Bravebird

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ReleasedJanuary 20, 2004 (2004-01-20)
Recorded2003
Genre
LabelBlisslife
Bravebird
Studio album by
Amel Larrieux
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2004 (2004-01-20)
Recorded2003
Genre
LabelBlisslife
ProducerAmel Larrieux, Laru Larrieux, Threadhead, Basho Ink
Amel Larrieux chronology
Infinite Possibilities
(2000)		 Bravebird
(2004)		 Morning
(2006)
Singles from Bravebird
  1. "For Real"
    Released: November 25, 2003
  2. "We Can Be New"
    Released: 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStar[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[2]
BlenderStarStarStarStar[3]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf star[4]
Stylus MagazineC+[5]

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".

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.[6]

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

Charts

Release history

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