I Am a Bird Now

by ANOHNI and The Johnsons

I Am a Bird Now cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 February 2005
  • Label: Secretly Canadian / Rough Trade
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:27
  • Community rating: 3.44/5 from 12 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

ANOHNI's Mercury Prize-winning album is a devastatingly beautiful exploration of gender and transformation. Featuring guests like Lou Reed and Boy George, the songs are soulful, intimate, and heartbreaking. It brought transgender themes to the forefront of indie music.

Genres

Descriptors: conceptual, lgbtq, melodic, chamber, orchestral

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 Guhl (3:14)

Credits

  • Anohni - Member
  • Leo Abrahams - Member
  • Samuel Dixon - Member
  • Jimmy Hogarth - Member
  • Rob Moose - Member
  • Chris Vatalaro - Member
  • Martin Slattery - Member
  • William Basinski - Member
  • Antony - Member
  • Doug Wieselman - Member, Arranged By [Horns]
  • Jeff Langston - Member
  • Julia Kent - Member, Arranged By [Strings]
  • Maxim Moston - Member, Arranged By [Strings]
  • Parker Kindred - Member, Drums
  • Thomas Bartlett - Member
  • Wil Holzhouser - Member
  • Antony And The Johnsons - Primary Artist
  • Emery Dobyns - Mixed By
  • Danielle Farina - Viola
  • John Bollinger - Drums
  • Devendra Banhart - Guitar, Vocals
  • Boy George - Vocals
  • Jason Hart - Piano
  • Rufus Wainwright - Vocals
  • Rainy Orteca - Bass
  • Lou Reed - Guitar, Vocals
  • Julia Yasuda - Effects [Morse Code], Vocals

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