Song · Natalie Merchant
“Ophelia” by Natalie Merchant
From the album Ophelia (1998)
“Ophelia” by Natalie Merchant appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2020. It was first released in 1998 on the album Ophelia. Its best result is #1333 on the WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,213 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Ophelia" is the title song of Natalie Merchant's second studio album, which Elektra released on May 19, 1998, and she wrote the words and music alone. The credits are wonderfully odd: Ken Appollo on barrel organ, Michelle Kinney on cello, George Laks on organ and piano, Graham Maby and Todd Vos on electric guitar, Peter Yanowitz on drums, and extra voices from Carmen Consoli, Camille Labro, Rocio Paez, Susanna Schmitz and Bella Urina. Vos engineered it and Jim Scott mixed.
The album was the only record ever made at Talking Dwarf Studio, the room Merchant built in her own home, and it became the one top-ten album of her career on the Billboard 200, peaking at number eight.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1333 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
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