title: Bird on a Wire (Toby Lightman album)
text: # Bird on a Wire (Toby Lightman album)
  
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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.
  
  