On a Clear Night [IMPORT]

Missy Higgins

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 7, 2007)
• Original Release Date: May 8, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Emd Int'l
• ASIN: B000P298EW
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #102,738 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Where I Stood

2. 100 Round the Bends

3. Steer

4. Sugarcane

5. Secret

6. Warm Whispers

7. Wrong Girl

8. Angela

9. Peachy

10. Going North

11. Forgive Me

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Missy higgins kept a very low public profile in 2006 but that doesn't mean she hasn't been keeping busy. In fact with her typical lack of fuss and fanfare the former triple j unearthed winner spent the second half of last year in los angeles recording here brand new album 'on a clear night'. The highly anticipated release is currently scheduled for the end of april in australia. The album was recorded with acclaimed producer mitchell froom who helmed the recent finn brothers cd and the first 3 crowded house albums plus discs for such acclaimed singer-songwriters as ron sexsmith, elvis costello and suzanne vega. The first song to be lifted from the album is 'steer' - a positive and life affirming song which missy previewed live during the us and uk touring she did in mid-2006. Missy's debut cd, 'the sound of white', remains in the australian top 40 over two years after its release. The album is now certified 9 times platinum and is one of the highest selling australian albums of all time!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Impossible to fault, May 28, 2007

By	Stephen Doig (New Zealand) - See all my reviews

I really thought Aussie singer/songwriter Missy Higgins might have a struggle on her hands to better her excellent 2004 debut The Sound Of White. But with her second release, On A Clear Night, she may well have done just that. Her latest batch of songs are, in a word - gorgeous, and their appeal grows with each listen. Opener 'Where I Stood' is an immediate highlight, a song which shivers with emotion, pulling the listener in with a trademark Higgin's tail of lost love/lost identity over a beguiling, yearning melody. Other standouts are the single 'Steer', the breathlessly beautiful 'Warm Whispers' and the 'The Wrong Girl' which seems to have set up permanent residence in my brain - not that I mind one bit. I've only been in possession of On A Clear Night for a couple of weeks, but I sense already, that I'm gonna keep coming back to this album time and time again. Missy Higgins has again shown us just what a genuine talent she is - one of the most gifted and luminescent singer/songwriters to have graced the scene in some time.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Young Talent, November 17, 2008

By	Jewel "Anne Fan" (Sacramento, Calif.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: On a Clear Night (Audio CD)

I don't usually go out and rave about younger singers since I'm more in the anne murray, bruce cockburn, emmylou harris, bob dylan, joni mitchell generation.

But I have to tell you, Missy has got it head and shoulders over any younger singer today. What will she thrill us with when she starts writing more and more, and rips our hearts out with another whole album of "Where I Stoods"?

If I could give this CD six stars I would. This is worth the investment, and since you can download her MP3's, I recommend this album first. Wow!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most beautiful voice, November 5, 2007

By	Marjorie Wilburn "Joe & Chuck's mom" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Missy is one of the most talented singer/songwriters around today. Her voice is mellow and sexy and powerful at the same time. Her lyrics are moving and poetic, full of emotion. If you don't have this CD, get it.