Ophelia

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

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	5:10
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	5:12
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	5:33
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	4:48
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	6:58
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	3:18
11	When They Ring the Golden Bells 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	9:33

Credits

Release

photography:	Mark Seliger & Fred Woodward (task: from a film by) Mark Seliger
miscellaneous support:	Cynthia Rowley (task: costumes designed by)
graphic design:	Hello Studio (associated with Helene Silverman) Helene Silverman (graphic designer)

recorded at:	Talking Dwarf Studios in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States
mixed at:	Oceanway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/3903605 [info]
ASIN:	UK: B000006OAM [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

Barcode:: 075596219624
Format:: HDCD
Length:: 56:43

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Elektra
7559-62196-2

Release events

Europe
1998-09-14

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