Ophelia

~ Release by Natalie Merchant (see all versions of this release, 17 available)

Annotation

Released with the same catalog number as the commercial issue. Promo stamped inner ring on disc and stickered back insert.

Annotation last modified on 2023-06-13 19:47 UTC.

Tracklist

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#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Ophelia engineer: Todd Vos assistant mixer: Mike Scotella mixer: Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer) barrel organ: Ken Appollo cello: Michelle Kinney electric guitar: Graham Maby and Todd Vos membranophone: Peter Yanowitz organ and piano: George Laks other vocals [voice of Ophelia (French)]: Camille Labro other vocals [voice of Ophelia (German)]: Susanna Schmitz other vocals [voice of Ophelia (Italian)]: Carmen Consoli other vocals [voice of Ophelia (Russian)]: Bella Urina other vocals [voice of Ophelia (Spanish)]: Rocio Paez vocals: Natalie Merchant recording of: Ophelia lyricist and composer: Natalie Merchant publisher: Indian Love Bride Music	3.5	5:09
2	Life Is Sweet engineer: Todd Vos producer: Natalie Merchant assistant mixer: Mike Scotella mixer: Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer) acoustic guitar and electric guitar: Craig Ross (guitarist) bass guitar: Graham Maby cello: Garo Yellin (cellist) drums (drum set) [drums]: Peter Yanowitz French horn: Tom Varner piano: George Laks viola: Conroy Kuo and Ralph Farris violin: Hector Falcon and Krystof Witek vocals: Natalie Merchant conductor: Karl Berger strings arranger: Karl Berger recorded at: Talking Dwarf Studios in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States recording of: Life Is Sweet lyricist and composer: Natalie Merchant publisher: Indian Love Bride Music	3.5	5:10
3	Kind & Generous engineer: Todd Vos producer: Natalie Merchant assistant mixer: Mike Scotella mixer: Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer) acoustic guitar: Lokua Kanza bass guitar: Graham Maby cello: Garo Yellin (cellist) drums (drum set): Peter Yanowitz electric guitar: Craig Ross (guitarist) Hammond organ and Wurlitzer electric piano: George Laks percussion: Joakim Lartey vocals: Natalie Merchant phonographic copyright (℗) by: Elektra Entertainment Group (not for release label use! a division of Warner Communications, Inc. for the United States, and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States) (in 1998) recorded at: Talking Dwarf Studios in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States recording of: Kind & Generous lyricist and composer: Natalie Merchant publisher: Indian Love Bride Music (in 1998)	4	4:07
4	Frozen Charlotte engineer: Todd Vos assistant mixer: Mike Scotella mixer: Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer) bass guitar: Graham Maby electric guitar: Don Peris membranophone: Peter Yanowitz Wurlitzer electric piano: Natalie Merchant vocals: Natalie Merchant and Karen Peris recording of: Frozen Charlotte lyricist and composer: Natalie Merchant publisher: Indian Love Bride Music	4	5:23
5	My Skin engineer: Todd Vos assistant mixer: Mike Scotella mixer: Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer) acoustic bass guitar: Jay Brunga acoustic guitar: Craig Ross (guitarist) cello: Michelle Kinney membranophone: Peter Yanowitz piano: Natalie Merchant vocals: Natalie Merchant recording of: My Skin lyricist and composer: Natalie Merchant publisher: Indian Love Bride Music	3	5:30
6	Break Your Heart engineer: Todd Vos assistant mixer: Mike Scotella mixer: Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer) acoustic guitar: Lokua Kanza bass guitar: Graham Maby cello: Garo Yellin (cellist) drums (drum set): Peter Yanowitz electric guitar: Craig Ross (guitarist) and Donnie Ward trumpet: Chris Botti viola: Ralph Farris and Conway Kuo violin: Hector Falcon and Krystof Witek vocals: N’Dea Davenport and Natalie Merchant phonographic copyright (℗) by: Elektra Entertainment Group (not for release label use! a division of Warner Communications, Inc. for the United States, and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States) (in 1998) recording of: Break Your Heart lyricist and composer: Natalie Merchant publisher: Indian Love Bride Music	4	4:47
