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Name = ''Ballads of Living and Dying'' |
| name = Ballads of Living and Dying
Type = [[Album]] |
| type = [[Album]]
Artist = [[Marissa Nadler]] |
| artist = [[Marissa Nadler]]
Cover = Ballads of Living and Dying.jpg |
| cover = Ballads of Living and Dying.jpg
Released = 2004 |
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Recorded = 2003-2004 |
| released = 2004
| recorded = 2003–2004
Genre = [[Folk music|Folk]] |
Length = 36:41 |
| venue =
| studio =
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Label = [[Eclipse Records]] |
Producer = [[Myles Baer]] |
| genre = [[Folk music|Folk]]
Reviews =
| length = 36:41
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| label = [[Eclipse Records|Eclipse]]
*[[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|3.5}} [http://wm02.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jpftxqusldae link]
| producer = Myles Baer
*[[Dusted Magazine]] (Favourable) [http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/1988 link]
| prev_title =
*[[MusicEmissions.com]] (4.5/5) [http://www.musicemissions.com/display_review/2762 link]
| prev_year =
*[[Pitchfork Media]] (8.0/10) [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/20496/Marissa_Nadler_Ballads_of_Living_and_Dying link]|
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| next_title = [[The Saga of Mayflower May]]
Last album = |
| next_year = 2005
This album = '''''Ballads of Living and Dying''''' <br /> (2004) |
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Next album = ''[[The Saga of Mayflower May]]'' <br /> (2005) |}}


{{Album ratings
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'''''Ballads of Living and Dying''''' is [[Marissa Nadler]]'s first album, released in 2004 on [[Eclipse Records]].
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} <ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r728555}}</ref>
| rev2 = Dusted Magazine
| rev2Score = favourable <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/1988|title=Dusted Reviews: Marissa Nadler - Ballads of Living and Dying|website=Dustedmagazine.com|accessdate=2 October 2018}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev3Score = (8.0/10) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchforkmedia.com/reviews/albums/5907-ballads-of-living-and-dying|title=Marissa Nadler: Ballads of Living and Dying Album Review - Pitchfork|website=Pitchforkmedia.com|accessdate=2 October 2018}}</ref>
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'''''Ballads of Living and Dying''''' is [[Marissa Nadler]]'s first studio album, released in 2004 on [[Eclipse Records]].<ref>[http://marissanadler.bandcamp.com/album/ballads-of-living-and-dying "First album listing"] Bandcamp.com entry for the album</ref>

==Background==
Nadler first began recording her songs onto cassette at an early age. When she turned 16, her parents gifted her a couple hours in a recording studio. When she entered art school in [[Providence, Rhode Island]], she would perform at [[open mic]] events. This eventually led to her recording her first album: "I had a boyfriend at the time and he recorded that record for me over the course of many months and we fell in love during the recording, and he ended up being the subject matter for several albums after!"<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.popmatters.com/feature/170951-alabaster-queen-an-interview-with-marissa-nadler/|title = Alabaster Queen: An Interview with Marissa Nadler|date = May 29, 2013|accessdate = |website = Popmatters.com|publisher = |last = Lyndal-Martin|first = Erin}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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All songs written by Marissa Nadler, except where noted.
# "Fifty Five Falls" – 5:01
# "Fifty Five Falls" – 5:01
# "Hay Tantos Muertos" – 2:51
# "Hay tantos muertos" – 2:51 (Nadler, [[Pablo Neruda]])
# "Stallions" – 3:11
# "Stallions" – 3:11
# "Undertaker" – 2:17
# "Undertaker" – 2:17
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# "Days of Rum" – 4:20
# "Days of Rum" – 4:20
# "Virginia" – 2:39
# "Virginia" – 2:39
# "Annabelle Lee" – 5:15
# "Annabelle Lee" – 5:15 (Nadler, [[Edgar Allan Poe]])
# "Door Slam" (vinyl-only bonus track)

== Personnel ==
Credits taken from album booklet.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Ballads of Living and Dying|others=Marissa Nadler|year=2004|publisher=Beautiful Happiness|id=HAPP005CD}}</ref>

=== Musicians ===
* Marissa Nadler – vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (all tracks except 8), organ (tracks 3 and 7), keys (tracks 4 and 9), banjo (track 8)
* Myles Baer – electric guitar (tracks 1 and 10), background vocals (track 1), accordion (track 2), e-bow (track 10)
* Kendra Flowers – harmony vocals (track 5)

=== Production ===
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Recorded, mixed and produced by Myles Baer at Black Hole Sound Studios, 2003-2004.

