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{{Infobox album| <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Ugly Beautiful
{{Distinguish|Ugly Is Beautiful}}
{{Infobox album
| Cover = Ugly_Beautiful_album_cover.jpg
| Type = Studio
| name = Ugly Beautiful
| Artist = [[Babybird]]
| type = studio
| Released = 21 October 1996
| artist = [[Babybird]]
| Genre = {{Flatlist|
| cover = Ugly Beautiful album cover.jpg
| alt =
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| released = 21 October 1996
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
*[[Britpop]]
*[[Britpop]]
*[[indie pop]]}}
*[[indie pop]]
| Label = [[Echo Records|Echo]]
| length = 70:29
| Producer = {{Flatlist|
| label = [[Echo Records|Echo]]
| producer =
*Stephen Jones
*Stephen Jones
*Steve Power
*[[Steve Power]]
*[[Darren Allison]]
*[[Darren Allison]]
*[[Ian Caple]]}}
*[[Ian Caple]]
| prev_title = [[Dying Happy]]
| Last album =
| prev_year = 1996
| This album = '''''Ugly Beautiful''''' <br /> (1996)
| Next album = ''[[There's Something Going On]]''<br />(1998)
| next_title = [[There's Something Going On]]
| next_year = 1998
{{Singles
| Name = Ugly Beautiful
| misc = {{Singles
| Type = studio
| name = Ugly Beautiful
| Single 1 = Goodnight
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Goodnight (Babybird song)|Goodnight]]
| Single 1 date = July 1996
| single1date = 29 July 1996
| Single 2 = You're Gorgeous
| single2 = [[You're Gorgeous]]
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| Single 2 date = October 1996
| single2date = 30 September 1996
| Single 3 = Candy Girl
| Single 3 date = January 1997
| single3 = Candy Girl
| single3date = 20 January 1997
| Single 4 = Cornershop
| Single 4 date = May 1997
| single4 = Cornershop
| single4date = 5 May 1997
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}}
}}
}}
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{{Album ratings
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| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r260306|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
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| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2Score = (B+)<ref>[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,289862,00.html ''Entertainment Weekly'' review]</ref>
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| rev3 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
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| rev3Score = (6.7/10)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15261-ugly-beautiful | title=Ugly Beautiful Review | work=[[Pitchfork Media]] | accessdate=12 February 2014 | author=Wisdom, James P. | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070602172342/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15261-ugly-beautiful | archivedate=2 June 2007}}</ref>
| rev4 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev4Score = {{rating-Christgau|hm2}}<ref>[http://robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=214 Consumer Guide Review]</ref>
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|rev5= [[The Independent]]
|rev5score=(favorable)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/babybird-ugly-beautiful-echo-ech-cd11-review-1358900.html |title=Babybird Ugly Beautiful Echo ECH CD11: Review |website=The Independent |publication-date=1996-10-17}}</ref>
| noprose = yes
}}
}}


'''''Ugly Beautiful''''' is the debut studio album by English rock band [[Babybird]]. It was released on 21 October 1996 by Echo Records. The album includes the singles "[[Goodnight (Babybird song)|Goodnight]]", "Candy Girl", "[[You're Gorgeous]]" and "Cornershop". "[[You're Gorgeous]]" was a surprise top-three UK<ref name=OCC>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/babybird/| title=Babybird / Artist / Official Charts| publisher=The Official UK Charts Company| accessdate=2014-07-16}}</ref> and international hit for the group. The album was written entirely by band-leader [[Stephen Jones (Babybird)|Stephen Jones]]. Many of the songs were written and recorded by Jones alone between 1988 and 1994. Several of the songs had been released in these demo incarnations on Jones' solo lo-fi work as Baby Bird that he did prior to forming the band with John Pedder, Robert Gregory, Luke Scott and Huw Chadbourn. The majority of the album was produced by Jones with Steve Power. [[Darren Allison]] and [[Ian Caple]] each produced a song.
'''''Ugly Beautiful''''' is a 1996 album by [[Babybird]], the band's sixth, though their first for Echo Records. Released on 21 October, the album includes the singles "[[Goodnight (Babybird song)|Goodnight]]", "Candy Girl", "[[You're Gorgeous]]" and "Cornershop". "[[You're Gorgeous]]" was a surprise top-three UK<ref name=OCC>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/173/babybird/| title=Babybird {{!}} full Official Chart History | publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]| access-date=4 February 2023}}</ref> and international hit for the group. The album was written entirely by band-leader [[Stephen Jones (Babybird)|Stephen Jones]]. Many of the songs were written and recorded by Jones alone between 1988 and 1994. Several of the songs had been released in these demo incarnations on Jones' solo lo-fi work as Baby Bird that he did prior to forming the band with John Pedder, Robert Gregory, Luke Scott and Huw Chadbourn. The majority of the album was produced by Jones with Steve Power. [[Darren Allison]] and [[Ian Caple]] each produced a song.

