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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
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.
I Am a Bird Now
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| | Name | I Am a Bird Now | | Type | Album | | Artist | Antony and the Johnsons | | Cover | I Am a Bird Now.jpg | | Released | February 1 2005 | | Recorded | ??? | | Genre | Indie Pop, Baroque Pop | | Length | 35:29 | | Label | Secretly Canadian | | Producer | Thomas Newman | | Reviews | *All Music Guide rating-5 | | 4}} [http://www.allmusic.... | amg&sql=10:8eaxqj6eojka link
*The Guardian ra... | | 4}} [http://www.rollingst... | cdreviews&rnd=1107844591690&has-player=unknow... | | Last Album | Antony and the Johnsons (album) | | This Album | I Am a Bird Now
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Track listing
All tracks written by Antony Hegarty
"Hope There's Someone" – 4:21
"For Today I Am a Boy" – 2:36
"You Are My Sister" – 3:59
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