Antony And The Johnsons – I Am A Bird Now
Label: |
Secretly Canadian – SC105CD |
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CD
, Album
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Country: |
US |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Avantgarde |
Tracklist
| 1 | Hope There's Someone | 4:21 | |
| 2 | My Lady Story | 3:33 | |
| 3 | For Today I Am A Boy | 2:36 | |
| 4 | Man Is The Baby | 4:09 | |
| 5 | You Are My Sister | 3:59 | |
| 6 | What Can I Do? | 1:40 | |
| 7 | Fistful Of Love | 5:51 | |
| 8 | Spiralling | 4:25 | |
| 9 | Free At Last | 1:36 | |
| 10 | Bird Gerhl | 3:14 |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright © – Rebis Music
- Copyright © – The Estate Of Peter Hujar
- Manufactured By – Bellwether Manufacturing
- Glass Mastered At – Disque Americ
- Pressed By – Disque Americ
Credits
- Arranged By [Arrangements: Strings] – Maxim Moston (tracks: 2, 4, 6)
- Bass – Jeff Langston
- Cello – Julia Kent
- Drawing [Drawings] – Antony (3)
- Drums – Todd Cohen
- Flute – Keith Bonner
- Horns [Horn] – Steve Bernstein*
- Mastered By [Mastering] – Doug Henderson
- Mixed By [Mixing] – Emery Dobyns (tracks: 2, 6, 9)
- Musician [Musicians] – Todd Cohen
- Photography By [Photography: "Candy Darling On Her Deathbed"] – Peter Hujar
- Photography By [Photography: Antony] – Don Felix Cervantes
- Photography By [Photography: Page In Doctor's Chair] – Josef Astor
- Saxophone [Sax] – Doug Wieselman
- Tracking By – Emery Dobyns
- Viola – Joan Wasser
- Violin – Maxim Moston
- Voice, Piano, Organ – Antony (3)
- Written-By, Producer – Antony (3)
Notes
Inner s:
Antony + the Johnsons
Title of "Fistful of Love" from a line in Marc Almond's poem "L'esqualita"
"Candy Darling on her Deathbed" (1974) ©The Estate of Peter Hujar, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery NYC
Page in Doctor's Chair (2002) (Makeup by Kabuki)
Calendar from the wall of an abandoned prison cell in Philadelphia.
Children's letters from a medical journal on hermaphrodism and sex reassignment.
Thank you my family, my friends, Brendan Hegarty, Barbara Cummard, Sara, Nick + Stephen, Reuben Butchart, and to all my fellows, thank you for your love.
All songs © Rebis Music (ASCAP) 2004
I Am A Bird Now is dedicated to the memory of Page.
CD:
Dear Dr. I do not want to be a boy. I want to be a girl
Just my sisters.
Inlay:
"Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee."
Other Notes:
Clear-tray jewel case with 5- fold-out thick paper insert.
Track 7 is misspelled as "Fistfull Of Love" on back cover.
Antony + the Johnsons
Title of "Fistful of Love" from a line in Marc Almond's poem "L'esqualita"
"Candy Darling on her Deathbed" (1974) ©The Estate of Peter Hujar, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery NYC
Page in Doctor's Chair (2002) (Makeup by Kabuki)
Calendar from the wall of an abandoned prison cell in Philadelphia.
Children's letters from a medical journal on hermaphrodism and sex reassignment.
Thank you my family, my friends, Brendan Hegarty, Barbara Cummard, Sara, Nick + Stephen, Reuben Butchart, and to all my fellows, thank you for your love.
All songs © Rebis Music (ASCAP) 2004
I Am A Bird Now is dedicated to the memory of Page.
CD:
Dear Dr. I do not want to be a boy. I want to be a girl
Just my sisters.
Inlay:
"Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee."
Other Notes:
Clear-tray jewel case with 5- fold-out thick paper insert.
Track 7 is misspelled as "Fistfull Of Love" on back cover.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Sticker, Text): 6 5660 - 50105 - 2 6
- Barcode (Sticker, String): 656605010526
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Matrix / Runout: WWW.BELLWETHERMFG.COM
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 2TFE3<7205>SC105
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L481
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 8109
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 2TFE3<7205>SC105
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L481
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 81A9
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): 2TFE3<7205>SC105
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI L481
- Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 8116
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): 3C3T1<7205>SC105
- Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 81B0
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI L483
- Other (Mould, Variant 4): AD/CA
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 5): 01EV6<7205>SC105
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI L485
- Mould SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI 81B0
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 6): 2TFE3<7205>SC105
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 6): IFPI L481
- Mould SID Code (Variant 6): IFPI 811C
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 7): 2TFE3<7205>SC105
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 7): IFPI L481
- Mould SID Code (Variant 7): IFPI 810H
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 8): 3BV81<7205>SC105
Other Versions (5 of 23)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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New Submission
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I Am A Bird Now (CD, Album, Promo) | Secretly Canadian | sc105 | US | 2004 | ||
| I Am A Bird Now (CD, Album, Deluxe, Blackburn Pressing) | Rough Trade | RTRADCD223 | UK | 2005 | |||
| I Am A Bird Now (LP, Album) | Secretly Canadian | SC 105 | US | 2005 | |||
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Recently Edited
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I Am A Bird Now (LP, Album) | Rough Trade | RTRADLP 223 | UK | 2005 | ||
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New Submission
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I Am A Bird Now (CD, Album) | Spunk | URA145 | Australia | 2005 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Edited 19 years agoI don't really know...
I really, truly wanted to love this record, but couldn't stop saying "Would you please quit whining ?". I can understand nearly anything, but i'm not going to shell out 5 or more dollars for an hour of whining and complaining, unless there's something special added on top of it, like sound effects or distortion. But unfortunately there's nothing there - maybe i'm just missing the point, but there were so many praises for this one (especially when someone like David Tibet is involved), but i don't find it attractive or interesting.
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Edited 20 years agoTrue soul.
I Am A Bird Now stands apart in a era of cynical, retro/self-referential, detached music. One of the most startling, tender, unique records I have heard for a long time. Subtly subversive, Anthony has an ability to convey so much pure emotion, his voice with a timbré akin to Bryan Ferry's, yet wounded and blooded.
"Fistful Of Love", featuring Lou Reed, is a perfect example of how Anthony draws you into his dreams. Building slowly from Reed's spoken word intro over piano and guitar, Anthony's tale of sexual violence is punched home, the title sung as a mantra over a Stax horn groove.
There is somehow a soulful honesty at this albums heart. It doesn't feel self-indulgent or overwrought, but dark, ecstatic and most importantly, human.
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