''Oceania'' is the second studio album by Australian folk-rock band

Goanna A goanna is any one of several species of lizards of the genus '' 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 reptiles ranges ...

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

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 singer, musical theater actress and vocal coach. She was a backing vocalist for American and British rock and pop acts of the 1960s and 1970s, including Ike & Tina Turner, Pink Floyd, Humble Pi ...

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

Eddie Rayner Anthony Edward Charles Rayner (born 19 November 1952) is a New Zealand musician who spent twelve 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 1986-19 ...

– keyboards (track 3) *Greg "Kenny" Sheehan – drums (tracks 5, 7, 10) *

Sam See Sam See (born 30 September 1993) is a Singaporean stand up comedian and improvisor. Early life Sam had studied primary and secondary at Saint Andrew's School, Singapore in ten years. And had studied video game programming at Temasek Polytec ...

– 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. Sklar rose to prominence as a member of James Taylor's backing band, which coaleced into a group in its own right, The Section. This group of musicians so frequ ...

– bass guitar (track 6)

Charts

References

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