Bravebird

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".

Bravebird
Studio album by Amel Larrieux
Released	January 20, 2004 (2004-01-20)
Recorded	2003
Genre	R&B soul neo soul folk
Label	Blisslife
Producer	Amel Larrieux, Laru Larrieux, Threadhead, Basho Ink
Amel Larrieux chronology
Infinite Possibilities (2000) Bravebird (2004) Morning (2006)
Singles from Bravebird
"For Real" Released: November 25, 2003 "We Can Be New" Released: 2004

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[2]
Blender	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
Stylus Magazine	C+[5]

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.^[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

• Amel Larrieux – vocals

Production

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

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

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200[7]	166
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[8]	28
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums[8]	5

Release history

Country	Date	Label
United States	January 20, 2004	Blisslife
Canada
Japan	January 21, 2004	Eclectika
United Kingdom	January 26, 2004	Blisslife
Australia	January 27, 2004
Germany	October 19, 2004