| Spirit Bird | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 8 June 2012 | |||
| Recorded | Ontario, Canada (except "Follow the Sun" recorded at Studios 301 in Byron Bay) | |||
| Length | 63:49 | |||
| Label | Salt. X, Universal | |||
| Producer | Xavier Rudd | |||
| Xavier Rudd chronology | ||||
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Spirit Bird is the seventh studio album by Australian multi-instrumentalist Xavier Rudd. It was released on 8 June 2012. Spirit Bird sold 5733 in its first week in Australia.[1]
Recording
Rudd recorded most of the album in Ontario, Canada at a studio in a wooden cottage by a lake.[2] "Follow the Sun", which features the sound of magpies at the start, was the last track recorded for the album, and the only song recorded outside of Canada, at Studios 301 in Byron Bay.[3]
Reception
The album debuted at number 36 on the Canadian Albums Chart and at number 2 on the ARIA album chart.[4][5] In the album's first week of release it was the biggest selling album in Western Australia, Queensland and Victoria.[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Xavier Rudd.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lioness Eye" | 6:37 |
| 2. | "Comfortable in My Skin" | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Spirit Bird" | 7:11 |
| 4. | "Prosper" | 2:11 |
| 5. | "Bow Down" | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Follow the Sun" | 4:16 |
| 7. | "Butterfly" | 2:11 |
| 8. | "Culture Bleeding" | 4:40 |
| 9. | "Paper Thin" | 3:52 |
| 10. | "Full Circle" | 10:18 |
| 11. | "Mystery Angel" | 4:38 |
| 12. | "3 Roads" | 6:04 |
| 13. | "Creating a Dream" | 5:01 |
Personnel
Production
- Xavier Rudd – producer
- Luke Davis – instrument technician and production assistant
- Jordan Power – engineer
- Scott Horscroft – audio mixer
- Steve Smart – mastering
- Mike Gillies - engineer
Design
- Dersu Rhodes – art direction and design
Charts
| Chart (2012–17) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 2 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] | 119 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] | 38 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 85 |
References
- ^ "Missy Higgins Maintains Number One Spot Over Xavier Rudd". noise11. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ Hodgson, Peter (23 November 2011). "Xavier Rudd". Archived from the original on 7 April 2012.
- ^ Goodridge, John (2 February 2015). "The AU interview: Xavier Rudd (VIC) chats about his new album, 'Nanna', and working with new band, the United Nations!". Archived from the original on 6 January 2016.
- ^ Nielsen SoundScan Charts 6 June, 2012 (for the week ending 13 June, 2012)
{{citation}}:|archive-url=is malformed: timestamp (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Xavier Rudd's 'Spirit Bird' debuts at #2 on the ARIA chart, Vox Magazine, 21 June 2012, archived from the original on 20 March 2015
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Xavier Rudd – Spirit Bird". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Xavier Rudd – Spirit Bird" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Xavier Rudd – Spirit Bird" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Xavier Rudd – Spirit Bird". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
