Siren
Studio album by
Heather Nova
ReleasedJune 2, 1998
GenreIndie rock
Length60:53
LabelBig Cat/Work (North America)[1]
V2 (UK)
ProducerJon 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[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[3]
Pitchfork7.0/10[4]
Slant Magazine[5]
The Times[6]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music[7]

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

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 Heatseekers 12

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Siren
Chart (1998) Position
German Albums Chart[22] 93

Singles

Chart performance for singles from Siren
Year Single Chart Position
1998 "London Rain (Nothing Heals Me Like You Do)" US Billboard Adult Top 40 31

References

  1. ^ a b "HEATHER NOVA 'SIREN' BIG CAT/WORK". The Washington Post. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Siren - Heather Nova | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Schinder, Scott. "Siren". EW.com.
  4. ^ "Heather Nova: Siren: Pitchfork Review". November 23, 2001. Archived from the original on 2001-11-23.
  5. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (January 23, 2002). "Review: Heather Nova, Siren". Slant Magazine.
  6. ^ Conolly, Paul (6 June 1998). "HEATHER NOVA (8/10). Siren. (V2 Records)". Newsbank. The Times. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  7. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. London: Virgin Books. p. 289. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.
  8. ^ "Heather Nova Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  9. ^ "SIREN -- HEATHER NOVA". Hartford Courant. 20 August 1998. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  10. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 206.
  11. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Heather Nova – Siren" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Heather Nova – Siren" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Heather Nova – Siren" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Lescharts.com – Heather Nova – Siren". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Heather Nova – Siren" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Charts.nz – Heather Nova – Siren". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Heather Nova – Siren". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  18. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Heather Nova – Siren". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Heather Nova – Siren". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  21. ^ "Heather Nova". Billboard.
  22. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
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