Birdy (Birdy album)

Birdy
Studio album by Birdy
Released	4 November 2011 (2011-11-04)
Studio	Abbey Road Studios, Angel Studios, Dean Street Studios, RAK Studios (London, England) Eldorado Recording Studios (Burbank, California) The Mill House Studio (Lymington, England) River Studios (Southampton, England)
Genre	Indie folk indie pop indie rock
Length	44:02
Label	14th Floor Atlantic
Producer	Jim Abbiss Rich Costey James Ford Alex H. N. Gilbert Paul 'P-Dub' Walton
Birdy chronology
Birdy (2011) Fire Within (2013)
Singles from Birdy
"Skinny Love" Released: 30 January 2011 "Shelter" Released: 3 June 2011 "People Help the People" Released: 28 October 2011 "1901" Released: 9 March 2012

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	61/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
BBC Music	Favourable
The Daily Telegraph
The Guardian
musicOMH
NME	5/10
The Observer
PopMatters
Rolling Stone

Birdy is the debut studio album by English musician Birdy, released on 4 November 2011 by Atlantic Records. The album includes the singles "Skinny Love", "Shelter", "People Help the People" and "1901".

"Skinny Love" was released on 30 January 2011 as the first single from the album, which was a cover of a song by American indie folk band Bon Iver. The cover reached a peak of number 17 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Shelter" was released as the second single from the album on 3 June 2011. The song covers a track by English indie pop group The xx and peaked at number 50 in the UK.

"People Help the People" was released as the album's third single on 28 October 2011. The song is a cover of the song by English indie rock band Cherry Ghost and peaked at number 33 in the UK.

"1901" was released in the UK on 9 March 2012 as the album's fourth and final single. It is a cover of the song by French indie rock band Phoenix.

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Birdy.

^*sales figures based on certification alone
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

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