I Was Born a Man

Infobox Album | Name = I Was Born a Man
Type = Album
Artist = Baby Bird


Released = July 1995 (UK)
Recorded = 1990s
Genre = Lo-fi/Indie
Length = 46:26
Label = Baby Bird Recordings
Producer = Stephen Jones
Last album =
This album = "I Was Born a Man"
(1995)
Next album = "Bad Shave"
(1995)

"I Was Born a Man" was the first of five albums of home-made recordings, released by Stephen Jones under the name "Baby Bird" in 1995.

It was originally a limited edition release, but is now available as part of the 2002 CD box set "The Original Lo-Fi".

The album includes a version of the song "Cornershop", which was subsequently a hit single single for Jones' band Babybird (written as one word).

Track listing

#"Blow It To The Moon"
#"Mans Tight Vest"
#"Lemonade Baby"
#"C.F.C."
#"Cornershop"
#"Kiss Your Country"
#"Hong Kong Blues"
#"Dead Bird Sings"
#"Baby Bird"
#"Farmer"
#"Invisible Tune"
#"Alison"
#"Love Love Love"

Reviews

"I'll just say that I Was Born A Man is the only record I've heard this year with lyrics worth remembering and music that's impossible to forget, because I'd rather you listen to it than me talking about it." - Melody Maker.

"...whatever ultra-naff low-­fidelity keyboard tinklings he undertakes; he carries with him incredibly touching pieces like Dead Bird Sings that create, in the middle of this tank top of a record, an altogether different kind of sadness." - NME