BigBigLove

BigBigLove
Studio album by Little Birdy
Released 4 October 2004
Genre Alternative rock
Indie rock
Length 45:15
Label Virgin / EMI
Little Birdy chronology
This Is a Love Song EP
(2004)		 BigBigLove
(2004)		 Hollywood
(2006)
Singles from BigBigLove
  1. "Beautiful to Me"
    Released: 14 September 2004
  2. "Tonight's the Night"
    Released: 29 November 2004
  3. "Excited"
    Released: 18 April 2005
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BigBigLove is the debut studio album by Australian indie rock band Little Birdy, released in Australia on 4 October 2004. It reached number 5 in the ARIA music charts and was certified gold less than a month after its release. The album was produced by Paul McKercher (You Am I, Eskimo Joe, Augie March) at Big Jesus Burger Studios and mixed at Studios 301.

Three singles were released from the album; "Beautiful to Me", which reached number 27, "Tonight's the Night", and "Excited", which reached number 44 on the ARIA Singles Charts.[2]

The album was nominated for four ARIA Awards in 2004; Best Breakthrough Artist/Album, Best Rock Album, Best Producer, and Best Engineer.[3] Two tracks from the album reached the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2004; "Beautiful to Me" at number 8 and "Tonight's the Night" at number 78.[4]

The album features a more pop-oriented, commercial alternative rock sound than their later records, which experimented with electronic music and folk.

Contents

Background

The main thing that I wanted to do with this record was to have as much classic, memorable melody as possible. The songs are all based on feelings and emotion, for each song had a particular vision. It covers all the colours we wanted to show with a first record. BigBigLove is built from that big hole I had inside. It’s amazing how close this band has become and how fast we understand each other now. We have grown a million years in one year.
—Katy Steele, November 2004[5]

McKercher was selected to produce after Steele was impressed with his work on Augie March's debut album, Sunset Studies.

We wanted a pretty classic-sounding album; we didn't want to do anything that sounded really now.
—Katy Steele, October 2004[6]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Excited"   3:37
2. "Come on Little Heartbreaker"   3:48
3. "Beautiful to Me"   3:29
4. "It's All My Fault"   3:02
5. "Tonight's the Night"   3:44
6. "Message to God"   3:37
7. "Losing You"   5:00
8. "Relapse"   3:36
9. "Forever"   3:24
10. "Close to You"   4:44
11. "It's a Rule for You All"   1:32
12. "Andy Warhol"   5:38
13. "Baby Blue" (Japanese Limited Edition bonus track) 3:59
Bonus Live at the Enmore Theatre CD
No. Title Length
1. "Lullaby"   2:09
2. "Baby Blue"   3:46
3. "This Is a Love Song"   2:40
4. "Relapse"   3:47
5. "Excited"   3:32

Charts

Year Chart Peak Posiiton
2004 Australian ARIA Album Charts 5[7]

Certifications

Country Certification Sales
Australia Gold[8] 35,000+

References

  1. ^ "Little Birdy - Big Big Love". fasterlouder.com.au. 19 November 2004. http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/music/1358/Little-Birdy--Big-Big-Love. 
  2. ^ "Discography Little Birdy". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Little+Birdy. Retrieved 10 August 2011. 
  3. ^ 2004 ARIA Award winners
  4. ^ Triple j Hottest 100 - 2004
  5. ^ "Little Birdy guest program". abc.net.au. 20 November 2004. http://www.abc.net.au/rage/guest/2004/littlebirdy.htm. 
  6. ^ "Fight or flight". Sydney Morning Herald. 15 October 2004. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/14/1097607356426.html?from=storyrhs. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  7. ^ "Little Birdy - Big Big Love". australian-charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Little+Birdy&titel=Big+Big+Love&cat=a. 
  8. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2004 Albums". aria.com.au. http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2004.htm. 
Little Birdy
Katy Steele · Simon Leach · Scott "Barney" O'Donoghue · Matt Chequer
Studio albums
BigBigLove · Hollywood · Confetti
EPs
Singles