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Oblivion, POV & Some Trivia

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Oblivion, POV & Some Trivia
Compilation album by
Released9 April 1996
GenreProgressive rock
Art rock
Length96:29
LabelRhino
ProducerTodd Rundgren, Gary Peterson
Utopia chronology
Passport Collection
(1996)
Oblivion, POV & Some Trivia
(1996)
City in My Head
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [1]

Oblivion, POV & Some Trivia is a Rhino Records compilation album by Utopia. It includes all of the tracks from the original Utopia albums Oblivion and P.O.V., and the song "Man of Action," which was originally the b-side to the U.K. single "Mated" and a bonus track on the cassette and CD versions of P.O.V.. It also includes the non-regular-album tracks, "Fix Your Gaze" and "Monument" from the compilation album Trivia.

Track listing

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All songs written by Utopia (Roger Powell, Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton, and Willie Wilcox).

Disc 1: Oblivion
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Itch in My Brain"Todd Rundgren4:30
2."Love with a Thinker"Kasim Sulton3:15
3."Bring Me My Longbow"Rundgren3:18
4."If I Didn't Try"Rundgren4:10
5."Too Much Water"Sulton, Rundgren4:47
6."Maybe I Could Change"Sulton4:08
7."Crybaby"Rundgren4:19
8."Welcome to My Revolution"Rundgren5:01
9."Winston Smith Takes It on the Jaw"Sulton3:17
10."I Will Wait"Sulton4:43
11."Fix Your Gaze" (from Trivia)Rundgren4:32
Disc 2: POV
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Play This Game"Rundgren4:12
2."Style"Sulton4:14
3."Stand for Something"Rundgren3:50
4."Secret Society"Rundgren4:17
5."Zen Machine"Powell4:07
6."Mated"Rundgren3:56
7."Wildlife"Willie Wilcox, Rundgren3:36
8."Mimi Gets Mad"Sulton3:44
9."Mystified"Rundgren5:21
10."More Light"Sulton3:54
11."Man of Action" (B-side of "Mated")Rundgren, Sulton3:42
12."Monument" (from Trivia)Sulton5:39

Personnel

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Credits

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  • Brett Bayne – project assistant
  • Murray Brenman – artwork
  • Lynn Goldsmith – photography
  • Bill Inglot – remastering
  • Brett Milano – liner notes
  • Ken Owen – project assistant
  • Gary Peterson – reissue producer
  • Coco Shinomiya – art direction
  • John Wagman – design

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Oblivion, POV & Some Trivia - Utopia | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
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