Tracklist
| 1 | Shaldyg-XayaBells [Kunguluur], Percussion [Tungur] – AlexeiByzaanchi – AnatoliDoshpuluur – SayanVocals – Kaigal-Ool | 2:51 |
| 2 | Tozhular YryIgil – SayanIgil, Vocals, Whistle [Whistles] – Kaigal-OolVocals, Body Percussion [Imitation Of Cuckoo Bird With Hands], Percussion [Dünggür] – AlexeiVocals, Flute [Amyrga], Reeds [Ediski, Birchbark Reed That Imitates A Young Deer], Jew's Harp [Xomus] – Anatoli | 3:38 |
| 3 | Dönen-ShilgiByzaanchi, Jew's Harp [Xomus] – AnatoliDoshpuluur – SayanFlute [Shoor] – GermanPercussion [Duyug] – AlexeiVocals, Overtone Voice [Kargyraa] – Kaigal-Ool | 3:30 |
| 4 | ChylandykVocals – Kaigal-Ool | 2:16 |
| 5 | Orai-La Boldu-LaByzaanchi, Vocals – AnatoliDoshpuluur – SayanFlute [Shoor] – GermanVocals, Igil, Overtone Voice [Kargyraa] – Kaigal-OolVocals, Percussion [Tünggür], Bells [Konguluur] – Alexei | 3:01 |
| 6 | Bai-TaigaIgil – SayanVocals – AnatoliVocals, Igil – Kaigal-Ool | 4:36 |
| 7 | Don't Frighten The CraneByzaanchi – AnatoliFlute [Wooden] – Sergei StarostinIgil – Alexei, SayanIgil, Vocals – Kaigal-Ool | 5:30 |
| 8 | ChadaanaBayan – Kertik-ool DanzynVocals – Anatoli, Galina Surin, Kaigal-Ool, Sayan | 3:10 |
| 9 | SamagaltaiByzaanchi – AnatoliIgil – SayanIgil, Vocals, Overtone Voice [Xöömei] – Kaigal-OolVocals – Alexei | 4:10 |
| 10 | Taraan-TaraamBells [Konguluur] – AlexeiByzaanchi – AnatoliDoshpuluur – SayanFlute [Shoor, Five-Hole Ended-Blown Wooden Flute] – German PopovVocals, Igil – Kaigal-Ool | 3:41 |
| 11 | Dadyr-TodurByzaanchi – AnatoliDoshpuluur – SayanIgil – Kaigal-OolVocals, Percussion [Duyug, Boiled And Dried Horses Hooves Clacked Together], Percussion [Xapchyck, Rattle Made From Sheep Kneebones In Bull's Testicle], Bass Drum [Dünggür] – Alexei | 1:20 |
| 12 | Song Of A Lonely ManIgil – SayanIgil, Vocals – Kaigal-OolVocals – Anatoli | 5:42 |
| 13 | Herder's ConversationFlute [Kaliuka, End-Blown Wooden Flute Without Finger Holes] – Sergei | 2:30 |
| 14 | Erge-Shölee Biste TurdaByzaanchi, Jew's Harp [Xomus], Vocals – AnatoliDoshpuluur, Overtone Voice [Kargyraa] – SayanIgil, Overtone Voice [Kargyraa] – Kaigal-Ool | 2:35 |
| 15 | DangynaComposed By [Melody] – Sergei BadyraaGuitar, Vocals – SayanLyrics By – Nikolai KuularVocals – Anatoli, Galina Surun, Kaigal-Ool | 2:35 |
| 16 | DaglarimComposed By – Ratislav KendenbilFlute [Shoor] – German Popov | 2:12 |
Versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JARO 4216-2 | Huun-Huur-Tu | If I'd Been Born An Eagle (CD, Album) | JARO Medien | JARO 4216-2 | Germany | 1998 |
| SH 64080 | Huun-Huur-Tu | If I'd Been Born An Eagle (CD) | Shanachie | SH 64080 | US | 2005 |
Credits
- Design [Booklet Design] – Joan Pelosi
- Engineer [Recording And Mixing Engineer] – Milan Ciric
- Executive-Producer – Ted Levin
- Liner Notes [Liner Note Text And Translations With Help From] – Huun-Huur-Tu, Valentina Suzukei
- Liner Notes [Liner Note Text And Translations] – Ted Levin
- Mastered By [Digital Mastering] – Robert Vosgien
- Photography By – Ted Levin
- Producer – Sayan Bapa
Notes
Recorded and mixed at Sing-Sing Studio, Metslawier, Holland, June 17-26, 1996.
Digital mastering: CMS Digital, California.
Title of track 5 in the booklet as "Orai-La Boldu-La Kezhee-Le Boldu La".
℗ 1997 Shanachie Entertainment Corp.
Barcodes
- Label Code: LC 5762
- Matrix / Runout: SH-64080 21133A 01@
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI L006
- Mould SID Code: none
Companies
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Shanachie Entertainment
- Recorded At – Sing Sing Studio, Metslawier
- Mixed At – Sing Sing Studio, Metslawier
- Mastered At – CMS Digital
Album
A third album, If I'd Been Born An Eagle, recorded in the Netherlands, followed in 1997. This time, in addition to the traditional folk music, the group performed some rather more contemporary Tuvan songs, from the latter half of the 20th century. In early 1999, the group released its fourth album, Where Young Grass Grows. Huun-Huur-Tu signed with Beijing management company Stallion Era in March 2015 and has since been to China for several performances. Band Members. Huun-Huur-Tu's third album shows the group broadening the scope of its music. As the ensemble members themselves point out, there's a great deal more to Tuvan music than throat singing, although it might well be the form that grabs a listener's attention. This is their attempt to show both the historical and contemporary colors of Tuva, with old melodies but also many from the last 30 years that have become a part of the national consciousness. Формируйте собственную коллекцию записей. Album 1997 16 Songs. More By Huun-Huur-Tu. The Orphan's Lament. If Id Been Born an Eagle. Released 1997. If Id Been Born an Eagle Tracklist. Taraan-Taraam Lyrics. About If Id Been Born an Eagle. If Id Been Born an Eagle Q&A. More Huun-Huur-Tu albums. The Orphans Lament. Play jigsaw puzzles for free Home. If I'd Been Born an Eagle, 2005. If I'd Been Born An Eagle - 1998. If I'd Been Born An Eagle. Live Nation Video Network EMI Music Publishing, BMI - Broadcast Music Inc. SOLAR Music Rights Management. Listen free to Huun-Huur-Tu If I'd Been Born an Eagle Taraan-Taraam, Don't Frighten the Crane and more. 16 tracks 52:17. Higher ranked 38,904th This album 93,514th Lower ranked 93,514th 60 Horses In My HerdIf I'd Been Born An EagleIf I'd Been Born An Eagle. Upcoming concerts. Your feedback for If I'd Been Born An Eagle. Huun-Huur-Tu Format: Audio CD. Please retry. Buddhism may have been acknowledged as the high-church religion of Tuva, but it appears that animism still holds sway over the imagination of the people. Most Tuvan songs are either prayers to the spirits of places and things, or else blendings of love-longing, nature-worship and horsemanship, as described by the one singer who spoke to the audience, a man with a voice as tranquil as an ancient cedar
