Bitch Epic

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Bitch Epic
Bitch Epic albumcover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1993 (1993-11)
Genre
Length47:27
Label Mushroom Records
Producer
  • Jim Rondinelli
  • William Zygier
Deborah Conway chronology
Seven Deadly Sins
(1993)
Bitch Epic
(1993)
Epic Theatre
(1994)
Singles from Bitch Epic
  1. "Alive and Brilliant"
    Released: October 1993
  2. "Today I am a Daisy"
    Released: January 1994 [1]
  3. "Consider This / Now That We're Apart"
    Released: July 1994 [1]

Bitch Epic is the second studio album by Australia rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, Deborah Conway. The album was released in November 1993 and peaked at number 18 on the Australian ARIA Charts. This remains Conway's highest-charting album. [2]

Contents

The cover art features Conway topless and covered in Nutella. According to Conway, the title comes from "random words, cut up and pulled from a hat". [3]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1994, the album was nominated for two awards, Best Cover Art and Best Female Artist, winning for Best Cover Art . [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Alive and Brilliant"
4:04
2."I'm Not Satisfied"
  • Conway
  • Zygier
3:51
3."Consider This" (featuring Vika and Linda Bull)
  • Conway
  • Zygier
3:43
4."She Prefers Fire" (featuring Vika and Linda Bull)
  • Conway
  • Zygier
5:30
5."Today I am a Daisy"
  • Conway
  • Zygier
3:34
6."Now That Were Apart"
  • Conway
  • Zygier
3:56
7."World of Love" (featuring Christine Anu)
  • Conway
  • Zygier
4:33
8."Holes In the Road"
  • Conway
  • Zygier
4:23
9."One More Time" (featuring Vika and Linda Bull)
  • Conway
3:38
10."Only Girl"
  • Zygier
3:39
11."Madame Butterfly is In Trouble" (featuring Vika and Linda Bull)
  • Conway
4:28
12."Deborah Conway's Nightmare #348"
  • Conway
2:02

Charts

Chart (1993/94)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] 18
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [6] 39

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [7] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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