Jane Siberry (album)
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Jane Siberry is the self-titled 1981 debut album by Jane Siberry. The original vinyl album is out of print and consequently has become something of a collector's item. The album was re-released on CD by East Side Records in 1988.
Siberry did not yet display the new wave
pop style that would make her a household name in Canada with her next album, 1984's No Borders Here
. Instead, it's a largely folk
-pop album, which has been described by critics as "post-punk
Joni Mitchell
".
Siberry did not yet display the new wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
pop style that would make her a household name in Canada with her next album, 1984's No Borders Here
No Borders Here
No Borders Here is the second album by Jane Siberry.The album's single "Mimi on the Beach" was Siberry's breakthrough hit in her native Canada, and remains one of her most famous songs. Toronto's CFNY was the first radio station in Canada to recognize the song's hit potential...
. Instead, it's a largely folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
-pop album, which has been described by critics as "post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell, CC is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto...
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Track listing
All songs written by Siberry.- "Marco Polo" – 3:04
- "This Girl I Know" – 2:17
- "The Sky is So Blue" – 4:10
- "The Mystery at Ogwen's Farm" – 2:57
- "The Magic Beads" – 6:42
- "Writers Are a Funny Breed" – 5:30
- "The Strange Well" – 4:53
- "Above the Treeline" – 4:26
- "In the Blue Light" – 4:19
Personnel
- Jane Siberry – vocals, harmonies, guitar, piano, synthesizer
- Carl Keesee – bass, clarinet
- John Switzer – bass
- David Bradstreet – electric 12-string guitar and kick drum
- David Houghton – drums