Natalie Merchant - Ophelia (1998)
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Natalie Merchant - Ophelia
"Ophelia" – 5:10
"Life is Sweet" – 5:12
"Kind & Generous" – 4:07
"Frozen Charlotte" (with Karen Peris of The Innocence Mission) – 5:23
"My Skin" – 5:30
"Break Your Heart" (with N'Dea Davenport) – 4:47
"King of May" – 4:09
"Thick as Thieves" – 6:57
"Effigy" – 2:30
"The Living" – 3:18
"When They Ring the Golden Bells (with Karen Peris of The Innocence Mission) / Ophelia (Reprise)" (string arrangement by Gavin Bryars) – 9:33
Ophelia is the 2nd studio album by American singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant, released on May 19, 1998 by Elektra Records. The album was supported by the singles "Kind & Generous" and "Break Your Heart", with the former being the most successful single of the album, reaching the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100. "Break Your Heart" also received single and video treatment. These and the other videos from the album, plus three from Tigerlily, were gathered on a Warner Music Vision home video, also entitled Ophelia. "I love the opportunity to flex my thespian muscle," Merchant quips on it.
