BigBigLove is the debut studio album by Australian indie rock band Little Birdy, released in Australia on 4 October 2004. It reached number 5 in the ARIA music charts and was certified gold less than a month after its release.[2] The album was produced by Paul McKercher at Big Jesus Burger Studios and mixed at Studios 301.[3]
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| Released | 4 October 2004 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock Indie rock | |||
| Length | 45:15 | |||
| Label | Virgin / EMI | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| FasterLouder | (favorable)[1] |
Three singles were released from the album; "Beautiful to Me", which reached number 27, "Tonight's the Night", and "Excited", which reached number 44 on the ARIA Singles Charts.[4]
The album was nominated for four ARIA Awards in 2004; Best Breakthrough Artist/Album, Best Rock Album, Best Producer, and Best Engineer.[5] Two tracks from the album reached the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2004; "Beautiful to Me" at number 8 and "Tonight's the Night" at number 78.[6]
The album features a more pop-oriented, commercial alternative rock sound than their later records, which experimented with electronic music and folk.
Background
editThe main thing that I wanted to do with this record was to have as much classic, memorable melody as possible. The songs are all based on feelings and emotion, for each song had a particular vision. It covers all the colours we wanted to show with a first record. BigBigLove is built from that big hole I had inside. It’s amazing how close this band has become and how fast we understand each other now. We have grown a million years in one year.
— Katy Steele, November 2004[7]
McKercher was selected to produce after Steele was impressed with his work on Augie March's debut album, Sunset Studies.
We wanted a pretty classic-sounding album; we didn't want to do anything that sounded really now.
— Katy Steele, October 2004[8]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Excited" | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Come on Little Heartbreaker" | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Beautiful to Me" | 3:29 |
| 4. | "It's All My Fault" | 3:02 |
| 5. | "Tonight's the Night" | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Message to God" | 3:37 |
| 7. | "Losing You" | 5:00 |
| 8. | "Relapse" | 3:36 |
| 9. | "Forever" | 3:24 |
| 10. | "Close to You" | 4:44 |
| 11. | "It's a Rule for You All" | 1:32 |
| 12. | "Andy Warhol" | 5:38 |
| 13. | "Baby Blue" (Japanese Limited Edition bonus track) | 3:59 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lullaby" | 2:09 |
| 2. | "Baby Blue" | 3:46 |
| 3. | "This Is a Love Song" | 2:40 |
| 4. | "Relapse" | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Excited" | 3:32 |
Charts
edit| Year | Chart | Peak Position |
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| 2004 | Australian ARIA Album Charts | 5[9] |
Certifications
edit| Country | Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Gold[2] | 35,000+ |
References
edit- ^ "Little Birdy - Big Big Love". fasterlouder.com.au. 19 November 2004. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ a b "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2004 Albums". aria.com.au.
- ^ "Little Birdy". Australian Music Online. Australian Council for the Arts. Archived from the original on 19 December 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ "Discography Little Birdy". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ 2004 ARIA Award winners
- ^ "Triple j Hottest 100 - 2004". Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2007.
- ^ "Little Birdy guest program". abc.net.au. 20 November 2004. Archived from the original on 3 February 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2007.
- ^ "Fight or flight". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 October 2004. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "Little Birdy - Big Big Love". australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012.