Released August 10, 1999 Length 37:17 Label Badman Recording Co. | Recorded 1997–1999 Producer The Innocence Mission Release date 10 August 1999 | |
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Birds of My Neighborhood is the fourth studio album by the Innocence Mission. Released in 1999 on Kneeling Elephant, a sub-label of RCA, the album was out of print until Badman Recording acquired the license to remaster and reissue it in 2006.
Contents
This was the group's first album as a trio following the departure of founding member Steve Brown in 1997. With the exception of his sole contribution to the album—drums and brushes on "Snow"—the album is largely bereft of drums. Don Peris played percussion on "Birdless" and the closing moments of "Green Grass, Red Tree," but otherwise the group adapted to its trio status by replacing Mike Bitt's electric bass with an upright bass and taking a more acoustic sound.
Their cover of "Follow Me" was recorded in late 1997 for Take Me Home, a John Denver tribute album which had an estimated release date of 1998. With the delay of that album's release, however, Don Peris asked that record's curator, Mark Kozelek of the Red House Painters, for permission to include the song on Birds of My Neighborhood. Kozelek agreed on the condition that the song still be included on the tribute album when a general release was finally given in April 2000.
Sufjan Stevens recorded a cover version of "The Lakes of Canada" in 2007.
Track listing
All tracks written by Karen Peris, except where noted.
Personnel
Album credits
Songs
1Where Does the Time Go?3:33
2Snow3:47
3Follow Me3:17