==Release and reception==
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{{Album ratings
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| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ugly-beautiful-mw0000028349 |title=Ugly Beautiful – Babybird |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=11 April 2020}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s|Christgau's Consumer Guide]]''
| rev2score = {{rating-Christgau|hm2}}<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=214 |access-date=11 April 2020 |chapter=Baby Bird: Ugly Beautiful |title=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s |title-link=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |publisher=[[Macmillan Publishing]] |year=2000 |isbn=9780312245603 |page=15}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&pg=PA2325 |access-date=27 December 2017 |chapter=babybird |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music |last=Larkin |first=Colin |author-link=Colin Larkin |publisher=[[Omnibus Press]] |edition=5th concise |year=2011 |isbn=9780857125958 |pages=2324–2325}}</ref>
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| rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev4score = B+<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/1997/10/17/album-review-ugly-beautiful/ |title=Album Review: 'Ugly Beautiful' |last=Mirkin |first=Steven |date=17 October 1997 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref>
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| rev5 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news |title=This baby's got songs |last=Bennun |first=David |date=18 October 1996 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Music Week]]''
| rev6score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-10-12.pdf|first=|last=|title=Reviews: Albums|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=12 October 1996|page=26|accessdate=6 September 2021}}</ref>
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| rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
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| rev7score = 6.7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15261-ugly-beautiful |title=Babybird: Ugly Beautiful |last=Wisdom |first=James P. |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=12 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070602172342/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15261-ugly-beautiful |archive-date=2 June 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev8score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=43910&cf=2395 |title=Baby Bird: Ugly Beautiful |last=Wiederhorn |first=Jon |date=30 October 1996 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=11 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030321050556/http://rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=43910&cf=2395 |archive-date=21 March 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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}}
''Ugly Beautiful'' received generally positive reviews. ''[[The Independent]]'' wrote, "It's not just that the songs sound less like dashed-off demos – there is also an increased depth of musical character to them, which renders them more like collective notions rather than the mad imaginings of a marginalised loner".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/babybird-ugly-beautiful-echo-ech-cd11-review-1358900.html |title=Babybird Ugly Beautiful Echo ECH CD11: Review |work=[[The Independent]] |date=18 October 1996 |access-date=11 April 2020}}</ref>


