Little Bird | ||||
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Released | 17 September 2010 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 45:50 | |||
Label | Liberation | |||
Producer | Nash Chambers, Shane Nicholson | |||
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Singles from Little Bird | ||||
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Little Bird is the seventh studio album released by the Australian singer Kasey Chambers, released by Liberation Music in Australia on 17 September 2010. The first single of the album is "Little Bird". The album peaked at number three on the Australian ARIA Charts, becoming Chambers' first album to miss the number one spot since her debut album, The Captain , peaked at number eleven in 1999.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Slant Magazine | [2] |
Music critic Alexey Eremenko, in his Allmusic wrote "Little Bird is more old school, as it peppers the pop hits with honest to God country numbers, complete with banjo and fiddle... With Chambers, the music and the words sometimes tether on the brink of cliché, not archetype. But for the most part, she is still able to deliver her tunes with honesty that makes you think about feelings she's conveying, not her recording budgets, as is the case with many over-processed country stars out there." [1]
All tracks are written by Kasey Chambers, with the exception of "Millionaires", which was written by Beccy Cole
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Someone Like Me" | 4:09 |
2. | "Beautiful Mess" | 3:14 |
3. | "Devil on Your Back" | 3:23 |
4. | "Little Bird" | 3:30 |
5. | "Georgia Brown" | 1:45 |
6. | "Somewhere" | 3:47 |
7. | "This Story" | 3:43 |
8. | "Love Like a Hurricane" (featuring Kevin Bennett) | 3:10 |
9. | "Down Here on Earth" | 3:15 |
10. | "Nullarbor, The Biggest Backyard" | 2:24 |
11. | "Bring Back My Heart" | 2:56 |
12. | "Invisible Girl" | 3:19 |
13. | "Train Wreck" | 5:56 |
14. | "The Stupid Things I Do" | 2:00 |
No. | Title | Length |
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15. | "Millionaires" (featuring Beccy Cole) | 3:50 |
16. | "Old School" | 2:39 |
17. | "Hold On" | 3:43 |
Chart (2010–11) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] | 3 |
US Billboard Top Country Albums [4] | 32 |
US Billboard Top Heatseekers [4] | 6 |
US Billboard Folk Albums [4] | 9 |
US Billboard Independent Albums [4] | 39 |
Chart (2010) | Position |
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Australian Albums Chart [5] | 68 |
Australian Artist Albums Chart [6] | 18 |
Australian Country Albums Chart [7] | 6 |
Chart (2011) | Position |
Australian Country Albums Chart [8] | 17 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [9] | Gold | 35,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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