Ballads of Living and Dying
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Ballads of Living and Dying is Marissa Nadler
's first album, released in 2004 on Eclipse Records
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Marissa Nadler
Marissa Nadler is an American dream-folk singer-songwriter and fine artist based in Boston.-Early life:Marissa Nadler was exposed to art at a young age through her mother Pamela, an abstract painter, and her older brother Stuart, a guitarist and writer...
's first album, released in 2004 on Eclipse Records
Eclipse Records
Eclipse Records is an American indie rock record label based in Butler, New Jersey. The label is known for bringing the Cleveland band Mushroomhead to national attention. The current president of the label is Chris Poland.-History:...
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Track listing
All songs written by Marissa Nadler, except where noted.- "Fifty Five Falls" – 5:01
- "Hay Tantos Muertos" – 2:51 (Nadler, Pablo NerudaPablo NerudaPablo Neruda was the pen name and, later, legal name of the Chilean poet, diplomat and politician Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto. He chose his pen name after Czech poet Jan Neruda....
) - "Stallions" – 3:11
- "Undertaker" – 2:17
- "Box of Cedar" – 4:39
- "Bird Song" – 3:07
- "Mayflower May" – 3:21
- "Days of Rum" – 4:20
- "Virginia" – 2:39
- "Annabelle Lee" – 5:15 (Nadler, Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective...
) - Door Slam (Vinyl only bonus track)
Musicians
- Marissa Nadler — Vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards
- Myles Baer — Accordion, backing vocals, E-Bow, electric guitar
- Kendra Flowers — Harmony vocals ("Box of Cedar")