Confetti (Little Birdy album)

Confetti
Studio album by Little Birdy
Released 8 May 2009 (2009-05-08)
(see release history)
Recorded 20082009
Genre Rock, Alternative
Label Eleven/Universal
Producer Little Birdy, Steven Schram
Little Birdy chronology
Hollywood
(2006)
Confetti
(2009)
Singles from Confetti
  1. "Brother"
    Released: April 2009
  2. "Summarize"
    Released: 17 April 2009
  3. "Hairdo"
    Released: 28 July 2009
  4. "Stay Wild"
    Released: October 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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.

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 songs written and composed by Katy Steele, except "Porcelain" written by Simon Leach. 

Confetti
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
Confetti - Limited Edition DVD[10]
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

Additional musicians

Credits

References

  1. Greenberg, Adam. "Review: Confetti". Allmusic. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  2. "BMA Magazine Canberra Streetpress CD Reviews Album Of The Week, Confetti [Universal]". Bmamag.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  3. "Confetti - Little Birdy". thedwarf.com.au. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  4. "Little Birdy - Confetti on". Fasterlouder.com.au. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  5. "Brisbane Street Press - LITTLE BIRDY – Confetti". Rave Magazine. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  6. Marcus. "Little Birdy 'Confetti' - Album Reviews". Thevine.com.au. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  7. "Confetti flies for Little Birdy's new album". NineMSN. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  8. 1 2 "Little Birdy unleash details for third album". Access All Areas.net.au. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  9. "Little Birdy - Confetti". FasterLouder.com.au. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  10. Steffen Hung. "Little Birdy - Confetti". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  11. "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2008". Aria.com.au. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  12. "http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACharts-Accreditations-2009Albums.htm". Aria.com.au. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2010. External link in |title= (help)
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