Capricornia (album)

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.

Capricornia
Studio album by
Midnight Oil
Released19 February 2002
Recorded2000–2001
Sydney
GenreRock
Length41:17 (Australian version)
45:49 (US version)
LabelSprint/Columbia (Australia)
Liquid 8/BMG (International)
ProducerWarne Livesey
Midnight Oil chronology
The Real Thing
(2000)		 Capricornia
(2002)		 Best of Both Worlds
(2004)
Singles from Capricornia
  1. "Golden Age"
    Released: 2001
  2. "Too Much Sunshine"
    Released: 2001
  3. "Luritja Way"
    Released: 2002
  4. "Mosquito March"
    Released: 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Album history

Writing and recording

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/industrial 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

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

Australian version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Golden Age"Garrett, Hirst, Moginie3:47
2."Too Much Sunshine"Moginie3:46
3."Capricornia"Hirst, Moginie3:19
4."Luritja Way"Hirst, Moginie4:03
5."Tone Poem"Garrett, Moginie4:54
6."A Crocodile Cries"Moginie1:07
7."Mosquito March"Garrett, Moginie3:06
8."Been Away Too Long"Garrett, Moginie3:17
9."Say Your Prayers"Moginie4:28
10."Under the Overpass"Hirst, Moginie4:07
11."World That I See"Hirst, Moginie4:11
12."Poets & Slaves"Moginie5:48

European version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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
Chart (2002) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[3] 28

Personnel

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Australiancharts.com – Midnight Oil – Capricornia". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  3. "Charts.nz – Midnight Oil – Capricornia". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
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