Siren (Heather Nova album)

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Siren
Heather nova siren.jpg
Studio album by
Heather Nova
ReleasedJune 2, 1998
Genre Alternative rock
Length60:53
Label Big Cat/Work (North America) [1]
V2 (UK)
Producer Jon Kelly (tracks 1, 4, 7, 12, 13)
Felix Tod (tracks 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 14)
Youth (tracks 3, 6, 11)
Heather Nova chronology
Oyster
(1994)		Siren
(1998)		 Wonderlust
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly C− [3]
Pitchfork 7.0/10 [4]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Siren is the third studio album by Heather Nova, released in 1998. [8] [9]

Contents

Critical reception

The Washington Post wrote: "The singer and three different producers have combined folk-rock guitar, discreet synthbeats and lush keyboards and strings into a deftly eclectic contemporary sound. The only time this slick pop-rock doesn't upstage Nova's sensibility, however, is when she's dispensing the breathless come-ons of songs like 'Make You Mine'." [1]

AllMusic concluded that "it's Nova's unique vocal style and winning pop sensibilities that make Siren work as well as it does, doing double duty as substantive singer/songwriter statement and perfect pop-radio product." [2]

Track listing

All songs written by Heather Nova.

  1. "London Rain (Nothing Heals Me Like You Do)" – 3:49
  2. "Blood of Me" – 3:59
  3. "Heart and Shoulder" – 3:58
  4. "What a Feeling" – 4:46
  5. "Valley of Sound" – 4:20
  6. "I'm the Girl" – 5:23
  7. "Winterblue" – 4:56
  8. "I'm Alive" – 3:40
  9. "Widescreen" – 4:19
  10. "Paper Cup" – 3:29
  11. "Avalanche" – 4:07
  12. "Make You Mine" – 4:56
  13. "Ruby Red" – 4:05
  14. "Not Only Human" – 5:06

Australian bonus disc

  1. "Grow Young"
  2. "Water From Wine"
  3. "London Rain" (acoustic)
  4. "Blind"
  5. "Walk This World" (acoustic)

Japan bonus tracks

  1. "Grow Young"
  2. "Water from Wine"
  3. "London Rain" (acoustic)

B-sides

  1. "London Rain" (acoustic)
  2. "Days & Nights"
  3. "The Ship Song" (Nick Cave cover)
  4. "Nothing"
  5. "Many Rivers to Cross"
  6. "Grow Young"
  7. "Water to Wine"

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Siren
Chart (1998–1999)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] 90
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [11] 24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [12] 16
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [13] 48
French Albums (SNEP) [14] 60
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [15] 13
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [16] 18
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [17] 32
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [18] 33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [19] 28
UK Albums (OCC) [20] 55
US Billboard 200 [21] 176
US Billboard Heatseekers12
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [22] 4
Scottish Albums (OCC) [23] 88

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Siren
Chart (1998)Position
German Albums Chart [24] 93

Singles

Chart performance for singles from Siren
YearSingleChartPosition
1998"London Rain (Nothing Heals Me Like You Do)"US Billboard Adult Top 4031

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