Confetti (Little Birdy album)
| Confetti | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 8 May 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008–2009 | |||
| Genre | Rock, Alternative | |||
| Label | Eleven/Universal | |||
| Producer | Little Birdy, Steven Schram | |||
| Little Birdy chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Confetti | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| BMA Magazine | (favorable)[2] |
| The Dwarf | (favorable)[3] |
| FasterLouder | (unfavorable)[4] |
| Rave Magazine | [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]
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
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Year | Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | ARIA Albums Charts | #6[11] |
End of year charts
| Year | Chart | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Australian ARIA End of year Chart | #93[12] |
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Gold[13] | 35,000+ |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 8 May 2009 | Eleven/Universal | CD, Digital download | ELEVENCD86 |
| CD/DVD | ELEVENCDSP86 |
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)
Credits
- Production - Little Birdy, Matt Chequer, Steve Schram
- Recording and Mixing - Steve Schram
- Recording Assistant - Alex Beck
- Mixing Assistants - Lachlan Wooden, Mick Rafferty, Davin Pidoto, Jim White
- Mastered - Bob Ludwig
- Artwork - Simon Leach
- Photography - Tony Mott, Louise Griew
- Cover - Simon Ozolins
References
- ^ Greenberg, Adam. "Review: Confetti". Allmusic. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ "BMA Magazine Canberra Streetpress CD Reviews Album Of The Week, Confetti [Universal]". Bmamag.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Confetti - Little Birdy". thedwarf.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Little Birdy - Confetti on". Fasterlouder.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Brisbane Street Press - LITTLE BIRDY – Confetti". Rave Magazine. 6 May 2009. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ Marcus. "Little Birdy 'Confetti' - Album Reviews". Thevine.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 July 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Confetti flies for Little Birdy's new album". NineMSN. 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ^ a b "Little Birdy unleash details for third album". Access All Areas.net.au. 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ^ "Little Birdy - Confetti". FasterLouder.com.au. 1 January 2009. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Little Birdy - Confetti". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2008". Aria.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 February 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2009 Albums". Aria.com.au. 31 December 2009. Archived from the original on 1 December 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2010.