Nighttime Birds

1997 studio album by The Gathering From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nighttime Birds is the fourth full-length album of the Dutch rock band The Gathering, released on 6 June 1997 by Century Media Records. The album was recorded at Woodhouse Studios, Hagen, Germany, between 17 February and 15 March 1997 under the guidance of producer Siggi Bemm. Unlike their previous album, Nighttime Birds is much more experimental, atmospheric and melodic.

Released6 June 1997
Recorded17 February – 15 March 1997
StudioWoodhouse Studios, Hagen, Germany
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Nighttime Birds
Studio album by
Released6 June 1997
Recorded17 February – 15 March 1997
StudioWoodhouse Studios, Hagen, Germany
Genre
Length48:44
LabelCentury Media
ProducerSiggi Bemm, The Gathering
The Gathering chronology
Mandylion
(1995)
Nighttime Birds
(1997)
How to Measure a Planet?
(1998)
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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[2]
Chronicles of Chaos9/10[3] 8/10[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[5]
Rock Hard9.5/10[6]
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Track listing

All lyrics are written by Anneke van Giersbergen; all music is composed by The Gathering, except where noted otherwise.

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Original 1997 Release
No.TitleLength
1."On Most Surfaces (Inuït)"6:55
2."Confusion"6:33
3."The May Song"3:45
4."The Earth Is My Witness"5:31
5."New Moon, Different Day"6:07
6."Third Chance"5:26
7."Kevin's Telescope"3:23
8."Nighttime Birds"7:00
9."Shrink"4:00
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Japanese edition bonus tracks[7]
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10."Leaves" (live)6:55
11."Eléanor" (live)6:34
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2007 Century Media Reissue Disc 1 bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."The May Song" (radio edit)3:50
11."The Earth Is My Witness" (edit)4:14
12."Confusion" (live)7:08
13."The May Song" (live)3:32
14."New Moon, Different Day" (live)6:03
15."Adrenaline" (live)4:06
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Tracks 10–11 taken from The May Song EP.
Tracks 12–15 taken from the In Motion DVD. Recorded live in Krakow, Poland, 1997

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2007 Century Media Reissue Disc 2 bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."New Moon, Different Day" (demo/EROC sessions)6:18
2."Kevin's Telescope" (instrumental demo/EROC sessions)4:47
3."Shrink" (demo/EROC sessions)3:59
4."The Earth Is My Witness" (demo/EROC sessions)6:09
5."Diamond Box" (Instrumental demo/EROC sessions)4:41
6."Nighttime Birds" (demo/EROC sessions)7:02
7."On Most Surfaces" (demo/EROC sessions)7:30
8."Hjelmar's" (instrumental demo/EROC sessions)1:35
9."In Power We Entrust the Love Advocated" (Dead Can Dance cover, written by Lisa Gerrard, Brendan Perry)4:05
10."When the Sun Hits" (Slowdive cover, written by Neil Halstead)4:52
11."Confusion" (EROC remix)7:16
12."Shrink" (alternate version)2:14
13."Adrenaline"4:15
14."Third Chance" (alternate version)5:37
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Tracks 1–8: EROC demo sessions recorded at Woodhouse Studios, Hagen, Germany, mixed by EROC, 15 to 30 November 1996.
Tracks 9–10 recorded at S&K Studios, Doetinchem, Netherlands, 1 to 4 September 1997. Taken from the Kevin's Telescope EP, produced by The Gathering & Dirk Kemper.
Track 11 taken from the Kevin's Telescope EP, remixed by EROC.
Track 12 recorded at Patrick Steenbakkers Audioprodukties, Shijndel, Netherlands, Summer 1996. Taken from the Liberty Bell EP, produced by Patrick Steenbakkers & The Gathering.
Tracks 13–14 recorded at RS 29 Studios, Wolluck, Netherlands, 30 March to 3 April 1996. Taken from the Adrenaline / Leaves EP, produced, engineered and mixed by Oscar Holleman & The Gathering.

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Personnel

The Gathering
Production
  • Siggi Bemm – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Matthias Klinkmann – engineer

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Certifications

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Certifications for Nighttime Birds
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[11] Gold 18,600

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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