Birds | |
Type: | Album |
Artist: | Bic Runga |
Cover: | BicRungaBirdsAlbumCover.jpg |
Released: | 28 November 2005 (New Zealand) |
Recorded: | Monte Cecilia House, Auckland, New Zealand August / September 2005 |
Genre: | Acoustic Pop |
Length: |
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Label: | Sony / BMG |
Producer: | Bic Runga |
Prev Title: | Live in Concert with the Christchurch Symphony |
Prev Year: | 2003 |
Next Title: | Try to Remember Everything |
Next Year: | 2008 |
Birds is the third studio album by New Zealand artist Bic Runga. The album was released in New Zealand on 28 November 2005. The album was Bic's third no.1 album garnering platinum status in its first week. The album was certified 3× platinum. The album won the New Zealand Music Award for Album of the Year in 2006, her second award for Best Album, after her debut release Drive.
The Australian release included a second disc of live material recorded at the Civic Theatre in November 2005. The disc incorrectly identifies the recording date as November 2006 - eight months after the release of this edition.
Features an alternate track listing.
Released in New Zealand and Australia, with a cover of "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" as a bonus track, plus a DVD featuring 5 live performances and 2 music videos.
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.Performers
Strings
Additional personnel
Chart (2005) | Position |
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NZ Album charts | 26 |
NZ Album charts | 17 |