Nighttime Birds (re‐issue)

~ Release by The Gathering (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Tracklist

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1▼Digital Media
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	On Most Surfaces recording of: On Most Surfaces (Inuït) lyricist: Anneke van Giersbergen (Dutch singer/songwriter/guitarist) composer: The Gathering (Dutch atmospheric rock/metal band) publisher: Magic Arts Publishing	4	6:55
2	Confusion recording of: Confusion lyricist: Anneke van Giersbergen (Dutch singer/songwriter/guitarist) composer: The Gathering (Dutch atmospheric rock/metal band) publisher: Magic Arts Publishing	3	6:33
3	The May Song recording of: The May Song lyricist: Anneke van Giersbergen (Dutch singer/songwriter/guitarist) composer: The Gathering (Dutch atmospheric rock/metal band) publisher: Magic Arts Publishing	5	3:45
4	The Earth Is My Witness recording of: The Earth Is My Witness lyricist: Anneke van Giersbergen (Dutch singer/songwriter/guitarist) composer: The Gathering (Dutch atmospheric rock/metal band) publisher: Magic Arts Publishing	5	5:31
5	New Moon, Different Day recording of: New Moon, Different Day lyricist: Anneke van Giersbergen (Dutch singer/songwriter/guitarist) composer: The Gathering (Dutch atmospheric rock/metal band) publisher: Magic Arts Publishing	3.35	6:07
6	Third Chance recording of: Third Chance lyricist: Anneke van Giersbergen (Dutch singer/songwriter/guitarist) composer: The Gathering (Dutch atmospheric rock/metal band) publisher: Magic Arts Publishing	3	5:26
7	Kevin’s Telescope recording of: Kevin’s Telescope lyricist: Anneke van Giersbergen (Dutch singer/songwriter/guitarist) composer: The Gathering (Dutch atmospheric rock/metal band) publisher: Magic Arts Publishing	5	3:23
8	Nighttime Birds recording of: Nighttime Birds lyricist: Anneke van Giersbergen (Dutch singer/songwriter/guitarist) composer: The Gathering (Dutch atmospheric rock/metal band) publisher: Magic Arts Publishing	4	6:58
9	Shrink recording of: Shrink lyricist: Anneke van Giersbergen (Dutch singer/songwriter/guitarist) composer: Frank Boeijen (The Gathering keyboard player), Hugo Prinsen Geerligs, Anneke van Giersbergen (Dutch singer/songwriter/guitarist), Hans Rutten, René Rutten and Jelmer Wiersma publisher: Magic Arts Publishing	3	4:01
10	The May Song (radio edit)	5	3:50
11	The Earth Is My Witness (edit)		4:14
12	Confusion (live in Krakow)		7:08
13	The May Song (live in Krakow)		3:32
14	New Moon, Different Day (live in Krakow)		6:03
15	Adrenaline (live in Krakow)		4:06

2▼Digital Media
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	New Moon, Differnet Day (demo / Eroc session)		6:18
2	Kevin’s Telescope (demo / Eroc session)		4:47
3	Shrink (demo / Eroc session)		3:59
4	The Earth Is My Witness (demo / Eroc session)	4	6:09
5	Diamond Box (instrumental) (demo / Eroc session)	4	4:41
6	Nighttime Birds (demo / Eroc session)	4	7:02
7	On Most Surfaces (demo / Eroc session)	5	7:31
8	Hjelmar’s (demo / Eroc session)	4	1:35
9	In Power We Entrust the Love Advocated bass: Hugo Prinsen Geerligs grand piano and synthesizer: Frank Boeijen (The Gathering keyboard player) guitar family: René Rutten and Jelmer Wiersma membranophone: Hans Rutten lead vocals: Anneke van Giersbergen (Dutch singer/songwriter/guitarist) cover recording of: In Power We Entrust the Love Advocated writer: Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance) composer: Gus Ferguson (Alexander James Ferguson), Lisa Gerrard, Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance), James Pinker, Scott Roger (Dead Can Dance bassist) and Peter Ulrich	3.5	4:05
10	When the Sun Hits cover recording of: When the Sun Hits lyricist and composer: Neil Halstead	4	4:51
11	Confusion (demo / Eroc session)	3	7:16
12	Shrink (alternate version)		2:13
13	Adrenaline	4	4:14
14	Third Chance (alternate version)	4	5:37

Credits

Release

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Century Media Records Ltd. (do not use as release label! UK subsidiary of Century Media Records GmbH) (in 2007)

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streaming page:	https://tidal.com/album/52103377 [info]

Release group

included in:	Original Album Collection Sand and Mercury

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/27914 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/The-gathering/Nighttime-birds [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-gathering/nighttime-birds/ [info] https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/album/gathering-the/nighttime-birds [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/10124/ [info] https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7583 [info] https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/en/album/Nighttime_Birds/9620 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000257715 [info]
Wikidata:	Q1989816 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 886443597044
Format:: 2×Digital Media
Length:: 2:27:50

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: None
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Century Media

Release events

[Worldwide]
2007-07-27

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