7	King of May engineer: Todd Vos assistant mixer: Mike Scotella mixer: Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer) acoustic guitar: Craig Ross (guitarist) bass guitar: Graham Maby cello: Garo Yellin (cellist) Hammond organ and Rhodes piano: George Laks membranophone: Peter Yanowitz viola: Ralph Farris and Conway Kuo violin: Hector Falcon and Krystof Witek vocals: Natalie Merchant conductor: Karl Berger strings arranger: Karl Berger recording of: King of May lyricist and composer: Natalie Merchant publisher: Indian Love Bride Music	3	4:09
8	Thick as Thieves engineer: John Holbrook assistant mixer: Mike Scotella mixer: Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer) bass guitar: Graham Maby cello: Michelle Kinney electric guitar: Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) membranophone: Peter Yanowitz vocals: Natalie Merchant recording of: Thick as Thieves lyricist and composer: Natalie Merchant publisher: Indian Love Bride Music	4	6:56
9	Effigy engineer: John Holbrook assistant mixer: Mike Scotella mixer: Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer) Hammond organ and Wurlitzer electric piano: Natalie Merchant vocals: Yungchen Lhamo and Natalie Merchant recording of: Effigy lyricist and composer: Natalie Merchant translator: Yungchen Lhamo publisher: Indian Love Bride Music	3.5	2:30
10	The Living engineer: Todd Vos producer: Natalie Merchant assistant mixer: Mike Scotella mixer: Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer) bass guitar: Graham Maby drums (drum set) [drums]: Peter Yanowitz Hammond organ: George Laks piano: Natalie Merchant vocals: Natalie Merchant recorded at: Talking Dwarf Studios in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States recording of: The Living lyricist and composer: Natalie Merchant publisher: Indian Love Bride Music	4	3:16
11	When They Ring the Golden Bells / Ophelia (reprise) assistant engineer: Ricky Graham for Ophelia (reprise) (engineer) engineer: Rupert Coulso for Ophelia (reprise) (sound engineer) and Todd Vos assistant mixer: Mike Scotella mixer: Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer) acoustic guitar: Karen Peris bass guitar: Graham Maby double bass: William Hunt (UK string musician, (viol, double bass, etc.)) electric guitar: Don Peris membranophone: Peter Yanowitz tenor recorder: Pamela Thorby theorbo: Christopher Wilson (lute and theorbo player) viola da gamba: Richard Campbell (Viol Player), Wendy Gillespie (viol player), Julia Hodgson and Susanna Pell (viol player) vocals: Natalie Merchant and Karen Peris conductor: Gavin Bryars (English composer) performer: Fretwork (consort of viols) arranger: Gavin Bryars (English composer) recorded at: AIR Studios for Ophelia (reprise) (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom medley including a recording of: Ophelia lyricist and composer: Natalie Merchant publisher: Indian Love Bride Music medley including a cover recording of: When They Ring the Golden Bells lyricist and composer: Dion de Marbelle	4	9:32

Credits

Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/5828089 [info]

Release group

dedicated to:	Ophelia is dedicated to the visionary poet Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 - April 5, 1997) (American poet and writer)

associated singles/EPs:	Break Your Heart Kind & Generous Life Is Sweet
included in:	The Natalie Merchant Collection

Wikipedia:	en: Ophelia (album) [info]
Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/129427 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Natalie-merchant/Ophelia [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/natalie-merchant/ophelia/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/82514/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000598697 [info]
Wikidata:	Q7097891 [info]

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Release information

Format:: CD
Length:: 56:29

Additional details

Type:: Album
Status:: Promotion
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Elektra
AMCY-2820

Release events

Japan
1998

Release group rating

3.35 (see all ratings)

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