Portraits (Birdy album)

Portraits is the fifth studio album by English singer-songwriter Birdy, released on 18 August 2023 by Atlantic Records.[3]

Portraits
Studio album by
Birdy
Released18 August 2023 (2023-08-18)
Genre
Length40:19
LabelAtlantic
Producer
  • Birdy
  • Anya Jones
  • King Ed
  • Barney Lister
  • Dan Priddy
  • Mark Crew
  • Gabe Simon
  • Bullion
Birdy chronology
Young Heart
(2021)		 Portraits
(2023)
Singles from Portraits
  1. "Raincatchers"
    Released: 3 March 2023
  2. "Heartbreaker"
    Released: 21 April 2023
  3. "Your Arms"
    Released: 9 June 2023
  4. "Paradise Calling"
    Released: 12 July 2023

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Evening Standard[4]
i[5]
Gigwise[6]
The Guardian[1]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[7]

Portraits received mostly positive reviews from critics. Kate Solomon of i newspaper called the album "a sweeping and dramatic record that has lost nothing of Birdy’s ability to capture a fluttering emotion and pin it down to examine it" while praising its new direction as a "bold move that, for the most part, pays off".[5] Rachel Aroesti from The Guardian described the album as "80s-flavoured pop" and a "sophisticated yet irresistibly melodic nostalgia trip".[1]

Writing for The Line of Best Fit, Lana Williams called the album as Birdy's "most confident and exploratory project to date" and "an exemplary display of [her] prowess as both a musician, and a songwriter".[7] David Smyth of Evening Standard was a little critical of the record feeling that "there’s a sense of holding back from really cutting loose". However, he wrote positively about the singer's vocals deeming them "confident".[4]

Track listing
Portraits track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Paradise Calling"
  • Anya Jones
  • Birdy
  • King Ed
3:06
2."Raincatchers"
  • Van den Bogaerde
  • Jones
  • Barney Lister
  • Birdy
  • Lister
4:00
3."Ruins I"
  • Van den Bogaerde
  • Jones
  • Carlile
  • Birdy
  • King Ed
4:07
4."Your Arms"
  • Van den Bogaerde
  • Dan Priddy
  • Mark Crew
  • Birdy
3:51
5."Heartbreaker"
  • Van den Bogaerde
  • Priddy
  • Crew
  • Andrew Jackson
  • Priddy
  • Crew
3:04
6."I Wish I Was A Shooting Star"
  • Van den Bogaerde
  • Gabe Simon
  • Birdy
  • Simon
3:37
7."Portraits"
  • Van den Bogaerde
  • Gabe Simon
  • Birdy
  • Simon
3:53
8."Ruins II"
  • Van den Bogaerde
  • Jones
  • Carlile
  • Birdy
  • King Ed
4:10
9."Automatic"
  • Van den Bogaerde
  • Crew
  • Priddy
  • Simon
  • Crew
  • Priddy
  • Simon
3:07
10."Battlefield"
  • Van den Bogaerde
  • Jones
  • Birdy
  • Jones
  • Bullion
3:55
11."Tears Don't Fall"
  • Van den Bogaerde
  • Jones
  • Carlile
  • Birdy
  • King Ed
3:29
Total length:40:19

Charts
Chart performance for Portraits
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 42
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 37
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 102
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 18
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[13] 40
Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] 5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 10
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 13

Release history
Release dates and formats for Portraits
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 18 August 2023
Atlantic [17][18][19]

References
  1. Aroesti, Rachel (18 August 2023). "Birdy: Portraits review - irresistibly melodic 80s nostalgia pop". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  2. Alm, Rachel (12 August 2023). "REVIEW: Birdy finds herself as an artist on 'Portraits'". Riff Magazine. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. "Birdy releases powerful new single 'Raincatchers' – listen". Rolling Stone. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  4. Smyth, David (18 August 2023). "Birdy - Portraits: a half-hearted embrace of pure pop". Evening Standard. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  5. Solomon, Kate (18 August 2023). "Birdy, Portraits review: The millennial Kate Bush heads in an exciting new direction". i. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  6. Andrews, Samantha. "Album Review: Birdy - Portraits". Gigwise. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  7. Williams, Lana (18 August 2023). "Birdy's Portraits is her most emotive, explorative album to date". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  8. "Austriancharts.at – Birdy – Portraits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  9. "Ultratop.be – Birdy – Portraits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  10. "Ultratop.be – Birdy – Portraits" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  11. "Top Singles (Week 34, 2023)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  12. "Offiziellecharts.de – Birdy – Portraits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  13. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2023. 34. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  14. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  15. "Swisscharts.com – Birdy – Portraits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  17. "Portraits by Birdy". Amazon. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  18. "Portraits [VINYL]:Amazon.co.uk: CDs & Vinyl". Amazon Music. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  19. "Portraits By Birdy on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
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