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Strange Birds is the fifth studio album by David Usher, released on March 20, 2007 via MapleMusic Recordings and Universal Music Canada labels. Four singles were released from the album: “The Music”, “Ugly Is Beautiful”, “Some People Say” and “So Far Down”.[2] In an interview, Usher said that this album was inspired by New York and the idea of trying to find your voice in a city with a million other people screaming in it.[3]
Track listing
All songs written by David Usher, except “Some People Say”, co-written by Byron Wong.
All songs arranged by David Usher, Jonathan Gallivan, Kevin Young, Chris Taylor-Munro and Byron Wong.
- “The Music” – 3:36
- “Brilliant” – 3:51
- “Ugly Is Beautiful” – 4:00
- “So Far Down” – 3:11
- “Spotlight On” – 4:13
- “Science” – 4:12
- “White Flag” – 4:02
- “Happy Endings” – 3:18
- “Life Of Bees” – 3:11
- “Blue” – 2:55
- “Some People Say” – 4:32
- “Sparkle and Shine” (Bonus Track)
Personnel
- David Usher – vocals
- Jonathan Gallivan – electric, acoustic and bass guitars, backing vocals (track 2), layout and design
- Kevin Young – keyboards, synthesizers, mellotrons, pianos, backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11)
- Chris Taylor-Munro – drums and percussion, backing vocals (tracks 2, 6, 11)
- Julia Galios – bass synth (tracks 8, 9, 10), backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10)
- Byron Wong – bass guitar (track 11), glockenspiel (track 2), additional keyboards (tracks 2, 4, 5), piano (tracks 7, 11), backing vocals (track 2), production, mixing (track 11), engineering
- Michelle Laidman – backing vocals (tracks 2, 5, 7)
- Brian Malouf – percussion (track 3, additional production, mixing
- Lindsey Hilliard – violin (tracks 6, 9, 10)
- Matt Matteer – percussion (track 11), assistant engineering
- Ruben Huizenga – additional engineering
- Joao – mastering (Joao Carvalho Mastering)
- Raphael Mazzucco – photography
References
- ^ “Strange Birds – David Usher | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic”. AllMusic.
- ^ “David Usher – Strange Birds”. discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- ^ Hakimzadeh, Dara (April 9, 2007). “When birds fly south: David Usher finds New York”. pluginmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
