia Records in Australia and Liquid 8 Records in America.

Album history[edit]

Writing and recording[edit]

On the two previous albums Breathe (1996) and Redneck Wonderland (1998), all tracks were credited "Midnight Oil"; on Capricornia the band returns to crediting individual contributors for each track, with Moginie dominating the list as is seen on most of their records.

After the hard rock/electronic sounds of the previous album Redneck Wonderland, on this record Midnight Oil moved to a stripped back sound, with acoustic and clean electric guitars dominating the sound of the album (Golden Age, Luritja Way, Under the Overpass), although some tracks (Too Much Sunshine, Mosquito March, Poets and Slaves) feature significant distorted guitars. These latter tracks also feature distorted vocals. The album also features a short piano solo track (A Crocodile Cries) in the middle of the record, the melody of which is reprised for the album closing Poets and Slaves.

The album was produced, mixed and arranged by Warne Livesey, who also worked on Midnight Oil's seminal Diesel and Dust and Blue Sky Mining records. The bonus track Say Your Prayers, which appears on US versions of the album and was one of the four new tracks on The Real Thing, was produced by the band and Daniel Denholm.

Name and concept[edit]

The name and concept of Capricornia was taken from the novel of the same name written by the Australian author Xavier Herbert. The name Capricornia refers to part of the Queensland coast and inland region around Rockhampton, which is close to the Tropic of Capricorn.

Track listing[edit]

Australian version[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)
1.	"Golden Age"	Garrett, Hirst, Moginie
2.	"Too Much Sunshine"	Moginie
3.	"Capricornia"	Hirst, Moginie
4.	"Luritja Way"	Hirst, Moginie
5.	"Tone Poem"	Garrett, Moginie
6.	"A Crocodile Cries"	Moginie
7.	"Mosquito March"	Garrett, Moginie
8.	"Been Away Too Long"	Garrett, Moginie
9.	"Under the Overpass"	Hirst, Moginie
10.	"World That I See"	Hirst, Moginie
11.	"Poets and Slaves"	Moginie

US version[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Golden Age"	Garrett, Hirst, Moginie	3:47
2.	"Too Much Sunshine"	Moginie	3:46
3.	"Capricornia"	Hirst, Moginie	3:19
4.	"Luritja Way"	Hirst, Moginie	4:03
5.	"Tone Poem"	Garrett, Moginie	4:54
6.	"A Crocodile Cries"	Moginie	1:07
7.	"Mosquito March"	Garrett, Moginie	3:06
8.	"Been Away Too Long"	Garrett, Moginie	3:17
9.	"Say Your Prayers"	Moginie	4:28
10.	"Under the Overpass"	Hirst, Moginie	4:07
11.	"World That I See"	Hirst, Moginie	4:11
12.	"Poets & Slaves"	Moginie	5:48

European version[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)
1.	"Golden Age"	Garrett, Hirst, Moginie
2.	"Too Much Sunshine"	Moginie
3.	"Capricornia"	Hirst, Moginie
4.	"Luritja Way"	Hirst, Moginie
5.	"Tone Poem"	Garrett, Moginie
6.	"A Crocodile Cries"	Moginie
7.	"Mosquito March"	Garrett, Moginie
8.	"Been Away Too Long"	Garrett, Moginie
9.	"Under the Overpass"	Hirst, Moginie
10.	"World That I See"	Hirst, Moginie
11.	"Poets & Slaves"	Moginie
12.	"Kiss that Girl"	Moginie
13.	"Pub with No Beer"	Gordon Parsons

Charts[edit]

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[2]	8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[3]	28

Personnel[edit]

Peter Garrett - lead vocals
Bones Hillman - bass, vocals
Rob Hirst - drums, vocals, percussion
Jim Moginie - guitars, keyboards, vocals
Martin Rotsey - guitars
Produced By Warne Livesey, except "Say Your Prayers," produced by Midnight Oil and Daniel Denholm.

References[edit]

^ Allmusic review
^ "Australiancharts.com – Midnight Oil – Capricornia". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
^ "Charts.nz – Midnight Oil – Capricornia". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2018.

External links[edit]

[1] Allmusic review

[ac_Australia_Midnight_Oil-2] "Australiancharts.com – Midnight Oil – Capricornia". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2018.

[ac_New_Zealand_Midnight_Oil-3] "Charts.nz – Midnight Oil – Capricornia". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2018.

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v t e Midnight Oil
Peter Garrett Rob Hirst Jim Moginie Martin Rotsey Andrew James Peter Gifford Bones Hillman
Studio albums	Midnight Oil Head Injuries Place without a Postcard 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Red Sails in the Sunset Diesel and Dust Blue Sky Mining Earth and Sun and Moon Breathe Redneck Wonderland Capricornia The Makarrata Project Resist
Live albums	Scream in Blue The Real Thing Best of Both Worlds Armistice Day Live at the Old Lion, Adelaide, 1982
Compilations	20,000 Watt R.S.L. Flat Chat Essential Oils
EPs	Bird Noises Species Deceases
Singles	"Don't Wanna Be the One" "Armistice Day" "US Forces" "Power and the Passion" "Read About It" "The Dead Heart" "Beds Are Burning" "Put Down That Weapon" "Dreamworld" "Blue Sky Mine" "Forgotten Years" "King of the Mountain" "Sometimes" "Truganini" "Land" "The Real Thing" "No Man's Land" "Gadigal Land" "First Nation" "Rising Seas"
Related articles	Discography Ghostwriters Oil Rag A Version of Now (Garrett solo) The True North (Garrett solo)
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