Bird on a Wire (Toby Lightman album)

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.

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.