Natalie Merchant

vocal, piano, producer, performer, Wurlitzer electric piano, Rhodes piano, Hammond organ, pipe organ

Sample recordings

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
10,000 Maniacs
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer) mix Break Your Heart, Build a Levee, Effigy, Frozen Charlotte, Golden Boy, Henry Darger, I'm Not Gonna Beg, Just Can't Last, Kind & Generous, King of May, Life Is Sweet, Motherland, My Skin, Not in This Life, Ophelia, Put the Law on You, Saint Judas, Tell Yourself, The Living, The Worst Thing, Thick as Thieves, This House Is on Fire, When They Ring the Golden Bells / Ophelia (reprise)
Todd Vos engineer, electric guitar Beloved Wife, Break Your Heart, Carnival, Cowboy Romance, Frozen Charlotte, I May Know the Word, Jealousy, Kind & Generous, King of May, Life Is Sweet, My Skin, Ophelia, River, San Andreas Fault, Seven Years, The Letter, The Living, When They Ring the Golden Bells / Ophelia (reprise), Where I Go, Wonder
Graham Maby bass, bass guitar, electric guitar Break Your Heart, Frozen Charlotte, I'm Not Gonna Beg, Just Can't Last, Kind & Generous, King of May, Life Is Sweet, Not in This Life, Ophelia, Put the Law on You, Saint Judas, Tell Yourself, The Living, The Worst Thing, Thick as Thieves, This House Is on Fire, When They Ring the Golden Bells / Ophelia (reprise)
John Holbrook engineer, mix, electric guitar, organ Beloved Wife, Carnival, Cowboy Romance, Effigy, I May Know the Word, Jealousy, River, San Andreas Fault, Seven Years, The Letter, Thick as Thieves, Where I Go, Wonder

