Beautiful Lies (Birdy album)

Beautiful Lies
Studio album by Birdy
Released 25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)
Recorded 2014–2015
Studio
Genre
Length 52:49
Label Atlantic
Producer
Birdy chronology
Breathe
(2013)		 Beautiful Lies
(2016)
Singles from Beautiful Lies
  1. "Keeping Your Head Up"
    Released: 1 January 2016
  2. "Wild Horses"
    Released: 11 March 2016
  3. "Words"
    Released: 20 June 2016
  4. "Hear You Calling"
    Released: 6 October 2016

Beautiful Lies is the third studio album by British musician Birdy, released on 25 March 2016 through Atlantic Records. The album includes the singles "Keeping Your Head Up" and "Wild Horses".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
The Irish Times[4]
The Guardian[5]
PopCrush[6]

Beautiful Lies received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, the album received a score of 73 on Metacritic based on four reviews.[7] Allmusic senior editor Neil Z. Yeung commended Birdy's "evolution from acoustic covers singer to confident and powerful artist" and stated, that the album "brings a depth that pulls Birdy from Ingrid Michaelson territory and into a scene occupied by Lorde, Florence, and Lana (Del Rey)." He felt that "with more life, richer texture, and an inspiring attitude, Beautiful Lies is Birdy's declaration that she is more than able to make her mark in the big leagues and join the ranks of the alternative pop pantheon".[2] Marc Snetiker of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B+ rating and noted that "Beautiful Lies places her square in the middle of the indie pop realm [...] Her third album is her own testament to talent and her proof that she's only dipping her toe into the tropes of her genre to spring upward from them and float onto a cloud all her own."[3]

Dave Simpson of The Guardian called the album "certainly an adult-oriented, mainstream affair [that] has an intriguing, almost eastern feel".[5] The Irish Times writer Tony Clayton-Lea felt the songs on Beautiful Lies showcased Birdy's songwriting abilities, with "telltale names indicating a smart artist getting to grips with the differences between inexperience and hard knocks." He added that "notwithstanding leaf or two taken from the Lorde handbook, Birdy delivers a special brand of off-centre pop music that directly reference her transition from teenager to adult."[4] Reviewing the album for PopCrush, Matthew Scott Donnelly found "there was never any doubt that Birdy had the voice to carry a career – what's changed over the past five years is that she's now got a handful of inflections from which to choose. Airy, heavy or laser-precise, each tongue has been constructed for storytelling, making Beautiful Lies the perfect excuse for an impulse getaway to someplace you haven't been."[6]

Track listing

Standard edition
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Growing Pains"  
Jim Abbiss 3:49
2. "Shadow"  
  • Van den Bogaerde
  • Melisa Bester
  • Jamie Hartman
Abbiss 4:01
3. "Keeping Your Head Up"  
 3:28
4. "Deep End"  
  • Tim Bran
  • Roy Kerr
 3:28
5. "Wild Horses"  
TMS 3:05
6. "Lost It All"  Van den Bogaerde
  • Bran
  • Kerr
  • Birdy[A]
 3:47
7. "Silhouette"  
  • Van den Bogaerde
  • Simon Aldred
  • Rosie Doonan
  • Bran
  • Kerr
 4:10
8. "Lifted"  
  • Bran
  • Kerr
 4:23
9. "Take My Heart"  Van den Bogaerde
  • Felix Joseph
  • Birdy[A]
 4:11
10. "Hear You Calling"  
  • Van den Bogaerde
  • Mac
  • Hector
Mac 4:01
11. "Words"  
Al Shux 3:37
12. "Save Yourself"  
  • Bran
  • Kerr
 3:34
13. "Unbroken"  
  • Van den Bogaerde
  • Aldred
  • Bran
  • Kerr
 4:25
14. "Beautiful Lies"  
  • Van den Bogaerde
  • Romans
Birdy 2:50
Total length:
 52:49
Notes

^[A] denotes co-producer

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 10
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 8
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] 22
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[13] 8
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 7
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[16] 4
Irish Albums (IRMA)[17] 5
Italian Albums (FIMI)[18] 57
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19] 15
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[20] 39
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[21] 45
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[22] 28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 2
UK Albums (OCC)[24] 4
US Billboard 200[25] 68

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Silver 60,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for Beautiful Lies by Birdy". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 Yeoung, Neil Z. "Beautiful Lies – Birdy". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 Snetiker, Marc (28 March 2016). "Birdy's Beautiful Lies: EW Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  4. 1 2 Clayton-Lea, Tony (24 March 2016). "Birdy – Beautiful Lies review: confident follow-up from a smart musician". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  5. 1 2 Simpson, Dave (24 March 2016). "Birdy: Beautiful Lies review – confessional balladry from soulful young singer". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  6. 1 2 Donnelly, Matthew Scott (24 March 2016). "Birdy's 'Beautiful Lies': A Scenic Eastbound Flight". PopCrush. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Beautiful Lies by Birdy". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Birdy – Beautiful Lies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Birdy – Beautiful Lies" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Birdy – Beautiful Lies" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Birdy – Beautiful Lies" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "Birdy – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Birdy. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Birdy – Beautiful Lies" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  14. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Semaine du 25 Mars)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  15. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Birdy – Beautiful Lies" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  16. ↑ "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2016. 12. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  17. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 13, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  18. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Birdy – Beautiful Lies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  19. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Birdy – Beautiful Lies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  20. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  21. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Birdy – Beautiful Lies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  22. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Birdy – Beautiful Lies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  23. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Birdy – Beautiful Lies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  24. ↑ April 2016 "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  25. ↑ "Birdy – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Birdy. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  26. ↑ "British album certifications – Birdy – Beautiful Lies". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 7, 2016. Enter Beautiful Lies in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search

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