Obligatory Villagers

Obligatory Villagers
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2007
Recorded2007
GenreJazz, pop, rock
Length31:35
33:38 (with online bonus track)
LabelHungry Mouse/Vanguard Records
ProducerNellie McKay
Nellie McKay chronology
Pretty Little Head
(2006)
Obligatory Villagers
(2007)
Normal as Blueberry Pie – A Tribute to Doris Day
(2009)

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.