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer) mix Break Your Heart, Build a Levee, Effigy, Frozen Charlotte, Golden Boy, Henry Darger, I'm Not Gonna Beg, Just Can't Last, Kind & Generous, King of May, Life Is Sweet, Motherland, My Skin, Not in This Life, Ophelia, Put the Law on You, Saint Judas, Tell Yourself, The Living, The Worst Thing, Thick as Thieves, This House Is on Fire, When They Ring the Golden Bells / Ophelia (reprise)
Todd Vos engineer, electric guitar Beloved Wife, Break Your Heart, Carnival, Cowboy Romance, Frozen Charlotte, I May Know the Word, Jealousy, Kind & Generous, King of May, Life Is Sweet, My Skin, Ophelia, River, San Andreas Fault, Seven Years, The Letter, The Living, When They Ring the Golden Bells / Ophelia (reprise), Where I Go, Wonder
Graham Maby bass, bass guitar, electric guitar Break Your Heart, Frozen Charlotte, I'm Not Gonna Beg, Just Can't Last, Kind & Generous, King of May, Life Is Sweet, Not in This Life, Ophelia, Put the Law on You, Saint Judas, Tell Yourself, The Living, The Worst Thing, Thick as Thieves, This House Is on Fire, When They Ring the Golden Bells / Ophelia (reprise)
John Holbrook engineer, mix, electric guitar, organ Beloved Wife, Carnival, Cowboy Romance, Effigy, I May Know the Word, Jealousy, River, San Andreas Fault, Seven Years, The Letter, Thick as Thieves, Where I Go, Wonder
Robert Read mix Build a Levee, Golden Boy, Henry Darger, I'm Not Gonna Beg, Just Can't Last, Motherland, Not in This Life, Put the Law on You, Saint Judas, Tell Yourself, The Worst Thing, This House Is on Fire
Jenn Hilliard mix Build a Levee, Golden Boy, Henry Darger, I'm Not Gonna Beg, Just Can't Last, Motherland, Not in This Life, Put the Law on You, Saint Judas, Tell Yourself, The Worst Thing, This House Is on Fire
Mike Piersante engineer, recording Build a Levee, Golden Boy, Henry Darger, I'm Not Gonna Beg, Just Can't Last, Motherland, Not in This Life, Put the Law on You, Saint Judas, Tell Yourself, The Worst Thing, This House Is on Fire
T-Bone Burnett producer Build a Levee, Golden Boy, Henry Darger, I'm Not Gonna Beg, Just Can't Last, Motherland, Not in This Life, Put the Law on You, Saint Judas, Tell Yourself, The Worst Thing, This House Is on Fire
Mike Scotella mix Break Your Heart, Effigy, Frozen Charlotte, Kind & Generous, King of May, Life Is Sweet, My Skin, Ophelia, The Living, Thick as Thieves, When They Ring the Golden Bells / Ophelia (reprise)
Suzanne Dyer engineer Beloved Wife, Carnival, Cowboy Romance, I May Know the Word, Jealousy, River, San Andreas Fault, Seven Years, The Letter, Where I Go, Wonder
Matt Chamberlain drums, percussion Build a Levee, Golden Boy, I'm Not Gonna Beg, Just Can't Last, Not in This Life, Put the Law on You, Saint Judas, Tell Yourself, The Worst Thing, This House Is on Fire
Peter Yanowitz drums Break Your Heart, Frozen Charlotte, Kind & Generous, King of May, Life Is Sweet, My Skin, Ophelia, The Living, Thick as Thieves, When They Ring the Golden Bells / Ophelia (reprise)
Erik Della Penna acoustic guitar, banjo, bouzouki, classical guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, oud Golden Boy, Henry Darger, I'm Not Gonna Beg, Just Can't Last, Not in This Life, Put the Law on You, Saint Judas, Tell Yourself, The Worst Thing, This House Is on Fire
Elizabeth Steen Hammond organ, mellotron, piano Build a Levee, Golden Boy, I'm Not Gonna Beg, Just Can't Last, Not in This Life, Put the Law on You, Saint Judas, Tell Yourself, This House Is on Fire
Gabriel Gordon vocal, acoustic guitar, ebow, electric guitar Golden Boy, I'm Not Gonna Beg, Just Can't Last, Not in This Life, Put the Law on You, Saint Judas, The Worst Thing, This House Is on Fire
Patrick Warren chamberlin, organ Build a Levee, Golden Boy, Just Can't Last, Motherland, Not in This Life, Tell Yourself
Craig Ross acoustic guitar, electric guitar Break Your Heart, Kind & Generous, King of May, Life Is Sweet, My Skin
George Laks Hammond organ, Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, organ, piano Kind & Generous, King of May, Life Is Sweet, Ophelia, The Living
Michelle Kinney cello My Skin, Ophelia, Seven Years, Thick as Thieves
Garo Yellin cello Break Your Heart, Kind & Generous, King of May, Life Is Sweet
Keefus Ciancia Hammond organ, keyboard, piano Build a Levee, Golden Boy, Put the Law on You
Sharon Yamada violin Henry Darger, The Worst Thing, This House Is on Fire
Karen Dreyfus viola Henry Darger, The Worst Thing, This House Is on Fire
Sandra Park violin Henry Darger, The Worst Thing, This House Is on Fire
Alan Stepansky cello Henry Darger, The Worst Thing, This House Is on Fire
Hector Falcon violin Break Your Heart, King of May, Life Is Sweet