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==Album credits==
==External links==
*[http://www.marissanadler.com/ Official Site]
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'''Marissa Nadler'''
* Vocals on all tracks
* Acoustic guitar on all tracks, except "Days of Rum"
* Keys on "Undertaker" and "Virginia"
* Organ on "Stallions" and "Mayflower May"


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{{Marissa Nadler}}
'''Myles Baer'''
* Accordion on "Hey Tantos Muertos"
* Backing vocals on "Fifty Five Falls"
* E-Bow on "Annabelle Lee"
* Electric guitar on "Fifty Five Falls" and "Annabelle Lee"


'''Kendra Flowers'''
* Harmony vocals on "Box of Cedar"


{{Authority control}}
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'''All songs written by Marissa Nadler, except:'''
* "Hay Tantos Muertos"—words by [[Pablo Neruda]]
* "Annabelle Lee"—words by [[Edgar Allan Poe]]


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[[Category:2004 debut albums]]
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'''Recorded, mixed and produced by Myles Baer at Black Hole Sound Studios, 2003-4.'''
[[Category:Marissa Nadler albums]]


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[[Category:2004 albums]]

Latest revision as of 02:14, 3 June 2024

Ballads of Living and Dying
Studio album by
Marissa Nadler
Released2004
Recorded2003–2004
GenreFolk
Length36:41
LabelEclipse
ProducerMyles Baer
Marissa Nadler chronology
Ballads of Living and Dying
(2004) 		The Saga of Mayflower May
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Dusted Magazinefavourable [2]
Pitchfork(8.0/10) [3]

Ballads of Living and Dying is Marissa Nadler's first studio album, released in 2004 on Eclipse Records.[4]

Background

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Nadler first began recording her songs onto cassette at an early age. When she turned 16, her parents gifted her a couple hours in a recording studio. When she entered art school in Providence, Rhode Island, she would perform at open mic events. This eventually led to her recording her first album: "I had a boyfriend at the time and he recorded that record for me over the course of many months and we fell in love during the recording, and he ended up being the subject matter for several albums after!"[5]

Track listing

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All songs written by Marissa Nadler, except where noted.

  1. "Fifty Five Falls" – 5:01
  2. "Hay tantos muertos" – 2:51 (Nadler, Pablo Neruda)
  3. "Stallions" – 3:11
  4. "Undertaker" – 2:17
  5. "Box of Cedar" – 4:39
  6. "Bird Song" – 3:07
  7. "Mayflower May" – 3:21
  8. "Days of Rum" – 4:20
  9. "Virginia" – 2:39
  10. "Annabelle Lee" – 5:15 (Nadler, Edgar Allan Poe)
  11. "Door Slam" (vinyl-only bonus track)

Personnel

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Credits taken from album booklet.[6]

Musiker

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  • Marissa Nadler – vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (all tracks except 8), organ (tracks 3 and 7), keys (tracks 4 and 9), banjo (track 8)
  • Myles Baer – electric guitar (tracks 1 and 10), background vocals (track 1), accordion (track 2), e-bow (track 10)
  • Kendra Flowers – harmony vocals (track 5)

Production

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Recorded, mixed and produced by Myles Baer at Black Hole Sound Studios, 2003-2004.

References

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  1. ^ Ballads of Living and Dying at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Dusted Reviews: Marissa Nadler - Ballads of Living and Dying". Dustedmagazine.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Marissa Nadler: Ballads of Living and Dying Album Review - Pitchfork". Pitchforkmedia.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  4. ^ "First album listing" Bandcamp.com entry for the album
  5. ^ Lyndal-Martin, Erin (May 29, 2013). "Alabaster Queen: An Interview with Marissa Nadler". Popmatters.com.
  6. ^ Ballads of Living and Dying (Media notes). Marissa Nadler. Beautiful Happiness. 2004. HAPP005CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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