''Oceania'' is the second studio album by Australian

folk rock Folk rock is a fusion genre of rock music with heavy influences from pop, English and American folk music. It arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. In the U.S., folk rock emerged from the folk music re ...

band

Goanna A goanna is any one of several species of lizard of the genus ''Monitor lizard, Varanus'' found in Australia and Southeast Asia. Around 70 species of ''Varanus'' are known, 25 of which are found in Australia. This varied group of carnivorous r ...

, released in April 1985. The album peaked at number 29 on the Australian

Kent Music Report The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music historian David Kent from May 1974 through to January 1999. The chart was re-branded the Australian Music Report (AMR) in July 19 ...

Track listing

Goanna * Roslyn Bygrave – synthesiser, keyboards, backing vocals * Peter Coughlan – bass guitar * Marcia Howard – backing vocals, synthesiser, lead vocals (track 4) *

Shane Howard Shane Michael Howard (born 26 January 1955) is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist, he was the mainstay of folk rock group Goanna (1977–85, 1998) which had hit singles with " Solid Rock" (September 1982, No. 3) and " Let the ...

– guitar, synthesiser, lead vocals (except track 4) * Robert Ross – percussion, drums Additional musicians * Joe Creighton – bass guitar (tracks 4, 9) *

Venetta Fields Venetta Lee Fields (born 1941) is an American-born Australian singer and musical theater actress, and vocal coach. Fields was a backing vocalist for touring American and British rock and pop acts of the 1960s and 1970s, as well as working as a ...

– backing vocals (tracks 4, 9) *

Ross Hannaford Ross Andrew Hannaford (1 December 1950 – 8 March 2016) was an Australian musician, active in numerous local bands. He was often referred to by his nickname "Hanna". Widely regarded as one of the country's finest rock guitarists, he was best kn ...

– electric guitar (track 4, 5, 8, 9) * Mal Logan – synth solo (track 8) * Ian Morrison – backing vocals (tracks 2, 5) * Alex Pertout – percussion *

Bill Payne William H. Payne (born March 12, 1949, in Waco, Texas) is an American pianist who, with Lowell George, co-founded the American rock band Little Feat. He is considered by many other rock pianists, including Elton John, to be one of the finest A ...

– keyboards * David Platchon – drums (track 6) *

Eddie Rayner Anthony Edward Charles Rayner (born 19 November 1952) is a New Zealand musician who spent ten years as a keyboardist in the band Split Enz. He has also played in the groups Orb, Space Waltz, Crowded House, the Makers, The Angels in 1986-1987 ...

– keyboards (track 3) * Greg "Kenny" Sheehan – drums (tracks 5, 7, 10) * Sam See – electric and slide guitar (tracks 3, 4, 6, 7, 10) *

Leland Sklar Leland Bruce Sklar (born May 28, 1947) is an American bassist and session musician. He rose to prominence as a member of James Taylor's backing band, which coalesced into a group in its own right, The Section, which supported so many of Asylu ...

– bass guitar (track 6)

Charts

References

1985 albums Goanna albums {{1980s-rock-album-stub