Ralph Farris viola Break Your Heart, King of May, Life Is Sweet
Stephen Barber (US composer, arranger and musician) arranger, conductor Henry Darger, The Worst Thing, This House Is on Fire
Krystof Witek violin Break Your Heart, King of May, Life Is Sweet
David Ralicke baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, trombone Build a Levee, Just Can't Last, Put the Law on You
Greg Leisz acoustic guitar, banjo, electric guitar, guitar, mandolin Build a Levee, Motherland, Tell Yourself
Conroy Kuo viola Break Your Heart, King of May, Life Is Sweet
Mike Elizando bass Golden Boy, Motherland
Karl Berger conductor, instrument arranger King of May, Life Is Sweet
Adrián López Guevarra percussion Carnival, Where I Go
Lokua Kanza acoustic guitar Break Your Heart, Kind & Generous
Mavis Staples vocal Build a Levee, Saint Judas
Karen Peris vocal, acoustic guitar Frozen Charlotte, When They Ring the Golden Bells / Ophelia (reprise)
Don Peris electric guitar Frozen Charlotte, When They Ring the Golden Bells / Ophelia (reprise)
Mitchell Estrin bass Henry Darger
Jay Brunga acoustic bass guitar My Skin
Jay Ungar & Molly Mason performer Galway Bay (feat. Jay Ungar and Molly Mason)
Gavin Bryars arranger, conductor When They Ring the Golden Bells / Ophelia (reprise)
Jeremy McCoy bass Henry Darger
Fretwork performer When They Ring the Golden Bells / Ophelia (reprise)
Joakim Lartey percussion Kind & Generous
Fiona Simon violin Henry Darger
Julia Hodgson viola da gamba When They Ring the Golden Bells / Ophelia (reprise)
Jung Sun Yoo violin Henry Darger
Eric Schenkman electric guitar Jealousy
Karen Marx violin Henry Darger
Elizabeth Dyson cello Henry Darger
Kate Daley vocal Henry Darger
Katell Keineg vocal Carnival
Donnie Ward electric guitar Break Your Heart
Kelly Daley vocal Henry Darger
Ken Appollo barrel organ Ophelia
Kendra Smith performer Hear The Wind Blow (feat. Kendra Smith)
Krystof Kuznik violin Henry Darger
David Krakauer clarinet The Worst Thing
Laura Seaton violin Henry Darger
Lisa E. Kim violin Henry Darger
Daniel Lanois electric guitar Thick as Thieves
Christopher Wilson (lute and theorbo player) theorbo When They Ring the Golden Bells / Ophelia (reprise)
Matt Henderson electric bass guitar, electric guitar San Andreas Fault
Chris Tedesco trumpet Just Can't Last
Chris Botti trumpet Break Your Heart
Carmen Consoli vocal Ophelia
Carla Azar drums Golden Boy
Camille Labro vocal Ophelia
Jay Ungar violin Cowboy Romance
Nicholas Cords viola Henry Darger
N’Dea Davenport vocal Break Your Heart
Pamela Thorby tenor recorder When They Ring the Golden Bells / Ophelia (reprise)
Bruno Eicher violin Henry Darger
Bob Glaub bass Build a Levee
Philip Myers French horn Henry Darger
Bella Urina vocal Ophelia
Randy Grant percussion San Andreas Fault
Richard Campbell (Viol Player) viola da gamba When They Ring the Golden Bells / Ophelia (reprise)
Ricky Graham (engineer) engineer When They Ring the Golden Bells / Ophelia (reprise)
Ann S. Kim violin Henry Darger
Robert T. Shaw violin Henry Darger
Rocio Paez vocal Ophelia
Rupert Coulson engineer When They Ring the Golden Bells / Ophelia (reprise)
Sandra Church alto flute This House Is on Fire
Sarah Seiver cello Henry Darger
Soo Hyun Kwon violin Henry Darger
Susanna Pell viola da gamba When They Ring the Golden Bells / Ophelia (reprise)
Susanna Schmitz vocal Ophelia
Tom Varner French horn Life Is Sweet
Tony Kadleck trumpet Henry Darger
Van Dyke Parks accordion Motherland
Vivek Kamath viola Henry Darger
Wendy Gillespie viola da gamba When They Ring the Golden Bells / Ophelia (reprise)
William Hunt (UK string musician) double bass When They Ring the Golden Bells / Ophelia (reprise)
Yungchen Lhamo vocal Effigy

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
10,000 Maniacs vocal, piano, pipe organ A Campfire Song, Because the Night, Candy Everybody Wants, Cherry Tree, Circle Dream, City of Angels, Don’t Talk, Dust Bowl, Eat for Two, Eden, Few and Far Between, Gold Rush Brides, Gun Shy, Hateful Hate, Headstrong, Hey Jack Kerouac, How You’ve Grown, If You Intend, I’m Not the Man, Jezebel, Jubilee, Like the Weather, My Sister Rose, Noah’s Dove, Peace Train, Please Forgive Us, Poison in the Well, Stockton Gala Days, The Big Parade, The Lion’s Share, The Painted Desert, These Are Days, Tolerance, Trouble Me, Verdi Cries, What’s the Matter Here?, You Happy Puppet
Fritz Weiss vocal Birds and Ships, I Was Born, Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key
Derrick McCarthy performer Birds and Ships
沖津徹 vocal Photograph
大山徹也 vocal Order 1081
The Walkabouts vocal Where the Deep Water Goes
Silver Arm performer Rain Rain Beautiful Rain
Michael Stipe performer Long Road (feat. Natalie Merchant)
Kleistwahr performer The Lowlands of Holland