Birdy (Birdy album)

Birdy
Studio album by Birdy
Released 4 November 2011
Genre Indie folk
Length 44:02
Label
Producer
Birdy chronology

  • Birdy
  • (2011)
  • Live in London
  • (2011)
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
Source Rating
Metacritic 61/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [2]
BBC Music favourable[3]
The Daily Telegraph [4]
The Guardian [5]
musicOMH [6]
NME 5/10[7]
The Observer [8]
PopMatters 5/10[9]
Rolling Stone [10]

Birdy is the debut studio album by English recording artist Jasmine Van den Bogaerde, commonly known as Birdy,[11] released on 4 November 2011 by Atlantic Records. The album includes the singles "Skinny Love", "Shelter" and "People Help the People".

Singles

"Skinny Love" was released on 30 January 2011 as the first single from the album,[12] which was a cover of a song by American indie folk band Bon Iver. The cover reached a peak of number seventeen 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 fifty in the UK.

"People Help the People" was released as the album's third single on 28 October 2011.[13] The song is a cover of the song by English indie rock band Cherry Ghost and peaked at number thirty-three 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 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 (add.)
  • Gilbert (add.)
 3:44
9. "Fire and Rain" (by James Taylor)James V. TaylorFord 3:07
10. "Without a Word"  
  • Jasmine van den Bogaerde[14]
  • Moss
Costey 4:46
11. "Terrible Love" (by The National)
Costey 4:43
Total length:
 44:02

Personnel

Credits for Birdy adapted from AllMusic.[17]

  • Jim Abbiss - Drum Machine, Producer
  • Leo Abrahams - Effects, Guitar
  • Simon Aldred - Composer
  • Ben Baptie - Assistant
  • Matt Berninger - Composer
  • Birdy - Composer, Piano, Primary Artist, Vocals, Voices
  • Rupert Bogarde - Engineer
  • James Brown - Engineer
  • Ian Burdge - Cello
  • Greg Calbi - Mastering
  • Matt Chamberlain - Drums, Percussion
  • Alessandro Cortini - Synthesizer
  • Rich Costey - Engineer, Mixing, Noise, Producer, Synthesizer
  • Neil Cowley - Organ, Piano
  • Romy Madley Croft - Composer
  • Thomas Croquet - Composer
  • Dan Curwin - Photography
  • Aaron Dessner - Composer
  • Ian Dowling - Engineer
  • Lauren Dukoff - Photography
  • Tom Elmhirst - Mixing
  • James Ford - Producer
  • James Ellis Ford - Drums, Guitar, Percussion
  • Wally Gagel - Bass
  • Ben Gibbard - Composer
  • Alex H.N. Gilbert - Additional Production, Artwork, Executive Producer, Photography, Producer, Repertoire
  • Kirk Hellie - Guitar
  • Gareth Henderson - Engineer
  • Chris Kasych - Assistant
  • Alex Macnaghten - Bass
  • Stephen Mair - Double Bass
  • Christian Mazzalai - Composer
  • Laurent Mazzalai - Composer
  • Frederic Moulin - Composer
  • Jamie Muhoberac - Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer
  • Robin Pecknold - Composer
  • Thomas Powers - Composer
  • Baria Quershi - Composer
  • Audrey Riley - Conductor, String Arrangements
  • Lucy Shaw - Cello
  • Aaron Short - Composer
  • Dan Silber - Assistant
  • Oliver Sim - Composer
  • James Thomas Smith - Composer
  • Francis Starlite - Composer
  • Jimmy Tamborello - Composer
  • Christian Tattersfield - Executive Producer
  • James V. Taylor - Composer
  • Christopher Tombling - Orchestra
  • Justin Vernon - Composer
  • Paul "P-Dub" Walton - Additional Production, Engineer, Mixing
  • Richard Woodcraft - Engineer
  • Alisa Xayalith - Composer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011–13) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[18] 1
Austrian Albums Chart[19] 14
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[20] 1
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[21] 2
Canadian Albums Chart[22] 33
Dutch Albums Chart[23] 1
French Albums Chart[24] 5
German Albums Chart[25] 14
Irish Albums Chart[26] 4
New Zealand Albums Chart[27] 4
Polish Albums Chart[28] 13
Scottish Albums Chart[29] 18
Swedish Albums Chart[30] 52
Swiss Albums Chart[31] 3
UK Albums Chart[32] 13
US Billboard 200[33] 62
US Alternative Albums[33] 12
US Rock Albums[33] 15

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[34] 74
Dutch Albums Chart[35] 42
Chart (2012) Position
Australian Albums Chart[36] 10
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[37] 3
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[38] 7
Dutch Albums Chart[39] 3
French Albums Chart[40] 14
Swiss Albums Chart[41] 70
Chart (2013) Position
New Zealand Albums Chart[42] 46
Swiss Albums Chart[43] 14

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[44] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Belgium (BEA)[45] Gold 15,000*
France (SNEP)[46] 3× Platinum 300,000*
Germany (BVMI)[47] Gold 100,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[48] Platinum 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[49] Gold 7,500^
Poland (ZPAV)[50] Gold 10,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[51] Gold 15,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[52] Gold 100,000^

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

Release history

Region Date Label
Belgium[53] 4 November 2011 Warner Music
Ireland[11] 14th Floor, Atlantic
United Kingdom[54] 7 November 2011
Netherlands[55] 11 November 2011 Warner Music
United States[56] 20 March 2012 Warner Bros.
Germany[57] 23 March 2012 Warner Music
Poland[58] 26 March 2012
Australia[59] 20 April 2012
France[60] 30 April 2012

See also

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    • Title: Without a word. [...]
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