Confetti (Little Birdy album) explained
| Confetti |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Little Birdy |
| Cover: | LB-Confetti.jpg |
| Recorded: | 2008 - 2009 |
| Genre: | Rock, Alternative |
| Label: | Eleven/Universal |
| Producer: | Little Birdy, Steven Schram |
| Prev Title: | Hollywood |
| Prev Year: | 2006 |
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".[1]
"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".
Australian music legend Paul Kelly adds vocals and harmonica to the track,[2] returning the favour for the backing vocals Katy provided on some sessions for him a few years back.
Charts
Certifications
Release history
Personnel
Musicians
Little Birdy
- Katy Steele – vocals, guitar, keyboard
- Simon Leach – guitar, synthesiser, steel guitar
- Scott 'Barney' O'Donoghue – bass guitar, vocals, melodica, harmonica
- Matt Chequer – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Paul Coyle – trumpet (track 2)
- Shannon Barnett – trombone (track 2)
- Tom Spender – tenor saxophone (track 2)
- Peter Mitchell – baritone saxophone (track 2)
- Jessica Bell – violin (track 4, 5 and 10)
- Willow Stahlut – violin (track 4, 5 and 10)
- Ewen Bramble – cello (track 4, 5 and 10)
- Christian Read – viola (track 4, 5 and 10)
- Garret Costigan – pedal steel guitar (track 4)
- Miles Brown – theremin (tracks 3 and 10)
- Craig Shanahan – percussion (track 10)
- Charlie Thorpe – vocals (track 6)
- Josie De Sousa-Ray – vocals (track 6)
- Paul Kelly – vocals, harmonica (track 1)
- Fergus Deasy – guitar (track 1)
Credits
- Production – Little Birdy, Matt Chequer, Steve Schram
- Recording and Mixing – Steve Schram
- Recording Assistant – Alex Beck
- Mixing Assistants – Lachlan Wooden, Mick Rafferty, Davin Pidoto, Jim White
- Mastered – Bob Ludwig
- Artwork – Simon Leach
- Photography – Tony Mott, Louise Griew
- Cover – Simon Ozolins
Notes and References
- Web site: Confetti flies for Little Birdy's new album. NineMSN. 16 January 2009. 12 May 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090129153527/http://music.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=719746. 29 January 2009. dead.
- Web site: Little Birdy – Confetti. FasterLouder.com.au. 1 January 2009. 12 May 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20120321205900/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/music/18266/Little-Birdy--Confetti.htm. 21 March 2012. dead.
- Web site: Steffen Hung . Little Birdy – Confetti . australian-charts.com . 8 September 2010.
- Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums 2008 . Aria.com.au . 8 September 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120221224839/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2009.htm . 21 February 2012 .
- Web site: ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Albums . Aria.com.au . 31 December 2009 . 8 September 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091201022827/http://aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2009Albums.htm . 1 December 2009 .
