Editing Earth and Sun and Moon

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Earth and Sun and Moon
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Midnight Oil]]
| cover      = MidnightOil_EarthSunMoon.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = April 1993
| recorded   = October 1992 − January 1993
| venue      =
| studio     = Megaphon Studios, Sydney, Australia
| genre      = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[alternative rock]]
| length     = 54:00
| label      = Sprint / [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| producer   = [[Nick Launay]], Midnight Oil
| prev_title = [[Scream in Blue|Scream in Blue (Live)]]
| prev_year  = 1992
| next_title = [[Breathe (Midnight Oil album)|Breathe]]
| next_year  = 1996
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Earth and Sun and Moon
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[Truganini (song)|Truganini]]
 | single1date = March 1993
 | single2     = My Country
 | single2date = 1993
 | single3     = In the Valley
 | single3date = 1993
 | single4     = Drums of Heaven
 | single4date = 1993
 | single5     = Outbreak of Love
 | single5date = 1993
}}
}}

'''''Earth and Sun and Moon''''' is the eighth [[studio album]] by Australian rock group, [[Midnight Oil]], that was released in April 1993 under the [[Columbia Records]] label. It peaked at No.2 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums Chart]].

==Background==
[[Midnight Oil]]'s ''Earth and Sun and Moon'' album, produced with [[Nick Launay]], was released in April 1993 and peaked at No.&nbsp;2 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums Chart]],<ref name="AusCharts">{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Midnight+Oil |title=Midnight Oil discography |publisher=Australian Charts Portal |access-date=19 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029102343/http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Midnight+Oil |archive-date=29 October 2010}}</ref> top 20 in Sweden and Switzerland,<ref name="EarthSunA">{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?key=1599&cat=a|title=''Earth and Sun and Moon'' album charting |publisher=Australian Charts Portal |access-date=19 March 2013 }}</ref> top 50 on [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]],<ref name="BillS">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4911|pure_url=yes}} |title=Midnight Oil – Charts & Awards – ''Billboard'' Albums |work=Allmusic |access-date=19 March 2013 }}</ref> and top 30 in the UK albums chart.<ref name="UKCharts">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ |title=The Official Charts Company Midnight Oil |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=19 March 2013}}</ref> The single "[[Truganini (song)|Truganini]]" referenced multiple issues, including [[Truganini|the 'last' Tasmanian Aboriginal]], the treatment of indigenous artist [[Albert Namatjira]], the [[Australian flag debate]], and [[Republicanism in Australia|republicanism]].<ref name="Vellutini">{{cite journal |url=http://www.api-network.com/main/index.php?apply=scholars&webpage=default&flexedit=&flex_password=&menu_label=&menuID=62&menubox=&scholar=76 |last=Vellutini |first=Laetitia |title=Finding a voice on indigenous issues: Midnight Oil's inappropriate appropriation |via=The Australian Public Intellectual Network |journal=Journal of Australian Studies |volume=27 |issue=79 |pages=127–133 |date=January 2003
|doi=10.1080/14443050309387893 |s2cid=143645628 |access-date=19 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309212710/http://www.api-network.com/main/index.php?apply=scholars&webpage=default&flexedit=&flex_password=&menu_label=&menuID=62&menubox=&scholar=76 |archive-date=2014-03-09}}</ref> Liner notes for the single claimed "Truganini was the sole surviving Tasmanian Aborigine, the last of her race, when she died in 1876."<ref name="Vellutini"/>

The Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre, representing over 7000 contemporary Tasmanians, called for the single to be boycotted as it perpetuated a 'white' myth about the extinction of [[Tasmanian Aborigines]].<ref name="Vellutini"/> Their Native Title claims hinged upon establishing links with ancestral lands. Gary Morris, their manager, responded with, "My suggestion to these people is to stop shooting themselves in the foot and let a band like Midnight Oil voice its appeal to White Australia on behalf of Black Australia".<ref name="Vellutini"/>

Critics contended that Morris disparaged Indigenous Australians' ability to represent themselves and overestimated Midnight Oil's ambassadorial powers while diminishing their errors, while some indigenous activists saw benefit in Midnight Oil's highlighting of the issues.<ref name="Vellutini"/> "Truganini" released in March peaked at No.&nbsp;10 on the ARIA singles charts,<ref name="AusCharts"/> No.&nbsp;10 on ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks and No.&nbsp;4 on their Modern Rock Tracks charts,<ref name="BillS"/> and top 30 for the UK charts.<ref name="UKCharts"/>

==Reception==
{{Album reviews
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="amg">{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r169888|pure_url=yes}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2score = B–<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924223534/https://ew.com/article/1993/04/30/earth-and-sun-and-moon|title=Earth and Sun and Moon|website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|last=Browne|first=David|date=30 April 1993|access-date=4 April 2025}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/midnightoil/albums/album/276119/review/5944155/earth_and_sun_and_moon |title=Midnight Oil: Earth and Sun and Moon : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone |website=www.rollingstone.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205012149/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/midnightoil/albums/album/276119/review/5944155/earth_and_sun_and_moon |archive-date=5 December 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| noprose = yes
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Tom Demalon of [[AllMusic]] remarked, "If ''Earth and Sun and Moon'' isn't Midnight Oil's best effort, it's certainly close. The band still sticks to themes that are close to its heart -- the environment, native peoples, and other social causes -- but rarely has it managed to fashion an album full of songs that are as musically intoxicating."<ref name="amg"/>

