Oh, My Darling

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Oh, My Darling
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Studio album by
Basia Bulat
ReleasedApril 30, 2007
RecordedJanuary - September 2006
Genre Indie pop
Folk
Length35:00
Label Rough Trade Records/Hardwood Records
Producer Howard Bilerman
Basia Bulat chronology
Oh, My Darling
(2007)		 Heart of My Own
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media 6.5/10 [1]

Oh, My Darling is the debut album by Canadian singer-songwriter Basia Bulat. It was recorded in Montreal [2] and produced by Howard Bilerman, whom Bulat met in 2006 and asked to work with. [3] It was originally released April 30, 2007 on Rough Trade Records in the United Kingdom. It then saw a Canadian release June 4, 2007 on Hardwood Records, the vanity label of fellow Canadian musician Hayden. On February 5, 2008, the album was released on Rough Trade Records in the United States.

Basia Bulat Canadian singer

Barbara Josephine Bulat, known as Basia Bulat, is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter. She is known for performing with an autoharp.

Montreal City in Quebec, Canada

Montreal is the most populous municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-most populous municipality in Canada. Originally called Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill in the heart of the city. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which took its name from the same source as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. It has a distinct four-season continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold, snowy winters.

Howard Bilerman Canadian recording engineer

Howard Bilerman is a Canadian musician, sound engineer, and record producer based in Montreal, Quebec. He co-owns the hotel2tango recording studio, and played drums for the band Arcade Fire.

The album was a nominee for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize. [4]

2008 Polaris Music Prize

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Track listing

  1. "Before I Knew" - 1:12
  2. "I Was a Daughter" - 2:54
  3. "Little Waltz" - 2:52
  4. "December" - 2:49
  5. "Snakes and Ladders" - 3:09
  6. "Oh, My Darling" - 1:23
  7. "In the Night" - 3:00
  8. "Little One" - 3:18
  9. "Why Can't It Be Mine" - 3:30
  10. "The Pilgriming Vine" - 4:36
  11. "La-Da-Da" - 3:18
  12. "Birds of Paradise" - 4:09
  13. "A Secret" - 2:06

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References

  1. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  2. ↑ Carly Conway (2007-09-21). "Basia Bulat set to wow audiences at LOLA". www.gazette.uwo.ca. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  3. ↑ Linda Laban (2008-09-19). "Oh, my, 'Darling'". www.boston.com. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  4. ↑ Polaris Music Prize
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