| Spirit Bird | ||||
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| Released | 8 June 2012 | |||
| Recorded | Recorded in a big wooden house in Thornbury, Ontario, Canada. "Follow the Sun" recorded at Studios 301 in Byron Bay, Australia. | |||
| Length | 63:49 | |||
| Label | Universal Music Australia | |||
| Producer | Xavier Rudd | |||
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Spirit Bird is the seventh studio album by Australian multi-instrumentalist Xavier Rudd. It was released on 8 June 2012. [1]
Rudd recorded most of the album in Ontario, Canada at a studio in a wooden cottage by a lake. [2] "Follow The Sun", which features the sound of magpies at the start, was the last track recorded for the album, and the only song recorded outside of Canada, at Studios 301 in Byron Bay. [3]
The album debuted at number 36 on the Canadian Albums Chart and at number 2 on the ARIA album chart. [4] [5] In the album's first week of release it was the biggest selling album in Western Australia, Queensland and Victoria. [5]
All tracks are written by Xavier Rudd
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lioness Eye" | 6:37 |
| 2. | "Comfortable in My Skin" | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Spirit Bird" | 7:11 |
| 4. | "Prosper" | 2:11 |
| 5. | "Bow Down" | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Follow the Sun" | 4:16 |
| 7. | "Butterfly" | 2:11 |
| 8. | "Culture Bleeding" | 4:40 |
| 9. | "Paper Thin" | 3:52 |
| 10. | "Full Circle" | 10:18 |
| 11. | "Mystery Angel" | 4:38 |
| 12. | "3 Roads" | 6:04 |
| 13. | "Creating a Dream" | 5:01 |
| Chart (2012–17) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] | 2 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] | 119 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] | 38 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] | 85 |
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