Bird's Eye View (album)
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| Studio album by Amy Kuney | ||||
| Released | August 12, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 39:03 | |||
| Label | Spin Move Records | |||
| Producer | Scott Seiver | |||
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Bird's Eye View (album) is the debut full-length album by singer-songwriter Amy Kuney, which was released August 12, 2008 by Spin Move Records.[2] The iTunes version of the album includes a cover of Damien Rice's song, "The Blower's Daughter."[3]
The album was featured on iTunes' "New Releases" and "Indie" music sections from August 12 through August 19.[4] During the months of February and March 2009, "Bird's Eye View was featured on iTunes' "New and Noteworthy" section on the Singer/Songwriter page.[5]
"Bird's Eye View" was featured on Rhapsody's homepage as a new release,[6] and on WindowsMedia.com under "Emerging Artists."[7]
Songs from "Bird's Eye View" have been featured on The Real World: Washington D.C. and Keeping Up with the Kardashians.[8]
Track listing
All songs written by Amy Kuney; "The Blower's Daughter" written by Damien Rice.
- "Simple Things" – 4:14
- "Rocket Surgery" – 3:59
- "Angel Tangled In The Telephone Lines" – 3:20
- "Would You Miss Me" – 3:44
- "Thank You For Last Night" – 3:12
- "Love Is Trippy" – 3:57
- "Appreciate Your Hands" – 3:59
- "Time Machine" – 2:57
- "Under My Bed" – 5:53
- "Bird's Eye View" – 3:48
- "The Blower's Daughter" (iTunes bonus track)
Personnel
- Drums - Scott Seiver
- Bass - Shawn Davis,
- Piano - Amy Kuney, Scott Seiver,
- Guitars: Scott Seiver, Josh Lopez, Amy Kuney, Ari Hest
- Violin - Marisa Kuney, Elizabeth Headman
- Viola: Rodney Wirtz
- Cello - Ira Glansbeek
- Cajon - Mona Tavakoli
- Saxophone - Ben Wendel
- Tuba - Chuck Koontz
- French Horn - Sarah Bach
- Trombone - Clifford Childers
- Trumpet - Dustin McKinney
- Melodica - Scott Seiver
- Wurlitzer - Scott Seiver
- Mellotron - Scott Seiver
- Synthesizer - Scott Seiver
- Tambourine - Scott Seiver
- Timpani - Scott Seiver
- Shaker - Scott Seiver
- Organ - Scott Seiver
- String Arrangements - Scott Seiver
- Horn Arrangement - Scott Seiver
- Choir Arrangement - Scott Seiver
- Orchestration - Ben Wendel
- Backing Vocals - Scott Seiver, Ari Hest, Azusa Pacific University Choir, Hayden Lasher
- Horn Section Contracting - Ben Wendel
- String Section Contracting - Marisa Kuney
Production
- Produced by Scott Seiver
- Mixed by Peter A. Barker and Scott Seiver
- Engineered by Peter A. Barker (additional engineering by Scott Seiver)
- Assistant Engineers: Scott Coslett, Todd Bergman, Ursula Arevalo
- Mastered by Gil Tamazyan
- Recording Studios: Threshold Sound + Vision and Loma Lada Studios
- Executive Producers: Peter A. Barker, Marc Schrobilgen, Lynn Lasher
