The Shepherd's Dog is the third full-length studio album by Iron & Wine

Iron & Wine

Samuel Beam , better known by his stage and recording name Iron & Wine, is an American singer-songwriter. He has released four studio albums, several EPs and singles, as well as a few download-only releases, which include a live album...

, released on September 25, 2007. If bought at select retailers or if pre-ordered through Sub Pop, the album comes with a bonus disc featuring two unreleased tracks. "Boy with a Coin" is the first single and was released on July 10, 2007 via Sub Pop

Sub Pop

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, including the single edit of the song along with two other tracks.

The album debuted at number 24 on the U.S. Billboard 200

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 chart, selling about 32,000 copies in its first week.

In 2008, "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" was used in the movie Twilight

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. The song was specifically chosen for the film's prom scene by Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart

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, the female lead, and appears on the movie's soundtrack

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.

Critical response

The Shepherd's Dog was ranked at #10 in Paste's

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list of top albums of 2007. "Pagan Angel and a Borrowed Car" was #86 on Rolling Stone

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's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. Pitchfork Media included the album in their Top 50 Albums of 2007 ranking it at number 36. "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" was a key track used in the 2008 film Twilight, part of the Twilight Saga.

Track listing

1. "Pagan Angel and a Borrowed Car" - 4:33
2. "White Tooth Man" - 3:57
3. "Lovesong of the Buzzard" - 4:26
4. "Carousel" - 4:02
5. "House by the Sea" - 4:22
6. "Innocent Bones" - 3:43
7. "Wolves (Song of the Shepherd's Dog)" - 4:57
8. "Resurrection Fern" - 4:50
9. "Boy with a Coin" - 4:06
10. "The Devil Never Sleeps" - 2:07
11. "Peace Beneath the City" - 4:45
12. "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" - 4:03

External links

• Iron and Wine Sics Shepherd's Dog on Fans This Fall
• Iron and Wine Reveals Shepherd's Dog Track list