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"The Blower's Daughter" is a song and debut single by Irish folk singer Damien Rice. It was released as the first single from his debut album O on 21 September 2001, and reached #32 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

 * Irish CD
 * 1) The Blowers Daughter (4:48)
 * 2) The Professor & La Fille Danse (5:10)
 * 3) Moody Mooday (3:50)
 * 4) The Blowers Daughter (Original Demo) (4:50)


 * UK 7"
 * 1) The Blowers Daughter (4:44)
 * 2) Silent Night (1:58)


 * UK CD
 * 1) The Blowers Daughter (3:35)
 * 2) Silent Night (1:48)

Uses and covers
"The Blower's Daughter" was featured in the trailer for the 2004 Mike Nichols film Closer, as well as in the film itself. Matt Corby, runner up of Australian Idol 2007 performed the song during acoustic week, and Diana Vickers, a contestant on the fifth series of the UK's X Factor, also performed "The Blower's Daughter" during her first audition. Dutch musician Anneke van Giersbergen collaborated with Danny Cavanagh to cover "The Blower's Daughter" for her live shows and album, Pure Air. Brazilian artists Seu Jorge and Ana Carolina reached international success with their cover of "The Blower's Daughter", "É Isso Aí".

Personnel

 * Damien Rice - vocals, guitar, bass, clarinet, percussion
 * Lisa Hannigan - vocals
 * Vyvienne Long - cello
 * Tomo - drums
 * Mark Kelly - electric guitar
 * Robyn Robins - production