Redbird (album)

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Redbird
Studio album by Heather Nova
Released	August 30, 2005
Length	51:17
Heather Nova chronology
Storm (2003)	Redbird (2005)	the sorrowjoy (2006)

Redbird is Heather Nova's eighth album, released on August 30, 2005.

The album includes a cover of Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game". The first track, "Welcome", was also released in 2005 as a single in Europe. "Welcome" also appeared on the US/Canadian release of South.

The album was produced by Heather's Husband and long term producer Felix Tod, aside "Welcome" (Produced by "The Matrix".)

When talking about the album, Heather has said "It was probably the most difficult album I have ever made because for the first time I had something else besides music (My baby) taking up my time and attention. So instead of having endless days with nothing to do but write, I had 2-3 hours on a good day. And that meant focusing in and working very intensely in a way I hadn't done before. It was a challenge, but at the same time I was incredibly inspired to write for this album. I had just had a life-altering experience! I felt like my heart had been blown wide open and I was the most vulnerable and yet the strongest I had ever been... That's what Mesmerized and Motherland are about."

[edit] Track listing

1. "Welcome" (Campbell, Danny/Nova, Heather/Armstrong, Dido) – 4:18
2. "I Miss My Sky" (Amelia Earhart's Last Days) (Heather Nova) – 5:05
3. "Motherland" (Heather Nova) – 4:25
4. "Redbird" (Heather Nova) – 4:16
5. "Done Drifting" (Heather Nova) – 4:10
6. "Overturned" (Heather Nova) – 3:26
7. "Mesmerized" (Heather Nova) – 4:14
8. "Singing You Through" (Heather Nova) – 4:11
9. "A Way to Live" (Heather Nova) – 3:51
10. "Wicked Game" (Chris Isaak) – 4:51
11. "This Body" (Heather Nova) – 3:47
12. "The Sun Will Always Rise" (Heather Nova) – 4:43