Tracklist

1	On Most Surfaces (Inuït)	6:53
2	Confusion	6:30
3	The May Song	3:43
4	The Earth Is My Witness	5:31
5	New Moon, Different Day	6:06
6	Third Chance	5:25
7	Kevin's Telescope	3:20
8	Nighttime Birds	6:58
9	Shrink	3:59
Bonus Tracks
10	Leaves (Live)	6:55
11	Eléanor (Live)	6:34

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Victor Entertainment, Inc.
• Distributed By – Victor Entertainment, Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Century Media Records
• Copyright (c) – Magic Arts Publishing
• Published By – Media Logistics
• Published By – Magic Arts Publishing
• Recorded At – Woodhouse Studio

Credits

• Bass – Hugo Prinsen Geerligs
• Drums – Hans Rutten
• Engineer – Matthias Klinkmann, Siggi Bemm
• Guitar – Jelmer Wiersma, René Rutten
• Liner Notes – 奥村裕司*
• Lyrics By – Anneke van Giersbergen
• Management – Mojo Management
• Music By – The Gathering
• Photography By [Cover Photo] – Karel Tomeï
• Producer – Siggi Bemm, The Gathering
• Synthesizer, Grand Piano – Frank Boeijen
• Vocals – Anneke van Giersbergen

Notes

Japanese edition (1st Press), containing 2 extra tracks. Comes with an OBI strip and the booklet contains all album information and track lyrics translated to japanese.

Recorded February 17th - March 15th 1997 at Woodhouse Studios, Hagen, Germany.
Mixed March 24th - March 29th 1997.
Photography at Flying Camera.

Quote: A Evil of Smoke is What I Am

(C) Magic Arts Publishing 1997
(P) Century Media Records 1997
Manufactured and distributed by Victor Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, Japan

All songs published by Media Logistics except 10,11 by Magic Arts Publ.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 4 988002 353637
• Barcode: 4988002353637
• Rights Society: JASRAC
• Matrix / Runout: VICP-60043-1- 1C V
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L231
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 4011

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
77168-2	The Gathering	Nighttime Birds ‎(CD, Album, Dig)	Century Media	77168-2	1997
77168-2	The Gathering	Nighttime Birds ‎(CD, Album, RP)	Century Media	77168-2	Europe	2004
SVR023	The Gathering	Nighttime Birds ‎(LP, Album, RE, TP)	Svart Records	SVR023	Finland	2010
ES 4140	The Gathering	Nighttime Birds ‎(Cass, Album, Unofficial)	CD Club	ES 4140	Ukraine	Unknown
SVR023	The Gathering	Nighttime Birds ‎(2xLP, Album, Ltd, RE, Whi)	Svart Records	SVR023	Finland	2013