Oasis (Oasis album) explained

Oasis
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Oasis
Cover:	Oasis album 1984.jpg
Released:	20 April 1984^[1]
Recorded:	1984
Studio:	Solid Bond, London Trident II
Genre:	Easy listening adult contemporary
Length:	46:01
Label:	WEA
Producer:	Peter Skellern

Oasis is a studio album by 1980s group Oasis (not the 1990s rock band of the same name). The album was recorded at Solid Bond Studios and Trident II Studios in London. It was mixed at Trident II Studios.^[2] The album peaked at No. 23 on the UK Albums Chart, staying there for 14 weeks.^[3]

Track listing

Side One

1. "Prelude" – 2.14 (Peter Skellern)
2. "If This Be the Last Time" – 4.18 (Peter Skellern)
3. "I Wonder Why" – 3.51 (music: Bill Lovelady / lyrics: Marita Phillips)
4. "Hold Me" – 4.10 (Peter Skellern)
5. "Oasis" – 5.39 (Peter Skellern)

Side Two

1. "Sirocco" – 6.17 (music: Bill Lovelady & Mitch Dalton / lyrics: Marita Phillips)
2. "Who Knows" – 4.55 (Peter Skellern)
3. "Weavers of Moonbeams" – 5.01 (Peter Skellern)
4. "Loved and Lost" – 5.13 (Peter Skellern)
5. "True Love" – 4.23 (Cole Porter)

Personnel

• Peter Skellern – vocals, keyboards, synths
• Mary Hopkin – vocals
• Julian Lloyd Webber – cello
• Bill Lovelady – guitar
• Mitch Dalton – guitar
• Andy Pask – bass
• Charlie Morgan – drums
• Tristan Fry – marimbas
• Frank Ricotti – percussion

Notes and References

1. 14 April 1984. WEA set big plans for MOR supergroup. Music Week. 3. 23 September 2021.
2. Web site: Oasis - Oasis (1984, Vinyl). Discogs. 5 July 2020.
3. Web site: Official Albums Chart Results Matching: Oasis. 4 November 2021. Official Charts.