BigBigLove

BigBigLove
Studio album by
Little Birdy
Released4 October 2004
GenreAlternative rock
Indie rock
Length45:15
LabelVirgin / 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
SourceRating
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 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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  2. ^ a b "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2004 Albums". aria.com.au.
  3. ^ "Little Birdy". Australian Music Online. Australian Council for the Arts. Archived from the original on 19 December 2004. 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". Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2007.
  7. ^ "Little Birdy guest program". abc.net.au. 20 November 2004. Archived from the original on 3 February 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2007.
  8. ^ "Fight or flight". The 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.