Glow Stars

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Glow Stars
Heather Nova - Glow Stars.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 17, 1993
RecordedEarly 1993
Genre Indie rock
Length44:30
Label Butterfly [1]
Big Life [2]
Producer Felix Tod
Heather Nova chronology
Glow Stars
(1993)
Blow
(1993)
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Glow Stars is the debut studio album by Heather Nova, released in 1993. [5] [1]

Contents

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote: "'Ear to the Ground' and the title track shimmer with sweet acoustic guitars, while tracks like 'Bare' and 'Spirit in You' prance around dark melodies steeped in hollow dreamscapes." [3]

Track listing

All songs written by Heather Nova.

  1. "Bare" – 4:24
  2. "My Fidelity" – 4:21
  3. "Spirit in You" – 4:00
  4. "Shell" – 4:10
  5. "Glow Stars" – 3:07
  6. "Ear to the Ground" – 4:40
  7. "Second Skin" – 3:48
  8. "Mothertongue" – 3:24
  9. "All the Way" – 1:10
  10. "Frontier" – 4:13
  11. "Shaking the Doll" – 3:50
  12. "Talking to Strangers" – 3:23

Personnel

Production

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References

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  2. "Heather Nova". Trouser Press. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Glow Stars - Heather Nova | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  4. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. London: Virgin Books. p. 289. ISBN   0-7535-0427-8.
  5. "Heather Nova | Biography & History". AllMusic.