I Am a Bird Now

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I Am a Bird Now
Studio album by Antony and the Johnsons
Released	February 1, 2005
Recorded	???
Genre	Indie Pop, Baroque Pop
Length	35:29
Label	Secretly Canadian
Producer(s)	Thomas Newman
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link The Guardian 2005-03-11 The Music Box Nov. '05 The Observer 2005-02-20 Pitchfork (8.6/10) link Rolling Stone 2005-02-10
Antony and the Johnsons chronology
Antony and the Johnsons (1998)	I Am a Bird Now (2005)

I Am a Bird Now is the second album by New York band Antony and the Johnsons. It was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize on July 19, 2005 and ended up as the eventual winner as announced on September 6, 2005. After winning the prize, the album shot up the UK albums chart from #135 to #16 in one week, the biggest jump in the history of the Mercury Music Prize. A few weeks later, the album went back up the charts at #5.

The album features guest appearances by Rufus Wainwright and Devendra Banhart, and by lead singer Antony Hegarty's childhood heroes Boy George and Lou Reed. The album was produced by noted film composer Thomas Newman. The cover is a photograph by Peter Hujar of Warhol superstar Candy Darling on her deathbed.

[edit] Track listing

All tracks written by Antony Hegarty

1. "Hope There's Someone" – 4:21
2. "My Lady Story" – 3:33
3. "For Today I Am a Boy" – 2:36
4. "Man Is the Baby" – 4:09
5. "You Are My Sister" – 3:59
6. "What Can I Do?" – 1:40
7. "Fistful of Love" – 5:52
8. "Spiralling" – 4:25
9. "Free at Last" – 1:36
10. "Bird Gerhl" – 3:14

[edit] External links

• Secretly Canadian press release