[[Andrew McMillen]] of ''[[The Australian]]'' said, "At a time when [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] et al turned toward angst and distortion, the Oils opted for a bounty of rich vocal harmonies and highly melodic rock songs, including two bass-led career highlights that bookend its eighth album."<ref>{{cite news| work= [[The Australian]] | title=Flawless: 52 of the best albums you'll ever hear|author=Andrew McMillen| url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/flawless-perfection-52-of-the-best-albums-youll-ever-hear/news-story/f1e19c547481325efccd4c95e4cb3de1}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{Track listing

| title1         = Feeding Frenzy
| writer1        = Garrett, Moginie
| length1        = 5:07

| title2         = My Country
| writer2        = Hirst
| length2        = 4:51

| title3         = Renaissance Man
| writer3        = Garrett, Moginie, Rotsey
| length3        = 4:41

| title4         = Earth and Sun and Moon
| writer4        = Moginie
| length4        = 4:33

| title5         = [[Truganini (song)|Truganini]]
| writer5        = Hirst, Moginie
| length5        = 5:11

| title6         = Bushfire
| writer6        = Garrett, Moginie
| length6        = 4:36

| title7         = Drums of Heaven
| writer7        = Garrett, Hirst, Moginie
| length7        = 5:31

| title8         = Outbreak of Love
| writer8        = Hirst
| length8        = 5:14

| title9         = In the Valley
| writer9        = Garrett, Hirst, Moginie
| length9        = 4:41

| title10        = Tell Me the Truth
| writer10       = Garrett, Moginie
| length10       = 4:06

| title11        = Now or Never Land
| writer11       = Garrett, Moginie
| length11       = 5:22
}}

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"| Chart (1993)
!scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|2|artist=Midnight Oil|album=Earth and Sun and Moon|rowheader=true|access-date=30 November 2018}}
|-
{{Album chart|Canada|8|artist=Midnight Oil|album=Earth and Sun and Moon|chartid=1761|access-date=1 December 2021|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|72|id=1599|artist=Midnight Oil|album=Earth and Sun and Moon|rowheader=true|access-date=17 August 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|91|artist=Midnight Oil|album=Earth and Sun and Moon|rowheader=true|access-date=30 November 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|5|artist=Midnight Oil|album=Earth and Sun and Moon|rowheader=true|access-date=30 November 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|15|artist=Midnight Oil|album=Earth and Sun and Moon|rowheader=true|access-date=30 November 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|5|artist=Midnight Oil|album=Earth and Sun and Moon|rowheader=true|access-date=30 November 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|27|date=19930425|rowheader=true|access-date=17 August 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|49|artist=Midnight Oil|rowheader=true|access-date=17 August 2024}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col" | Chart (1993)
! scope="col" | Position
|-
! scope="row" | Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1993/albums-chart |title=ARIA Top 50 Albums for 1993 |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] |access-date=3 November 2021 }}</ref>
| 36
|-
! scope="row" | Canadian Albums (RPM)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2332&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2332.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2332 |title=The RPM Top 100 Albums of 1993 |date=17 July 2013 |publisher=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |access-date=1 December 2021 }}</ref>
| 67
|-
! scope="row" | New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/1993-12-31 |title=Top Selling Albums of 1993 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart |publisher=[[Recorded Music New Zealand]] |access-date=3 November 2021 }}</ref>
| 49
|-
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
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{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Australia|artist=Midnight Oil|title=Earth and Sun and Moon|award=Platinum|certyear=1993|accessdate=2 May 2022}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Switzerland|artist=Midnight Oil|title=Earth and Sun and Moon|award=Gold|certyear=1993|relyear=1993|accessdate=2 May 2022}}
{{certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}

==Personnel==
'''Midnight Oil'''
* [[Peter Garrett]] – lead vocals, [[harmonica]]
* [[Bones Hillman]] – bass guitar, vocals
* [[Rob Hirst]] – drums, vocals
* [[Jim Moginie]] – guitar, keyboards, vocals
* [[Martin Rotsey]] – guitar

'''Recording details'''
* Producer – [[Nick Launay]], Midnight Oil
* Engineer – Brent Clark, Nick Launay
* Mastering – Tony Cousins
* Mixing – Nick Launay

'''Artwork'''
* Design – Kevin Wilkins, Craig Simmons, Midnight Oil<ref name="Credits: Midnight Oil - Earth and Sun and Moon">{{cite web |url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/earth-and-sun-and-moon-r169888/credits |title = Credits: Midnight Oil - Earth and Sun and Moon |website = [[AllMusic]] }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://oilbase.deadheart.org.uk/faqs/esm.html Earth Sun and Moon FAQ from oil base] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422134825/http://oilbase.deadheart.org.uk/faqs/esm.html |date=22 April 2007 }}
* [http://www.midnightoil.com Midnight Oil]

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