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Bravebird

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{{Infobox album

| name = Bravebird

| type = studio

| artist = Amel Larrieux

| cover = Amel Larrieux - Bravebird album cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2004|1|20}}

| recorded = 2003

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{flat list|

| length =

| label = Blisslife

| producer = Amel Larrieux, Laru Larrieux, Threadhead, Basho Ink

| prev_title = Infinite Possibilities

| prev_year = 2000

| next_title = Morning

| next_year = 2006

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Bravebird

| type = studio

| single1 = For Real

| single1date = November 25, 2003

| single2 = We Can Be New

| single2date = 2004

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r675786|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev2Score = B−{{cite magazine|last=Drumming|first=Neil|title=Bravebird — Music — EW.com|url=https://ew.com/article/2004/01/23/bravebird/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=2021-12-26}}

|rev3 = Blender

|rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}[https://archive.today/20070624030927/http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=1962 Blender review]

|rev4 = Rolling Stone

|rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20090226055117/http://rollingstone.com/artists/amellarrieux/albums/album/4974464/review/5944741/bravebird Rolling Stone review]

|rev5 = Stylus Magazine

|rev5Score = C+[http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/amel-larrieux/bravebird.htm Stylus Magazine review] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202085302/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/amel-larrieux/bravebird.htm |date=February 2, 2010 }}

}}

Bravebird is the second studio album by American R&B-soul singer-songwriter Amel Larrieux, released in the United States on January 20, 2004 by her independent label Blisslife Records. The album features the single "For Real", which reached number forty-five on Billboard{{'}}s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming Larrieux's second highest-charting solo single on the chart after 1999's "Get Up".

Album information

On the significance of the album title and song "Bravebird", Larrieux told Barnes & Noble:

"I read a story in a magazine [about a survivor of female genital mutilation] and wrote about it. I guess it was a gift to her to extol her bravery. [The album title] became appropriate also because true supporters of my music found ways to hear the song before it got on the album. It had been floating around to DJs two years ago. And I do shows and perform the song, so everybody knew it. So I started referring to [my fans] as brave birds when I write messages to them on my web site." It is likely she was referring to Waris Dirie who is the author of Desert Flower.{{cite web |url=http://music.barnesandnoble.com/features/interview.asp?NID=768182&z=y |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060907084354/http://music.barnesandnoble.com/features/interview.asp?z=y&NID=768182 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 7, 2006 |title=Brave Bird Amel Larrieux Soars with Another Eclectic Set |accessdate=2006-12-06 |date=January 30, 2004 |work=Barnes & Noble }}

Track listing

All songs written by Amel Larrieux and Laru Larrieux.

  1. "For Real" – 3:46
  2. "Bravebird" – 4:48
  3. "Dear to Me" – 4:12
  4. "All I Got" – 3:50
  5. "Beyond" – 3:05
  6. "We Can Be New" – 4:57
  7. "Giving Something Up" – 3:42
  8. "Your Eyes" – 3:30
  9. "Congo" – 4:40
  10. "Sacred" – 3:43
  11. "Say You Want It All" – 4:04
  12. "All I Got2" – 2:48

= Japanese edition =

  1. "For Real" – 3:46
  2. "Bravebird" – 4:48
  3. "Dear to Me" – 4:12
  4. "All I Got" – 3:50
  5. "Beyond" – 3:05
  6. "We Can Be New" – 4:57
  7. "Giving Something Up" – 3:42
  8. "Your Eyes" – 3:30
  9. "Congo" – 4:40
  10. "Sacred" – 3:43
  11. "All I Got2" – 2:48
  12. "Just Once" - 3:42
  13. "Say You Want It All" – 4:04

Personnel

= Musicians =

= Production =

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  • Amel Larrieux – producer, art direction
  • Laru Larrieux – producer, engineer, art direction, mixing
  • Kwame "Young MIchael K Success" Harris – engineer, mixing
  • Eric "Ebo" Butler – engineer, mixing
  • Basho Ink – producer

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  • Herb Powers – mastering
  • Andy Schlesinger – engineer, mixing
  • Threadhead – producer

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Charts

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!align="center"|Chart (2004)

!align="center"|Peak
position

align="left"|U.S. Billboard 200{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2004-02-07/billboard-200 |title=Billboard 200 |accessdate=2008-05-01 |work=Billboard |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809105328/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2004-02-07/billboard-200 |archivedate=August 9, 2014 }}

|align="center"|166

align="left"|U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r675786|pure_url=yes}} |title=Bravebird > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums |accessdate=2008-05-01 |work=Allmusic}}

|align="center"|28

align="left"|U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums

|align="center"|5

Release history

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!align="center"|Country

!align="center"|Date

!align="center"|Label

align="left"|United States

|align="left" rowspan="2"|January 20, 2004

|align="left" rowspan="2"|Blisslife

align="left"|Canada
align="left"|Japan

|align="left"|January 21, 2004

|align="left"|Eclectika

align="left"|United Kingdom

|align="left"|January 26, 2004

|align="left" rowspan="3"|Blisslife

align="left"|Australia

|align="left"|January 27, 2004

align="left"|Germany

|align="left"|October 19, 2004

References

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{{Amel Larrieux}}

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Category:2004 albums

Category:Amel Larrieux albums

Category:Folk albums by American artists