Bird on a Wire (Toby Lightman album)
# Bird on a Wire (Toby Lightman album)

Professional ratings :

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Bird on a Wire is the second full-length studio album released by Lava recording artist Toby Lightman. The album peaked at No. 30 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart on 11 August 2006.

## Critical reception

Candace L. of Okayplayer begins her review with, "The sophomore effort from Toby Lightman is an exciting mix of country blues, rock and R&B.; Filled with insightful lyrics and mature pop, Lightman refuses to be pigeonholed by her teenybopper appearance, skillfully genre-jumping with the confidence of a veteran"

Marisa Brown of AllMusic writes, "Bird on a Wire's an impressive piece of work from a talented artist who's grown completely into her voice and herself, subtly complex while still retaining the passion and immediacy that makes it such a good listen, touching listeners emotionally as well as intellectually, a feat that's truly hard to attain and absolutely deserves to be praised."

Mike Joseph of PopMatters says, "Bird on a Wire, Lightman’s sophomore effort, doesn’t deviate much from the formula of her debut. Most of the songs sound tailor-made for adult alternative radio. They have a mature, yet still pop-friendly sound. Again, some of the songs have a pronounced R&B element."

* See original reviews for full articles. Links can be found in the references section of this article.

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Toby Lightman, unless otherwise noted.

## Musicians

* Bill Bottrell – bells, chimes, e-bow, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drum loops, mellotron, moog synthesizer, organ, pedal steel guitar, piano, string arrangements, synthesizer, Wurlitzer
* Paul Bushnell – bass guitar
* Caroline Campbell – violin
* James Freebarin-Smith – cello
* Neel Hammond – violin
* Joseph Hanna – drums, percussion
* Patrick Leonard – keyboards, lap steel guitar, piano, programming
* Toby Lightman – dobro, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, string arrangements, lead vocals, background vocals
* Brian Macleod – drums, percussion
* Justin Meldal-Johnsen – bass guitar
* Wendy Melvoin – bass guitar, electric guitar
* Han Oh – viola
* Tim Pierce – dobro, e-bow, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
* Dan Schwartz – bass guitar
* Shari Freebairn Smith – violin
* Lyle Workman – electric guitar

## Production

* A&R Direction – Andy Karp
* Engineer – Michael Perfitt
* Product Manager – Gregg Nadel
* Art Direction, Illustration & Design – Mark Obriski
* Art Producer, Photography – Andrew Zaeh
* Packaging Manager – Nick Romei
* Engineer – Michael Perfitt
* Mastering – Scott Hull
* Mixing – Kevin Killen

Track information and credits verified from the album's liner notes. Some information was adapted from Discogs and AllMusic.

