| Nighttime Birds | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | The Gathering |
| Cover: | TheGathering-Nighttimebirds.jpg |
| Released: | 6 June 1997 |
| Recorded: | 17 February – 15 March 1997 |
| Studio: | Woodhouse Studios, Hagen, Germany |
| Length: | 48:44 |
| Label: | Century Media |
| Producer: | Siggi Bemm, The Gathering |
| Prev Title: | Mandylion |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
| Next Title: | How to Measure a Planet? |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
Nighttime Birds is the fourth full-length album of the Dutch rock band The Gathering, released on 6 June 1997 by Century Media Records. The album was recorded at Woodhouse Studios, Hagen, Germany, between 17 February and 15 March 1997 under the guidance of producer Siggi Bemm.
Tracks 10–11 taken from The May Song EP.
Tracks 12–15 taken from the In Motion DVD. Recorded live in Krakow, Poland, 1997
Tracks 1–8: EROC demo sessions recorded at Woodhouse Studios, Hagen, Germany, mixed by EROC, 15 to 30 November 1996.
Tracks 9–10 recorded at S&K Studios, Doetinchem, Netherlands, 1 to 4 September 1997. Taken from the Kevin's Telescope EP, produced by The Gathering & Dirk Kemper.
Track 11 taken from the Kevin's Telescope EP, remixed by EROC.
Track 12 recorded at Patrick Steenbakkers Audioprodukties, Shijndel, Netherlands, Summer 1996. Taken from the Liberty Bell EP, produced by Patrick Steenbakkers & The Gathering.
Tracks 13–14 recorded at RS 29 Studios, Wolluck, Netherlands, 30 March to 3 April 1996. Taken from the Adrenaline / Leaves EP, produced, engineered and mixed by Oscar Holleman & The Gathering.
| Chart (1997) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch Albums Chart[1] | 12 | |
| Finnish Albums Chart[2] | 32 | |
| German Albums Chart[3] | 80 |