''Oh, My Darling'' is the debut album by Canadian singer-songwriter

Basia Bulat Barbara Josephine Bulat, known professionally as Basia Bulat (), is a Canadian Folk music, folk singer-songwriter. She is known for performing with an autoharp. Early life and education Bulat grew up in Etobicoke, Ontario where her mother was ...

. It was recorded in

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and produced by

Howard Bilerman Howard Bilerman (born September 25, 1970) is a Canadian musician, sound engineer, and record producer based in Montreal, Quebec.

, whom Bulat met in 2006 and asked to work with. It was originally released April 30, 2007 on

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in the

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. It then saw a Canadian release June 4, 2007 on

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, the vanity label of fellow Canadian musician

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. On February 5, 2008, the album was released on Rough Trade Records in the United States. The album was a nominee for the

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Track listing

# "Before I Knew" - 1:12 # "I Was a Daughter" - 2:54 # "Little Waltz" - 2:52 # "December" - 2:49 # "Snakes and Ladders" - 3:09 # "Oh, My Darling" - 1:23 # "In the Night" - 3:00 # "Little One" - 3:18 # "Why Can't It Be Mine" - 3:30 # "The Pilgriming Vine" - 4:36 # "La-Da-Da" - 3:18 # "Birds of Paradise" - 4:09 # "A Secret" - 2:06

References

2007 debut albums Basia Bulat albums Rough Trade Records albums Albums produced by Howard Bilerman {{2000s-indie-pop-album-stub