Obligatory Villagers
| Obligatory Villagers | ||||
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| Released | September 25, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, pop, rock | |||
| Length | 31:35 33:38 (with online bonus track) | |||
| Label | Hungry Mouse/Vanguard Records | |||
| Producer | Nellie McKay | |||
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Obligatory Villagers is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Nellie McKay. It was released on September 25, 2007. Bob Dorough appears as a guest vocalist on several tracks. Many of the musicians on the album reside in the Pocono Mountains, particularly the Delaware Water Gap area. Nancy Reed, a voice teacher in Stroudsburg, sings with her on "Politan." Nellie McKay was Nancy Reed's first student.