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Released
  
March 20, 2007

Artist
  
David Usher

Label
  
Cadence Music

Length
  
41:01

Release date
  
20 March 2007

Genre
  
Adult album alternative

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Producer
  
Byron Wong, and Brian Malouf

Strange Birds (2007)
  
Wake Up and Say Goodbye (2008)

Similar
  
If God Had Curves, Little Songs, The Mile End Sessions, Hallucinations, Morning Orbit

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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". In an interview Ushed 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.

Contents

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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.

  1. "The Music"
  2. "Brilliant"
  3. "Ugly Is Beautiful"
  4. "So Far Down"
  5. "Spotlight On"
  6. "Science"
  7. "White Flag"
  8. "Happy Endings"
  9. "Life Of Bees"
  10. "Blue"
  11. "Some People Say"
  12. "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

    • Songs

    1The Music3:36
    2Brilliant3:51
    3Ugly Is Beautiful4:00

    References

    Strange Birds Wikipedia
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