Siren (Heather Nova album)

Siren
Studio album by Heather Nova
Released	June 2, 1998
Genre	Indie rock
Length	60:53
Label	Big Cat/Work (North America) V2 (UK)
Producer	Jon Kelly (tracks 1, 4, 7, 12, 13) (tracks 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 14) Youth (tracks 3, 6, 11)
Heather Nova chronology
Oyster (1994) Siren (1998) Wonderlust (2000)

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Slant Magazine	link
The Times	[1]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music	[2]

Siren is the third studio album by Heather Nova, released in 1998.

Track listing[]

All songs written by Heather Nova.

1. "London Rain (Nothing Heals Me Like You Do)" – 3:49
2. "Blood of Me" – 3:59
3. "Heart and Shoulder" – 3:58
4. "What a Feeling" – 4:46
5. "Valley of Sound" – 4:20
6. "I'm the Girl" – 5:23
7. "Winterblue" – 4:56
8. "I'm Alive" – 3:40
9. "Widescreen" – 4:19
10. "Paper Cup" – 3:29
11. "Avalanche" – 4:07
12. "Make You Mine" – 4:56
13. "Ruby Red" – 4:05
14. "Not Only Human" – 5:06

Australian Bonus Disc

1. "Grow Young"
2. "Water From Wine"
3. "London Rain" (acoustic)
4. "Blind"
5. "Walk This World" (acoustic)

Japan bonus tracks

1. "Grow Young"
2. "Water From Wine"
3. "London Rain" (acoustic)

B Sides

1. "London Rain" (acoustic)
2. "Days & Nights"
3. "The Ship Song" (Nick Cave cover)
4. "Nothing"
5. "Many Rivers To Cross"
6. "Grow Young"
7. "Water To Wine"

Personnel[]

• Heather Nova – acoustic guitar, violin, vocals
• David Ayers – guitar (14)
• Marcus Cliffe – bass guitar (4)
• – percussion
• Geoff Dugmore – drums
• Guy Fletcher – piano, Hammond organ, tamboura, mellotron, Hawaiian guitar, Wurlitzer
• Nikolaj Juel – guitar, Moog synthesizer, Fender Rhodes
• Nadia Lanman – cello
• Monti - drums (2, 5, 8, 9)
• John Moore – saw
• Paul Sandrone – bass guitar
• Satin Singh – percussion
• Neil Taylor – guitar
• Youth – guitar (6), bass guitar (3, 6, 11)

Production[]

• Jon Kelly, Felix Tod, Youth – producers
• Lorraine Francis, Hugo Nicholson, Andrew Scarth – engineers
• Anne Dudley, Andy Green, Jon Kelly, Will Malone, Hugo Nicholson, Andy Wallace – mixing
• Steve Sisco – mixing assistant
• Roger Lian, Howie Weinberg – mastering
• Brian Fanning – PQ editing
• Jason Mayo, Felix Tod – programming
• Mike Diver, Heather Nova – photography

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Singles[]

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