Been Doin' It for a Bit

Been Doin' It for a Bit is the debut studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Ruby Fields, released through Space 44 Records and Flightless on 24 September 2021. The album debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[8] At the J Awards of 2021, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[9]

Been Doin' It for a Bit
Studio album by
Ruby Fields
Released24 September 2021
Recorded2020[1]
StudioWaiuku, New Zealand
The Music Farm, Byron Bay, Australia[1]
Genre
Length33:27
Label
Producer
Ruby Fields chronology
Permanent Hermit
(2019)		 Been Doin' It for a Bit
(2021)
Singles from Been Doin' It for a Bit
  1. "Pretty Grim"
    Released: 25 September 2020[4]
  2. "R.E.G.O."
    Released: 6 April 2021[5]
  3. "Song About a Boy"
    Released: July 2021[6]
  4. "Bottle-O"
    Released: 21 September 2021[7]

Background and recording

Ruby Fields recorded the album in Waiuku, New Zealand in early 2020, but the sessions were cut short when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. They ultimately regrouped to complete the record at The Music Farm, Byron Bay later in the year. The Australian Independent Record Labels Association said "The finished product is a declaration of individual and artistic independence that reflects the complexities of growing up, making mistakes, and ultimately making peace with one's fallibility."[1]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The AU Review[10]
Clash8/10[11]
NME Australia[12]

Matt Doria from NME Australia called the album a "gut-punching debut from an indie-rocker wiser than her years."[12]

Dylan Marshall from The AU Review named it "A genuinely fun and charismatically easy listen" and "the edge of summer album you've been looking forward to after a long and bleak winter".[10]

Shannon Garner from Clash felt that "the album is everything that Fields has built her name on – a modern, no-bullshit personality, and is an honest celebration of where she is at in life."[11]

Al Newstead from ABC said "Each song on Been Doin' It for a Bit is packed with detail and memorable lines that convey so much more than their seemingly banal settings initially appear. From kitchens to pubs, backyards to bottle-os, Ruby is capable of being hilarious and heartfelt all at once, having you crying into a frothie as much as laughing over one."[13]

In a review for Blunt Magazine, Mary Varvaris wrote that the album was "even greater than expected", stating that Fields created an album packed with "punchy, energetic, honest pop-punk anthems" with an "Aussie spin".[3]

Track listing
Track listing for Been Doin' It for a Bit
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Song About a Boy"Ruby Fields, Tim Fitz3:49
2."R.E.G.O."Fields, Chris Collins2:59
3."Kitchen"Fields4:53
4."Bruises"Fields2:57
5."Airport Cafe"Fields, Fitz2:59
6."Pokies" (featuring Adam Newling)Fields3:09
7."Pretty Grim"Fields, Fitz2:49
8."Ouch"Fields1:46
9."Worms"Fields2:12
10."Clothes Line"Fields3:22
11."Bottle-O"Fields2:32
Total length:33:27

Charts
Chart performance for Been Doin' It for a Bit
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 1

Release history
Release history and formats for Been Doin' It for a Bit
Region Date Format Edition(s) Label Catalogue Reference
Various 24 September 2021
Standard Ruby Fields [15]
Australia CD
S44CD0009 [2]
LP Super blue vinyl S44LP0009 [16]

See also

References
  1. "Feature: Ruby Fields – Been Doin' It for a Bit". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  2. "Been Doin' It for a Bit by Ruby Fields". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. Varvaris, Mary (21 September 2021). "Review: Ruby Fields – Been Doin' It For A Bit". Blunt Magazine. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  4. "Pretty Grim – Single by Ruby Fields on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. "Ruby Fields releases new single, "R.E.G.O." announces tour". NME Australia. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. Young, David James (13 July 2021). "Ruby Fields announces debut album Been Doin It for a Bit, shares new single". NME Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  7. Gray, Geordie (21 September 2021). "Ruby Fields unveils 'Bottle'o' ahead of the release of her debut album". Tone Deaf. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  8. "Ruby Fields lands debut ARIA #1 album". ARIA Charts. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  9. Kelly, Vivienne (1 November 2021). "Triple j reveals J Awards nominees". The Music Network. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  10. Marshall, Dylan (23 September 2021). "Album of the Week: Ruby Fields – Been Doin' It for a Bit (2021 LP)". The AU Review. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  11. Garner, Shannon (23 September 2021). "Ruby Fields - Been Doin' It For A Bit". Clash. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  12. Doria, Matt (24 September 2021). "Ruby Fields – Been Doin It for a Bit review: gut-punching debut from an indie-rocker wiser than her years". NME Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  13. Newstead, Al (28 September 2021). "Ruby Fields: still the artist you'd most want to sink a tinnie and talk sh*t with". ABC. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  14. "Australiancharts.com – Ruby Fields – Been Doin' It for a Bit". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  15. "Been Doin' It for a Bit by Ruby Fields". Apple Music. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  16. "Been Doin' It for a Bit by Ruby Fields". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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