The Breathing Shadow

The Breathing Shadow
File:The Breathing Shadow.jpg
Studio album by Nightingale
Released	1995 (1995)
Recorded	January 1995 (Unisound)
Genre	Gothic rock
Length	53:31
Label	Black Mark
Producer	Dan Swanö
Nightingale chronology
— The Breathing Shadow (1995) The Closing Chronicles (1996)The Closing Chronicles1996

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The Breathing Shadow is the first album by the band Nightingale. It was recorded and mixed within a week by Dan Swanö alone at his Unisound studio; Nightingale did not yet exist as a band, and was simply a solo project by Swanö. This is the only album of Nightingale to use a drum machine (the other albums have Swanö or someone else on drums). Unlike the hard rock/AOR-oriented direction of later albums, The Breathing Shadow showcases the style of goth rock similar to The Sisters of Mercy. The songs "Nightfall Overture" and "The Dreamreader" were re-recorded on the 2004 compilation album, Nightfall Overture.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nightfall Overture"	8:10
2.	"Sleep..."	4:40
3.	"The Dreamreader"	5:24
4.	"Higher Than the Sky"	6:15
5.	"Recovery Opus"	2:15
6.	"The Return to Dreamland"	3:04
7.	"Gypsy Eyes"	3:38
8.	"Alone?"	6:37
9.	"A Lesson in Evil"	5:53
10.	"Eye for an Eye"	7:22
Total length:		53:31

Personnel

Nightingale

• Dan Swanö - vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar, drum machine, keyboards, mixing

Production

• Peter in de Betou - mastering
• Holger Stratmann - cover art, design, photography
• Börje Forsberg - Executive producer