The album was released on CD, Cassette and double-LP and received generally positive reviews. US editions differ from international versions with "King Bing" substituted for "CFC". The album charted at number nine on the [[UK Albums Chart]],<ref name=OCC/> number fifteen on the [[Recorded Music NZ|New Zealand Album Chart]],<ref name=nzcharts>{{cite web|url=http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Babybird| title=charts.org.nz&nbsp;— Discography Babybird| publisher=© 2006-2014 Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.| accessdate=2014-07-16}}</ref> and was certified Gold by the [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]. The artwork was designed by Stephen Jones and DED Associates with photography by Al Levy.
The album was released on CD, cassette and double-LP. US editions differ from international versions with "King Bing" substituted for "CFC". The album charted at number nine on the [[UK Albums Chart]],<ref name=OCC/> number fifteen on the [[Recorded Music NZ|New Zealand Album Chart]],<ref name=nzcharts>{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Babybird| title=charts.nz&nbsp;— Discography Babybird| website=charts.nz| access-date=2014-07-16}}</ref> and was certified Gold by the [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]. The artwork was designed by Stephen Jones and DED Associates with photography by Al Levy.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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# "[[Goodnight (Babybird song)|Goodnight]]" – 2:53
# "[[Goodnight (Babybird song)|Goodnight]]" – 2:53
# "Candy Girl" – 3:56
# "Candy Girl" – 3:56
# "Jesus is My Girlfriend" – 5:24
# "Jesus Is My Girlfriend" – 5:24
# "I Didn't Want to Wake You Up" – 5:15
# "I Didn't Want to Wake You Up" – 5:15
# "Dead Bird Sings" – 5:11
# "Dead Bird Sings" – 5:11
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# "Cornershop" – 3:48
# "Cornershop" – 3:48
# "King Bing" – 9:53
# "King Bing" – 9:53
# "You & Me" – 4:10
# "You & Me" – 4:10
# "45 & Fat" – 4:11
# "45 & Fat" – 4:11
# "Too Handsome to be Homeless" – 4:44
# "Too Handsome to Be Homeless" – 4:44
# "July" – 3:46
# "July" – 3:46
# "Baby Bird" – 5:01
# "Baby Bird" – 5:01
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# "Goodnight" – 2:53
# "Goodnight" – 2:53
# "Candy Girl" – 3:57
# "Candy Girl" – 3:57
# "Jesus is My Girlfriend" – 5:24
# "Jesus Is My Girlfriend" – 5:24
# "I Didn't Want to Wake You Up" – 5:15
# "I Didn't Want to Wake You Up" – 5:15
# "Dead Bird Sings" – 4:24
# "Dead Bird Sings" – 4:24
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# "Bad Shave" – 4:39
# "Bad Shave" – 4:39
# "Cornershop" – 3:48
# "Cornershop" – 3:48
# "You & Me" – 4:09
# "You & Me" – 4:09
# "45 & Fat" – 4:13
# "45 & Fat" – 4:13
# "Too Handsome to be Homeless" – 4:44
# "Too Handsome to Be Homeless" – 4:44
# "CFC" - 3:42
# "CFC" – 3:42
# "July" – 3:47
# "July" – 3:47
# "Baby Bird" – 5:00
# "Baby Bird" – 5:00
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*''Ugly Beautiful'' was made by John Pedder, Robert Gregory, Stephen Jones, Luke Scott and Huw Chadbourn.
*''Ugly Beautiful'' was made by John Pedder, Robert Gregory, Stephen Jones, Luke Scott and Huw Chadbourn.
*Stephen Jones - all instruments (tracks 3, 6, 9, 11)
*Stephen Jones – all instruments (tracks 3, 6, 9, 11)
*Matt Hay - viola (track 5)
*Matt Hay – viola (track 5)
*Stephen Jones and Steve Power - co-producer (all tracks except 3, 6, 8, 9, 11)
*Stephen Jones and Steve Power – co-producer (all tracks except 3, 6, 8, 9, 11)
*Stephen Jones - producer (tracks 3, 6 10)
*Stephen Jones – producer (tracks 3, 6 10)
*Stephen Jones and [[Darren Allison]] - producer (track 8)
*Stephen Jones and [[Darren Allison]] – producer (track 8)
*[[Ian Caple]] - producer (track 9)
*[[Ian Caple]] – producer (track 9)
*[[Darren Allison]] - mixing (track 13)
*[[Darren Allison]] – mixing (track 13)
*Matt Hay - mixing (tracks 3 and 6)
*Matt Hay – mixing (tracks 3 and 6)
*Stephen Jones and DED Associates - artwork
*Stephen Jones and DED Associates – artwork
*Al Levy - photography
*Al Levy – photography
*John Pedder and DED Associates - Egg (graphics)
*John Pedder and DED Associates – egg (graphics)
*Douglas Cape - band photography
*Douglas Cape – band photography

*Beaver - thanks for the feet.
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for ''Ugly Beautiful''
! scope="col"| Chart (1996–1997)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|15|artist=Babybird|album=Ugly Beautiful|rowheader=true|access-date=4 February 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|9|date=19961027|rowheader=true|access-date=4 February 2023}}
|}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Ugly Beautiful''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Gold|type=album|artist=Babybird|title=Ugly Beautiful|relyear=1996|certyear=1997|id=7849-9-2|access-date=4 February 2023}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.discogs.com/Babybird-Ugly-Beautiful/release/3133025 Ugly Beautiful (US) at Discogs.com]
*[http://www.discogs.com/Babybird-Ugly-Beautiful/release/3133025 Ugly Beautiful (US) at Discogs.com]

{{Babybird}}
{{Babybird}}

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[[Category:Babybird albums]]
[[Category:Babybird albums]]
[[Category:1996 debut albums]]
[[Category:1996 albums]]
[[Category:The Echo Label albums]]
[[Category:The Echo Label albums]]

Latest revision as of 03:17, 6 October 2023

Not to be confused with Ugly Is Beautiful.
Ugly Beautiful
Studio album by
Babybird
Released21 October 1996
Genre
Length70:29
LabelEcho
Producer
Babybird chronology
Dying Happy
(1996) 		Ugly Beautiful
(1996) 		There's Something Going On
(1998)
Singles from Ugly Beautiful
  1. "Goodnight"
    Released: 29 July 1996
  2. "You're Gorgeous"
    Released: 30 September 1996
  3. "Candy Girl"
    Released: 20 January 1997
  4. "Cornershop"
    Released: 5 May 1997

Ugly Beautiful is a 1996 album by Babybird, the band's sixth, though their first for Echo Records. Released on 21 October, the album includes the singles "Goodnight", "Candy Girl", "You're Gorgeous" and "Cornershop". "You're Gorgeous" was a surprise top-three UK[1] and international hit for the group. The album was written entirely by band-leader Stephen Jones. Many of the songs were written and recorded by Jones alone between 1988 and 1994. Several of the songs had been released in these demo incarnations on Jones' solo lo-fi work as Baby Bird that he did prior to forming the band with John Pedder, Robert Gregory, Luke Scott and Huw Chadbourn. The majority of the album was produced by Jones with Steve Power. Darren Allison and Ian Caple each produced a song.

