Tracklist

1	On Most Surfaces (Inuït)	6:53
2	Confusion	6:30
3	The May Song	3:43
4	The Earth Is My Witness	5:31
5	New Moon, Different Day	6:06
6	Third Chance	5:25
7	Kevin's Telescope	3:20
8	Nighttime Birds	6:58
9	Shrink	3:59
Bonus Tracks
10	Leaves (Live)	6:55
11	Eléanor (Live)	6:34

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Victor Entertainment, Inc.
• Distributed By – Victor Entertainment, Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Century Media Records
• Copyright (c) – Magic Arts Publishing
• Recorded At – Woodhouse Studio

Credits

• Bass – Hugo Prinsen Geerligs
• Drums – Hans Rutten
• Engineer – Matthias Klinkmann
• Guitar – Jelmer Wiersma, René Rutten
• Liner Notes – 奥村裕司*
• Lyrics By, Vocals – Anneke van Giersbergen
• Photography By [Cover Photo] – Karel Tomeï
• Producer, Engineer – Siggi Bemm
• Producer, Music By – The Gathering
• Synthesizer, Grand Piano – Frank Boeijen

Notes

Japanese edition (1st Press), containing 2 extra tracks. Comes with an OBI strip and the booklet contains all album information and track lyrics translated to japanese.

Recorded February 17th - March 15th 1997 at Woodhouse Studios, Hagen, Germany.
Mixed March 24th - March 29th 1997.
Photography at Flying Camera.

Quote: A Evil of Smoke is What I Am

(C) Magic Arts Publishing 1997
(P) Century Media Records 1997
Manufactured and distributed by Victor Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, Japan

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 4 988002 353637
• Rights Society: JASRAC
• Matrix / Runout: VICP-60043-1- 1C V
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L231
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 4011

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
77168-2	The Gathering	Nighttime Birds ‎(CD, Album, Dig)	Century Media	77168-2	Germany	1997
77168-2	The Gathering	Nighttime Birds ‎(CD, Album, RP)	Century Media	77168-2	Germany	Unknown
SVR023	The Gathering	Nighttime Birds ‎(LP, Album, RE, TP)	Svart Records	SVR023	Finland	2010
ES 4140	The Gathering	Nighttime Birds ‎(Cass, Album, Unofficial)	CD Club	ES 4140	Ukraine	Unknown
SVR023	The Gathering	Nighttime Birds ‎(2xLP, Album, RE, Ltd, Whi)	Svart Records	SVR023	Finland	2013

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