Songs III: Bird on the Water is Marissa Nadler

Marissa Nadler

Marissa Nadler is an American dream-folk singer-songwriter and fine artist based in Boston.-Early life:Marissa Nadler was exposed to art at a young age through her mother Pamela, an abstract painter, and her older brother Stuart, a guitarist and writer...

's third full-length album, released in March 2007 on Peacefrog Records

Peacefrog Records

Peacefrog Records are an independent record label based in London, United Kingdom. The label produces releases in many different styles of electronic music as well as branching out into folk and indie artists such as José González and Nouvelle Vague. Started by Pete Hutchison and Paul Ballard in...

. It was distributed in the US and Canada in August 2007 by New York City-based Kemado Records

Kemado Records

Kemado Records is an American record label based in New York City founded in 2002. In 2006 the label released the Invaders compilation, which featured many of the label's bands alongside other hard rock and heavy metal bands such as Witchcraft, High on Fire and Witch.In 2008, Kemado introduced its...

. The album was nominated for Best Americana Record of the Year by the PLUG Awards, as well as Best Female Artist, in 2007.

Track listing

1. "Diamond Heart" – 3:47
2. "Dying Breed" – 3:38
3. "Mexican Summer" - 5:27
4. "Thinking of You" - 3:36
5. "Silvia" - 5:40
6. "Bird on Your Grave" - 5:02
7. "Rachel" - 4:20
8. "Feathers" - 3:59
9. "Famous Blue Raincoat
   Famous Blue Raincoat
   "Famous Blue Raincoat" is a song by Leonard Cohen. It is the sixth track on his third album, Songs of Love and Hate, released in 1971.-Summary:...
   
   " - 4:23
10. "My Love and I" - 3:32
11. "Leather Made Shoes" - 4:42

The stateside release of this album includes a digital bonus EP with the following tracks:

1. "Conjuring Spirit Worlds" - 5:00
2. "Daisy & Violet
   Daisy and Violet Hilton
   Daisy Hilton and Violet Hilton were a pair of conjoined twins who toured in the U.S. sideshow and vaudeville circuit in the 1930s.-Early life:...
   
   " - 3:41
3. "Honey Bear" - 3:25
4. "Cortez the Killer
   Cortez the Killer
   "Cortez the Killer" is a song by Neil Young from his 1975 album, Zuma. It was recorded with Young's band Crazy Horse and ranked #39 on Guitar World's 100 Greatest Guitar Solos and #321 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time....
   
   " - 3:57

Singles

• "Diamond Heart"/"Leather Made Shoes" (May 2006)
• "Diamond Heart"/"Dying Breed" (February 2007)
• "Bird on Your Grave" (music video only) (October 2007)

Album credits

• Marissa Nadler - Vocals, guitar, background vocals
• Greg Weeks
  Greg Weeks
  Greg Weeks is an American singer-songwriter based in Philadelphia. His music has been described as folk, acoustic, psychedelic and experimental. He is best known as a founding member of the psychedelic folk-rock band Espers. Weeks has released four solo albums and has guest-recorded with many...
  
   - Synthesiser, acid leads, vocals
• Helena Espvall - Cello
• Orion Rigel Dommisse - Synthesiser
• Jesse Sparhawk - Mandolin, harp
• Otto Hauser - Percusion

All songs written by Marissa Nadler, except:

• "Famous Blue Raincoat
  Famous Blue Raincoat
  "Famous Blue Raincoat" is a song by Leonard Cohen. It is the sixth track on his third album, Songs of Love and Hate, released in 1971.-Summary:...
  
  ," written by Leonard Cohen
  Leonard Cohen
  Leonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...
  
  .
• "Cortez the Killer
  Cortez the Killer
  "Cortez the Killer" is a song by Neil Young from his 1975 album, Zuma. It was recorded with Young's band Crazy Horse and ranked #39 on Guitar World's 100 Greatest Guitar Solos and #321 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time....
  
  ," written by Neil Young
  Neil Young
  Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
  
  .

Production credits

• Recorded by Greg Weeks at Hexham Head Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
• Produced by Greg Weeks and Marissa Nadler
• Mastered by Mandy Parnell at Electric Mastering, London
• Design by Studio Special Design. Inside photograph by Socrates Mitsios.