Oceans Apart is the ninth and final album by The Go-Betweens

The Go-Betweens

The Go-Betweens were an indie rock band formed in Brisbane, Australia in 1977 by singer-songwriters and guitarists, Robert Forster and Grant McLennan. They were later joined by Lindy Morrison on drums, Robert Vickers on bass guitar and Amanda Brown on violin, oboe, guitar, and backing vocals,...

, released in 2005. All the songs were written by Grant McLennan

Grant McLennan

Grant William McLennan was an Australian singer-songwriter with the alternative rock band The Go-Betweens, which he co-founded with Robert Forster in Brisbane, Australia in 1977...

 and Robert Forster

Robert Forster (musician)

Robert Forster is an Australian singer-songwriter, best known for his work with songwriting partner Grant McLennan, with whom he co-founded The Go-Betweens.Forster grew up in Brisbane, Australia attending Brisbane Grammar School...

. The album was recorded at the Good Luck Studios in London

London

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 between November 2004 through to January 2005, except for "Boundary Rider" which was recorded at The White Room Recording Studio in Brisbane.

The live recordings on the bonus disc were recorded at The Barbican

The Barbican

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 Concert Hall, London on June 27, 2004.

The album won the 2005 "Adult Contemporary Album" award at the 2005 ARIA music awards

ARIA Music Awards

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.

Many reviews and fans complained of the aggressively loud and distorted mastering

Loudness war

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 of the initial release by Jon Astley

Jon Astley

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 to the extent that Lo-Max offered to exchange the original pressing for a newer release where the problem is less evident.

Track listing

1. "Here Comes a City" – 3:25
2. "Finding You" – 4:02
3. "Born to a Family" – 3:08
4. "No Reason to Cry" – 3:53
5. "Boundary Rider" – 2:45
6. "Darlinghurst Nights" – 6:18
7. "Lavender" – 3:09
8. "The Statue" – 4:25
9. "This Night's for You" – 4:25
10. "The Mountains Near Dellray" – 3:28

Bonus disc

1. "People Say" (Live) – 3:31
2. "He Lives My Life" (Live) – 4:03
3. "The Wrong Road" (Live) – 5:17
4. "Bye Bye Pride" (Live) – 4:54
5. "When People Are Dead" (Live) – 4:45
6. "Streets of Your Town" (Live) – 3:36

Go-Betweens

• Robert Forster
  Robert Forster (musician)
  Robert Forster is an Australian singer-songwriter, best known for his work with songwriting partner Grant McLennan, with whom he co-founded The Go-Betweens.Forster grew up in Brisbane, Australia attending Brisbane Grammar School...
  
   - vocals, guitars, piano, organ
• Grant McLennan
  Grant McLennan
  Grant William McLennan was an Australian singer-songwriter with the alternative rock band The Go-Betweens, which he co-founded with Robert Forster in Brisbane, Australia in 1977...
  
   - vocals, guitars
• Adele Pickvance - bass, keyboards, backing vocals
• Glenn Thompson - drums, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Tom Rees-Roberts - flugelhorn
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• Trevor Miles - trombone
• David Powell - tuba
  Tuba
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• Duncan Lamont - clarinet
  Clarinet
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• Dave Ruffy - keyboards, percussion