The Hollow of Morning is the third album by Irish singer-songwriter Gemma Hayes, released on 2 May 2008 in the Ireland. "Out of Our Hands" was the first single from the album. The album was released in North America on 20 May 2008 on iTunes. The album would later receive a physical release in the US on 30 September 2008 released through Second Motion Records.

The album's title comes from a Samuel Menashe poem.

Some tracks from the album feature backing vocals from Irish singer-songwriter Joe Chester who Gemma has previously worked with on his debut album. Others who assisted with producing the album include Paul Noonan from Bell X1 and Kevin Shields from My Bloody Valentine. Originally, the album was to receive a full release in November 2007 at gemmahayes.com, but the album was delayed as Gemma was sourcing a label to distribute the album. The album was mixed by Steve Fitzmaurice and mastered by Greg Calbi.

The album was self-financed and self-released through Gemma's own label GH Music (now Chasing Dragons). The album was licensed to Second Motion Records for distribution in the US and Yep Roc in Canada.

While no video was made for her first single release "Out of Our Hands", on 13 February 2009 a video for "Home" was released on her Myspace page. The video borrows elements from The Wizard of Oz such as the upsidedown house, the yellow brick road and the ruby slippers. While "Home" was released as a digital only release in September 2008, it is to be re-released due to extensive radio play both in Ireland and the UK and to promote the recent physical release of the album in America.

Gemma Hayes - vocals, arrangement, guitar, piano
Joe Chester - noise guitar, guitar, backing vocals
Paul Noonan - drums, backing vocals
Benzer - drums
Kevin Shields - guitar
Karl Odlum - guitar, arrangement
David Odlum - producer

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