Confetti (Little Birdy album)

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Confetti
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Studio album by
Little Birdy
Released8 May 2009 (2009-05-08)
Recorded2008–2009
Genre Rock, Alternative
Label Eleven/Universal
Producer Little Birdy, Steven Schram
Little Birdy chronology
Hollywood
(2006)		Confetti
(2009)
Singles from Confetti
  1. "Brother"
    Released: April 2009
  2. "Summarize"
    Released: 17 April 2009
  3. "Hairdo"
    Released: 28 July 2009
  4. "Stay Wild"
    Released: October 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
BMA Magazine(favorable) [2]
The Dwarf(favorable) [3]
FasterLouder(unfavorable) [4]
Rave MagazineStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Vine(unfavorable) [6]

Confetti is the third studio album by Australian indie rock band Little Birdy, released on 8 May 2009. It debuted at number 6 on the ARIA album charts.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Background

In an interview, Steele describes the inspiration behind the title: "Confetti fell out of my mouth, the word just literally came out of nowhere". [7]

"Brother" is inspired by a lifetime with her brother, Luke and father, Rick. It opens with the couplet "my brother you taught me how to fly, my papa you taught me how to cry".

This song was straight up. Sometimes I wondered if we should even put it on the record because it's just so honest and brutal – brutal in the fragile sense.

— Katy Steele [8]

Australian music legend Paul Kelly adds vocals and harmonica to the track, [9] returning the favour for the backing vocals Katy provided on some sessions for him a few years back.

The experience of working with Paul just reminded me of why he's such a legend. It wasn’t like he just rocked up to the studio to do a session – he really poured everything into it. We kinda felt like he joined our band for that day and that was a pretty great feeling.

— Katy Steele [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Katy Steele, except "Porcelain" written by Simon Leach

Confetti
No.TitleLength
1."Brother"3:37
2."Summarize"3:19
3."Hairdo"4:10
4."Stay Wild"4:09
5."Into My Arms"3:58
6."Dark of Night"3:27
7."It Ain't True"1:07
8."Run Run Run"4:17
9."Crazy"3:07
10."Everyone is Sleeping"4:07
11."Confetti" (includes hidden track "Porcelain")12:24
12."Baby Love" (iTunes bonus track – Deluxe Version)2:58
13."New York" (iTunes bonus track – Standard/Deluxe Versions)4:59
Confetti – Limited Edition DVD [10]
No.TitleLength
1."DVD: The Making of Confetti, A Documentary" 
2."Track By Track, An Insight From The Band" 
3.""Summarize" – Behind The Scenes" 
4.""Summarize" – Video" 
5.""Brother" – Video" 

Charts

YearChartPeak Position
2009 ARIA Albums Charts #6 [11]

End of year charts

YearChartRank
2009 Australian ARIA End of year Chart #93 [12]

Certifications

CountryCertificationSales
AustraliaGold [13] 35,000+

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogue
Australia8 May 2009 Eleven/Universal CD, Digital download ELEVENCD86
CD/DVDELEVENCDSP86

Personnel

Musicians

Little Birdy

  • Katy Steele – vocals, guitar, keyboard
  • Simon Leach – guitar, synthesiser, steel guitar
  • Scott 'Barney' O'Donoghue – bass guitar, vocals, melodica, harmonica
  • Matt Chequer – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

  • Paul Coyle – trumpet (track 2)
  • Shannon Barnett – trombone (track 2)
  • Tom Spender – tenor saxophone (track 2)
  • Peter Mitchell – baritone saxophone (track 2)
  • Jessica Bell – violin (track 4, 5 and 10)
  • Willow Stahlut – violin (track 4, 5 and 10)
  • Ewen Bramble – cello (track 4, 5 and 10)
  • Christian Read – viola (track 4, 5 and 10)
  • Garret Costigan – pedal steel guitar (track 4)
  • Miles Brown – theremin (tracks 3 and 10)
  • Craig Shanahan – percussion (track 10)
  • Charlie Thorpe – vocals (track 6)
  • Josie De Sousa-Ray – vocals (track 6)
  • Paul Kelly – vocals, harmonica (track 1)
  • Fergus Deasy – guitar (track 1)

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