Release and reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
The Guardian[6]
Music Week[7]
Pitchfork6.7/10[8]
Rolling Stone[9]

Ugly Beautiful received generally positive reviews. The Independent wrote, "It's not just that the songs sound less like dashed-off demos – there is also an increased depth of musical character to them, which renders them more like collective notions rather than the mad imaginings of a marginalised loner".[10]

The album was released on CD, cassette and double-LP. US editions differ from international versions with "King Bing" substituted for "CFC". The album charted at number nine on the UK Albums Chart,[1] number fifteen on the New Zealand Album Chart,[11] and was certified Gold by the BPI. The artwork was designed by Stephen Jones and DED Associates with photography by Al Levy.

Track listing

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All tracks written and composed by Stephen Jones.

  1. "Goodnight" – 2:53
  2. "Candy Girl" – 3:56
  3. "Jesus Is My Girlfriend" – 5:24
  4. "I Didn't Want to Wake You Up" – 5:15
  5. "Dead Bird Sings" – 5:11
  6. "Atomic Soda" – 5:08
  7. "You're Gorgeous" – 3:42
  8. "Bad Shave 2" – 3:27
  9. "Cornershop" – 3:48
  10. "King Bing" – 9:53
  11. "You & Me" – 4:10
  12. "45 & Fat" – 4:11
  13. "Too Handsome to Be Homeless" – 4:44
  14. "July" – 3:46
  15. "Baby Bird" – 5:01

US release

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The US release substitutes "King Bing" for "CFC".

  1. "Goodnight" – 2:53
  2. "Candy Girl" – 3:57
  3. "Jesus Is My Girlfriend" – 5:24
  4. "I Didn't Want to Wake You Up" – 5:15
  5. "Dead Bird Sings" – 4:24
  6. "Atomic Soda" – 5:08
  7. "You're Gorgeous" – 3:42
  8. "Bad Shave" – 4:39
  9. "Cornershop" – 3:48
  10. "You & Me" – 4:09
  11. "45 & Fat" – 4:13
  12. "Too Handsome to Be Homeless" – 4:44
  13. "CFC" – 3:42
  14. "July" – 3:47
  15. "Baby Bird" – 5:00

Personnel

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The following credits are adapted from the CD liner notes.

  • Ugly Beautiful was made by John Pedder, Robert Gregory, Stephen Jones, Luke Scott and Huw Chadbourn.
  • Stephen Jones – all instruments (tracks 3, 6, 9, 11)
  • Matt Hay – viola (track 5)
  • Stephen Jones and Steve Power – co-producer (all tracks except 3, 6, 8, 9, 11)
  • Stephen Jones – producer (tracks 3, 6 10)
  • Stephen Jones and Darren Allison – producer (track 8)
  • Ian Caple – producer (track 9)
  • Darren Allison – mixing (track 13)
  • Matt Hay – mixing (tracks 3 and 6)
  • Stephen Jones and DED Associates – artwork
  • Al Levy – photography
  • John Pedder and DED Associates – egg (graphics)
  • Douglas Cape – band photography

Charts

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Chart performance for Ugly Beautiful
Chart (1996–1997) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 15
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 9

Certifications

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Certifications for Ugly Beautiful
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Babybird | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Ugly Beautiful – Babybird". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Baby Bird: Ugly Beautiful". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 9780312245603. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "babybird". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. pp. 2324–2325. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. ^ Mirkin, Steven (17 October 1997). "Album Review: 'Ugly Beautiful'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  6. ^ Bennun, David (18 October 1996). "This baby's got songs". The Guardian.
  7. ^ "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 12 October 1996. p. 26. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  8. ^ Wisdom, James P. "Babybird: Ugly Beautiful". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2 June 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  9. ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (30 October 1996). "Baby Bird: Ugly Beautiful". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 21 March 2003. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Babybird Ugly Beautiful Echo ECH CD11: Review". The Independent. 18 October 1996. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  11. ^ "charts.nz — Discography Babybird". charts.nz. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  12. ^ "Charts.nz – Babybird – Ugly Beautiful". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  14. ^ "British album certifications – Babybird – Ugly Beautiful". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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