Birdy (Birdy album)

Birdy
Standard cover
Studio album by Birdy
Released	4 November 2011 (2011-11-4)
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
Birdy (2011) Fire Within (2013)
Alternative cover
Deluxe edition cover

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

Deluxe edition bonus tracks ^[15]

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

Australian special edition bonus tracks ^[16]

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

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Birdy. ^[17]

• 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 – 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 Weekly chart performance for Birdy Chart (2011–2013) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [18] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [19] 14 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [20] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [21] 2 Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [22] 33 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [23] 1 French Albums (SNEP) [24] 5 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [25] 14 Irish Albums (IRMA) [26] 40 Italian Albums (FIMI) [27] 55 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [28] 4 Polish Albums (ZPAV) [29] 13 Scottish Albums (OCC) [30] 18 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [31] 52 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [32] 3 UK Albums (OCC) [33] 13 US Billboard 200 [34] 62 US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [35] 12 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [36] 15

Year-end charts 2011 year-end chart performance for Birdy Chart (2011) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [37] 74 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [38] 42 2012 year-end chart performance for Birdy Chart (2012) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) [39] 10 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [40] 3 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [41] 7 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [42] 3 French Albums (SNEP) [43] 12 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [44] 70 UK Albums (OCC) [45] 179 2013 year-end chart performance for Birdy Chart (2013) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) [46] 73 French Albums (SNEP) [47] 30 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [48] 73 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [49] 49 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [50] 14 Decade-end charts Decade-end chart performance for Birdy Chart (2010–2019) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) [51] 58

Certifications

Certifications for Birdy

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]	Platinum	15,000‡
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.

Release history

Release history for Birdy

Region	Date	Label	Ref.
Belgium	4 November 2011	Warner	[65]
Ireland		14th Floor Atlantic	[66]
United Kingdom	7 November 2011		[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]

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External links

• Birdy at Discogs (list of releases)
• Birdy at MusicBrainz (list of releases)