Natalie Merchant, Ophelia - 56m 45s

Tracks & Durations

1. Ophelia	5:11
2. Life Is Sweet	5:12
3. Kind & Generous	4:07
4. Frozen Charlotte	5:23
5. My Skin	5:32
6. Break Your Heart	4:48
7. King of May	4:09
8. Thick as Thieves	6:57
9. Effigy	2:30
10. The Living	3:18
11. When They Ring the Golden Bells	9:32

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Review

Miss Natalie needs to lighten up. Ophelia's a pretty heavy record, in terms of both the thick, string-heavy production and in terms of her protracted, pretentious songs. Merchant has a beautiful voice but she bogs it down with weighty themes that walk around in flashy clothes without going anywhere. She's even got, gulp, Tibetan lyric translations on "Effigy." It's telling that the best track here is the simplest--a lovely reading of an 1887 parlour hymn, "When They Ring The Golden Bells." Its genteel acoustic backdrop perfectly sets off Merchant's voice--and its the only time she sings with a passion that doesn't feel pretended. Guests include Daniel Lanois and The Innocence Mission. --Michael Ruby

Other Versions

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Ophelia

Tracks: 11, Disk length: 56m 44s (-1m 59s)

Ophelia

Tracks: 12 (+1 tracks), Disk length: 1h 1m 29s (+4m 44s)

Ophelia

Tracks: 11, Disk length: 51m 2s (-6m 17s)

Ophelia

Tracks: 9 (-2 tracks), Disk length: 37m 37s (-20m 52s)

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