Birdy_(Birdy_album)

Birdy
Birdy
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Studio album by Birdy
Released	4 November 2011
Studio	Abbey Road, Angel Recording, Dean Street, RAK (London, England); Eldorado Recording (Burbank, California); The Mill House (Lymington, England); River (Southampton, England);
Genre	Folk; indie folk; indie pop; indie rock;
Length	44:02
Label	14th Floor; Atlantic;
Producer	Jim Abbiss; Rich Costey; James Ford; Alex H. N. Gilbert; Paul 'P-Dub' Walton;
Birdy chronology
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	Deluxe edition cover
Singles from Birdy
	"Skinny Love"; Released: 30 January 2011; "Shelter"; Released: 3 June 2011; "People Help the People"; Released: 28 October 2011; "1901"; Released: 9 March 2012;

<i>Birdy</i> (Birdy album)

Birdy (Birdy album)

2011 studio album by Birdy

Birdy is the debut studio album by English musician Birdy, released on 4 November 2011 by 14th Floor Records and Atlantic Records. The album includes the singles "Skinny Love", "Shelter", "People Help the People" and "1901".

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Birdy received lukewarm reception from critics. At Metacritic, the album received a score of 61 out of 100, based on 10 critics.^[2] AllMusic's Jon O'Brien wrote that "this stripped-back collection of lesser-known hits and album tracks reads like a who's who of lo-fi hipster indie rock", praising Birdy's "youthful and fragile" voice and concluding that "thanks to her haunting tones and a tasteful yet compelling production, it impressively avoids being the try-hard affair you'd expect."^[3] The BBC's Nick Levine called the album a "clever covers set... which points to a great future" for the singer.^[12] "With a voice that defies her tender years, Birdy... has found herself very quickly touted as one of the brightest up-and-coming talents in the UK," Andy Baber of MusicOMH wrote.^[6] Hermione Hoby of The Observer praised her covers of "Skinny Love" and "Shelter", while noting that the self-written track "Without a Word" "suggests she might become even more than just a startling voice."^[8]

While praising "Birdy's simple piano/guitar arrangements and her own sweet voice", The Guardian's Caroline Sullivan found the album to be "pleasant but pointless".^[5] James Lachno of The Daily Telegraph wrote that the album "consolidates the buzz with more sparse, affecting covers, and a lone original track that is adequately folkish, but for now Birdy remains a novelty."^[4] Chris Conaton of PopMatters wrote that Birdy "proves that she can really sing; but [her] appeal may depend on how much enjoy desperate, aching piano ballads, because there are a lot of them here."^[9] Duncan Gillespie of NME dismissed the album as "an album of wet-indie covers".^[7] Rolling Stone critic Jody Rosen was more critical, panning the album as "the most boring music ever recorded by a teenager" and concluding, "No one so young should have such flawless taste in Quality Indie Rock, or sound this bummed out."^[10]

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"1901" (by Phoenix)	Thomas Pablo Croquet Christian Mazzalai Laurent Mazzalai Frederic Jean Joseph Moulin	Rich Costey	5:11
2.	"Skinny Love" (by Bon Iver)	Justin Vernon	Alex H. N. Gilbert	3:23
3.	"People Help the People" (by Cherry Ghost)	Simon John Aldred	James Ford	4:16
4.	"White Winter Hymnal" (by Fleet Foxes)	Robin Noel Pecknold	Ford	2:17
5.	"The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" (by the Postal Service)	Jimmy Tamborello Ben Gibbard	Jim Abbiss	4:44
6.	"I'll Never Forget You" (by Francis and the Lights)	Francis Farewell Starlite	Abbiss	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)	Oliver David Sim Romy Anna Madley Croft James Thomas Smith	Abbiss Paul 'P-Dub' Walton^[a] Gilbert^[a]	3:44
9.	"Fire and Rain" (by James Taylor)	James V. Taylor	Ford	3:07
10.	"Without a Word"	Jasmine van den Bogaerde	Costey	4:46
11.	"Terrible Love" (by the National)	Matthew Donald Berninger Aaron Brooking Dessner	Costey	4:43
Total length:				44:02

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Comforting Sounds" (by Mew)	Jonas Bjerre Johan Wohlert Bo Madsen Silas Jørgensen	Costey	8:57
13.	"Farewell and Goodnight" (by the Smashing Pumpkins)	James Iha	Abbiss	2:02
14.	"People Help the People" (RAK Studios Session)	Aldred		4:17
Total length:				59:18

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Just a Game"	Van den Bogaerde	T Bone Burnett	3:51
13.	"What You Want" (by John Butler Trio)	John Butler	Abbiss	4:12
Total length:				52:05

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[52]	2× Platinum	140,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[53]	Gold	10,000^*
Belgium (BEA)^[54]	Platinum	30,000^*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[55]	Platinum	20,000^‡
France (SNEP)^[56]	3× Platinum	300,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[57]	Platinum	200,000^{^}
Netherlands (NVPI)^[58]	Platinum	50,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[59]	Gold	7,500^{^}
Poland (ZPAV)^[60]	Gold	10,000^*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[61]	Platinum	30,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[62]	Gold	180,457^[63]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)^[64]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Region	Date	Label	Ref.
Belgium	4 November 2011	Warner	^[65]
Ireland	4 November 2011	14th Floor Atlantic	^[66]
United Kingdom	7 November 2011	14th Floor Atlantic	^[67]
Netherlands	11 November 2011	Warner	^[68]
United States	20 March 2012	Warner Bros.	^[69]
Germany	23 March 2012	Warner	^[70]
Poland	26 March 2012		^[71]
Australia	20 April 2012		^[72]
France	30 April 2012		^[73]

Birdy_(Birdy_album)

Birdy (Birdy album)

Critical reception

Singles

Track listing

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Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	5.9/10^[1]
Metacritic	61/100^[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Daily Telegraph	^[4]
The Guardian	^[5]
MusicOMH	^[6]
NME	5/10^[7]
The Observer	^[8]
PopMatters	5/10^[9]
Rolling Stone	^[10]
Uncut	^[11]