''Belle'' is the fourth studio album by

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singer-songwriter

Bic Runga Briolette Kah Bic Runga (born 13 January 1976), recording as Bic Runga, is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist pop artist. Her first three studio albums debuted at number one on the New Zealand Top 40 Album charts. Runga ...

. The album was released in New Zealand on 14 November 2011, while in Ireland the album was released earlier on 11 November 2011 under Sony Music Ireland. It is her first studio album in six years and the first to feature a producer, Kody Nielson and material co-written with other songwriters. The album's title is derived from the theme song of the French television series '' Belle et Sébastien'' which Runga also covers on the album.

Singles

The first single from the album is "Hello Hello". The track debuted on New Zealand radio stations in September 2011. On 8 September 2011 for a limited time only Bandit.fm allowed fans the chance to download the song for free. On 12 September 2011, "Hello Hello" was made available to purchase from digital music stores in New Zealand. "Tiny Little Piece of My Heart" and "If You Really Do" were released as follow-up singles in 2012.

Track listing

# "Tiny Little Piece of My Heart" (Ruban Nielson, Kody Nielson, Bic Runga) – 2:16 # "Hello Hello" (Bic Runga,

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) – 3:05 # "If You Really Do" (Bic Runga) – 3:55 # "This Girl's Prepared for War" (Bic Runga, James Milne) – 4:29 # "Everything Is Beautiful and New" (Bic Runga) – 2:59 # "Good Love" (Bic Runga, Dann Hume) – 3:27 # "Devil on Tambourine" (Bic Runga, Kody Nielson) – 3:21 # "Belle" (

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, Tutti) – 1:56 # "Darkness All Around Us" (Kody Nielson) – 3:14 # "Music and Light" (Bic Runga) – 3:38

Weekly charts

Tour

;First leg :2011 Classic Hits Acoustic Church Tour *17 November – Whangarei Central Baptist Church *18 November –

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Holy Trinity *19 November –

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Chapel of Christ the King *21 November –

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Franklin Baptist Church *22 & 23 November –

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Holy Trinity Cathedral *25 November – Napier St John's Cathedral *26 November –

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All Saints Church *28 November – Masterton St Matthew's Anglican Church *29 & 30 November –

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Cathedral *2 & 3 December –

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St Michael & All Angels *5 December –

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St Mary's Church *6 & 7 December –

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Knox Church *8 December –

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First Presbyterian Church ;Second leg :2012 international tour dates – Ireland, UK and Australia *15 April – CORK, The Opera House,

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*17 April – DUBLIN, Olympia Theatre, Republic of Ireland *18 April – LONDON, O₂

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*1 May – KANGAROO GROUND, Wellers Restaurant, Australia *2 May – GEELONG, GPAC Drama Theatre, Australia *4 May – MELBOURNE, Athenaeum Theatre, Australia *5 May – BRISBANE, Powerhouse Theatre, Australia *6 May – BANGALOW, A&I Hall, Australia *8 May – CENTRAL COAST, Lizottes, Australia *9 May – NEWCASTLE, Lizottes, Australia *11 May – WOLLONGONG – IPAC, Gordon Theatre, Australia *12 May – SYDNEY,

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, Australia *13 May – CANBERRA, Street Theatre, Australia

References

External links

Bic Runga's official websiteNew Zealand Herald's album of the year
{{Authority control 2011 albums Bic Runga albums