Birdy (Birdy album)

Birdy
Studio album by Birdy
Released 4 November 2011 (2011-11-04)
Studio
Genre
Length 44:02
Label
Producer
Birdy chronology
Birdy
(2011)		 Fire Within
(2013)
Singles from Birdy
  1. "Skinny Love"
    Released: 30 January 2011
  2. "Shelter"
    Released: 3 June 2011
  3. "People Help the People"
    Released: 28 October 2011
  4. "1901"
    Released: 9 March 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic61/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
BBC MusicFavourable[3]
The Daily Telegraph[4]
The Guardian[5]
musicOMH[6]
NME5/10[7]
The Observer[8]
PopMatters[9]
Rolling Stone[10]

Birdy is the debut studio album by English musician Birdy, released on 4 November 2011 by Atlantic Records. The album includes the singles "Skinny Love", "Shelter", "People Help the People" and "1901".

Singles

"Skinny Love" was released on 30 January 2011 as the first single from the album,[11] which was a cover of a song by American indie folk band Bon Iver. The cover reached a peak of number 17 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Shelter" was released as the second single from the album on 3 June 2011. The song covers a track by English indie pop group The xx and peaked at number 50 in the UK.

"People Help the People" was released as the album's third single on 28 October 2011.[12] The song is a cover of the song by English indie rock band Cherry Ghost and peaked at number 33 in the UK.

"1901" was released in the UK on 9 March 2012 as the album's fourth and final single. It is a cover of the song by French indie rock band Phoenix.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "1901" (by Phoenix)
Rich Costey 5:11
2. "Skinny Love" (by Bon Iver)Justin VernonAlex H. N. Gilbert 3:23
3. "People Help the People" (by Cherry Ghost)Simon John AldredJames Ford 4:16
4. "White Winter Hymnal" (by Fleet Foxes)Robin Noel PecknoldFord 2:17
5. "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" (by The Postal Service)
Jim Abbiss 4:44
6. "I'll Never Forget You" (by Francis and the Lights)Francis Farewell StarliteAbbiss 3:47
7. "Young Blood" (by The Naked and Famous)
  • Alisa Xayalith
  • Thomas Brading Powers
  • Aaron Phillip Short
Costey 4:04
8. "Shelter" (by The xx)
  • Abbiss
  • Paul 'P-Dub' Walton[a]
  • Gilbert[a]
 3:44
9. "Fire and Rain" (by James Taylor)James V. TaylorFord 3:07
10. "Without a Word"  BirdyCostey 4:46
11. "Terrible Love" (by The National)
Costey 4:43
Total length:
 44:02
Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Birdy.[15]

  • Birdy – vocals, piano
  • Jim Abbiss – drum machine, production
  • Leo Abrahams – effects, guitar
  • Ben Baptie – mixing assistance
  • Jess Barratt – management
  • Rupert Bogarde – engineering
  • James Brown – engineering
  • Ian Burdge – cello
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion
  • Alessandro Cortini – synthesisers
  • Rich Costey – engineering, mixing, noise, production, strange noises, synthesisers
  • Paul Craig – management
  • Neil Cowley – organ, piano
  • Dan Curwin – back cover photograph
  • Ian Dowling – engineering
  • Lauren Dukoff – photography
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  • James Ford – drums, guitar, percussion, production
  • Wally Gagel – bass
  • Alex H. N. Gilbert – A&R, additional production, executive production, production, studio photography
  • Kirk Hellie – guitar
  • Gareth Henderson – engineering
  • Chris Kasych – assistant engineering
  • Alex MacNaghten – bass
  • Stephen Webster Mair – double bass
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards, piano, synthesisers
  • Audrey Riley – string arrangements, string conducting
  • Lucy Shaw – cello
  • Christian Tattersfield – executive production
  • Christopher Tombling – orchestra leader
  • Paul 'P-Dub' Walton – additional production, engineering, mixing
  • Richard Woodcraft – engineering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011–13) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17] 14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 2
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[20] 33
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[21] 1
French Albums (SNEP)[22] 5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] 14
Irish Albums (IRMA)[24] 40
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[25] 4
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[26] 13
Scottish Albums (OCC)[27] 18
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[28] 52
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 3
UK Albums (OCC)[30] 13
US Billboard 200[31] 62
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[31] 12
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[31] 15

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[32] 74
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[33] 42
Chart (2012) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[34] 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[35] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[36] 7
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[37] 3
French Albums (SNEP)[38] 12
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[39] 70
UK Albums (OCC)[40] 179
Chart (2013) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[41] 73
French Albums (SNEP)[42] 30
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[43] 73
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[44] 46
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[45] 14

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[46] Platinum 70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[47] Gold 10,000*
Belgium (BEA)[48] Platinum 30,000*
France (SNEP)[49] 3× Platinum 300,000*
Germany (BVMI)[50] Platinum 200,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[51] Platinum 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[52] Gold 7,500^
Poland (ZPAV)[53] Gold 10,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[54] Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[55] Gold 180,457[56]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Label Ref.
Belgium 4 November 2011 Warner [57]
Ireland
[58]
United Kingdom 7 November 2011 [59]
Netherlands 11 November 2011 Warner [60]
United States 20 March 2012 Warner Bros. [61]
Germany 23 March 2012 Warner [62]
Poland 26 March 2012 [63]
Australia 20 April 2012 [64]
France 30 April 2012 [65]

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