Redbird (Heather Nova album)

Redbird
Studio album by Heather Nova
Released	August 30, 2005
Genre	Indie rock
Length	51:17
Heather Nova chronology
Storm (2003) Redbird (2005) The Sorrowjoy (2006)

Redbird is the sixth studio album by Heather Nova, 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 U.S./Canadian release of South . The album was produced by Nova's husband and long term producer Felix Tod, except for "Welcome" which was 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.

Track listing

All songs by Heather Nova, except where noted.

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

Charts

Chart performance for Redbird

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [1]	40
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [2]	16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [3]	63
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [4]	23
French Albums (SNEP) [5]	74
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6]	10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [7]	15

References

1. "Austriancharts.at – Heather Nova – Redbird" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
2. "Ultratop.be – Heather Nova – Redbird" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
3. "Ultratop.be – Heather Nova – Redbird" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Heather Nova – Redbird" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
5. "Lescharts.com – Heather Nova – Redbird". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Heather Nova – Redbird" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
7. "Swisscharts.com – Heather Nova – Redbird". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 14, 2022.