Nighttime Birds

Nighttime Birds
Studio album by The Gathering
Released	6 June 1997
Recorded	17 February to 15 March 1997 at Woodhouse Studios, Hagen, Germany
Genre	Progressive metal, gothic metal,[1] progressive rock, alternative rock
Length	48:44
Label	Century Media
Producer	Siggi Bemm, the Gathering
The Gathering chronology
Mandylion (1995) Nighttime Birds (1997) How to Measure a Planet? (1998)

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic	[2]

Nighttime Birds is the fourth full-length album of the Dutch Alternative 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 – 15 March 1997 under the guidance of producer Siggi Bemm and The Gathering.

Track listing

Original 1997 Release
No.	Title	Length
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"	6:59
9.	"Shrink"	4:01

2007 Century Media Reissue
No.	Title	Length
10.	"The May Song (Radio Edit)"	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

Disc 1, 1–9 taken from the "Nighttime Birds" album.
Disc 1, 10–11 taken from "The May Song" EP.
Disc 1, 12–15 taken from the "In Motion" DVD. Recorded live in Krakow, Poland, 1997

Disc 2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"New Moon, Different 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)"	6:09
5.	"Diamond Box (Demo/EROC Session)"	4:41
6.	"Nighttime Birds (Demo/EROC Session)"	7:02
7.	"On Most Surfaces (Demo/EROC Session)"	7:30
8.	"Hjelmar's (Demo/EROC Session)"	1:35
9.	"In Power We Entrust The Love Advocated"	4:05
10.	"When The Sun Hits"	4:52
11.	"Confusion (Demo/EROC Session)"	7:16
12.	"Shrink (Alternate Version)"	2:14
13.	"Adrenaline"	4:15
14.	"Third Chance (Alternate Version)"	5:37

Disc 2, 1–8 EROC Demo Session recorded at Woodhouse Studios, Hagen, Germany, Mixed by EROC, November 15th to 30th, 1996.
Disc 2, 9–10 recorded at S&K Studios, Doetinchem, Netherlands, September 1st to 4th, 1997. Produced by The Gathering & Dirk Kemper. Taken from the "Kevin's Telescope" EP.
Disc 2, 11 taken from "Nighttime Birds" remixed by EROC. Taken from the "Kevin's Telescope" EP.
Disc 2, 12 recorded at Patrick Steenbakkers Audioprodukties, Shijndel, Netherlands, Summer 1996. Produced by Patrick Steenbakkers & The Gathering. Taken from the "Liberty Bell" EP.
Disc 2, 13–14 recorded at RS 29 Studios, Wolluck, Netherlands, March 30th to April 3rd, 1996. Produced, Engineered and Mixed by Oscar Holleman & The Gathering. Taken from the "Adrenaline/Leaves" EP.

Trivia

• In the song Nighttime Birds (after minute 3:45) there is a sample of Indian flute music (a Raga Kafi) which can be heard in the Dutch theme park ′de Efteling′ at the fairy tale of The Flying Fakir
• Track 8 contains a quote from the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Dutch Albums Chart[3]	12
German Albums Chart[4]	80

Personnel

• Anneke van Giersbergen – lead vocals/guitars
• René Rutten – guitars/flute
• Jelmer Wiersma – guitars
• Frank Boeijen – keyboards
• Hugo Prinsen Geerligs – bass
• Hans Rutten – drums

References

1. http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=5177&page=&message_id=
2. Huey, Steve. Nighttime Birds review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-27.
3. http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Gathering&titel=Nighttime+Birds&cat=a
4. http://www.officialcharts.de/album.asp?artist=The+Gathering&title=Nighttime+Birds&cat=a&country=de