BigBigLove

BigBigLove
Studio album by Little Birdy
Released 4 October 2004
Genre Alternative rock
Indie rock
Length 45:15
Label Virgin / EMI
Little Birdy chronology
This Is a Love Song EP
(2004)		 BigBigLove
(2004)		 Hollywood
(2006)
Singles from BigBigLove
  1. "Beautiful to Me"
    Released: 14 September 2004
  2. "Tonight's the Night"
    Released: 29 November 2004
  3. "Excited"
    Released: 18 April 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
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FasterLouder(favorable)[1]

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 (You Am I, Eskimo Joe, Augie March) at Big Jesus Burger Studios and mixed at Studios 301.[3]

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

The 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

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
Bonus Live at the Enmore Theatre CD
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

Year Chart Peak Position
2004 Australian ARIA Album Charts 5[9]

Certifications

Country Certification Sales
Australia Gold[2] 35,000+

References

  1. ↑ "Little Birdy - Big Big Love". fasterlouder.com.au. 19 November 2004.
  2. 1 2 "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2004 Albums". aria.com.au.
  3. ↑ "Little Birdy". Australian Music Online. Australian Council for the Arts. Archived from the original on 22 November 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Discography Little Birdy". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  5. ↑ 2004 ARIA Award winners
  6. ↑ Triple j Hottest 100 - 2004
  7. ↑ "Little Birdy guest program". abc.net.au. 20 November 2004.
  8. ↑ "Fight or flight". Sydney Morning Herald. 15 October 2004. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  9. ↑ "Little Birdy - Big Big Love". australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012.
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