Ophelia

by Natalie Merchant

Ophelia cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 25 May 1998
  • Label: Elektra Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 56:36
  • Community rating: 3.8/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Following the massive success of her solo debut, the former 10,000 Maniacs frontwoman crafted a lush, conceptual sophomore release. Featuring a sprawling cast of guest musicians and complex, chamber-pop string arrangements, the record explores various archetypes of womanhood through deeply introspective, melancholic balladry.

Genres

Descriptors: folk, ballad, melodic, orchestral, literate, guitar-driven, female-vocals, piano

Tracklist

  1. Ophelia (5:10)
  2. Life Is Sweet (5:12)
  3. Kind & Generous (4:01)
  4. Frozen Charlotte (5:22)
  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 (3:17)
  11. When They Ring The Golden Bells / Ophelia Reprise (9:33)

Credits

More from Natalie Merchant: full discography