Songs III: Bird on the Water

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Songs III: Bird on the Water
Studio album by Marissa Nadler
Released	March 12, 2007 (Europe) August 12, 2007 (US)
Genre	Folk
Length	48:06
Label	Peacefrog Records Kemado Records
Producer	Greg Weeks, Marissa Nadler
Marissa Nadler chronology
The Saga of Mayflower May (2005) Songs III: Bird on the Water (2007) Little Hells (2009)

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Songs III: Bird on the Water is Marissa Nadler's third full-length studio album, released in March 2007 on Peacefrog Records. It was distributed in the US and Canada in August 2007 by New York City-based Kemado Records.^[1]

The album was nominated for Best Americana Record of the Year at the 2007 PLUG Awards; Nadler was also nominated as Best Female Artist. After the album, Nadler also won "Outstanding Singer-Songwriter of the Year" at the 2008 Boston Music Awards, with three nominations altogether.

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" - 4:23
10. "My Love and I" - 3:32
11. "Leather Made Shoes" - 4:42

The US release of this album included a digital bonus EP with the following tracks:

1. "Conjuring Spirit Worlds" - 5:00
2. "Daisy & Violet" - 3:41
3. "Honey Bear" - 3:25
4. "Cortez the Killer" - 3:57

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

• Marissa Nadler - vocals, guitar, background vocals
• Greg Weeks - synthesiser, acid leads, vocals
• Helena Espvall - cello
• Orion Rigel Dommisse - synthesiser
• Jesse Sparhawk - mandolin, harp
• Otto Hauser - percussion

All songs written by Marissa Nadler, except:

• "Famous Blue Raincoat," written by Leonard Cohen.
• "Cortez the Killer," written by Neil Young.

• 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 David Lovelock - formerly stuidospecial . Inside photograph by Socrates Mitsios.

• Marissa Nadler Official Site