Ugly Beautiful
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| Studio album by Babybird | ||||
| Released | 21 October 1996 | |||
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| Label | Echo | |||
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| Allmusic |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B+) |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.7/10) |
| Robert Christgau |  |
| The Independent | (favorable) |
Ugly Beautiful is the debut studio album by English rock band Babybird. It was released on 21 October 1996 by Echo Records. The album includes the singles "Goodnight", "Candy Girl", "You're Gorgeous" and "Cornershop". "You're Gorgeous" was a surprise top-three UK and international hit for the group. The album was written entirely by band-leader Stephen Jones. Many of the songs were written and recorded by Jones alone between 1988 and 1994. Several of the songs had been released in these demo incarnations on Jones' solo lo-fi work as Baby Bird that he did prior to forming the band with John Pedder, Robert Gregory, Luke Scott and Huw Chadbourn. The majority of the album was produced by Jones with Steve Power. Darren Allison and Ian Caple each produced a song.
The album was released on CD, Cassette and double-LP and received generally positive reviews. US editions differ from international versions with "King Bing" substituted for "CFC". The album charted at number nine on the UK Albums Chart, number fifteen on the New Zealand Album Chart, and was certified Gold by the BPI. The artwork was designed by Stephen Jones and DED Associates with photography by Al Levy.
All tracks written and composed by Stephen Jones.
The US release substitutes "King Bing" for "CFC".
The following credits are adapted from the CD liner notes.
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