Jane Siberry is the self-titled 1981 debut album by Jane Siberry. The album was re-released on CD by East Side Records in 1994.
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 Stewart Mason as "Joni Mitchell's early-'70s albums viewed through a post-punk prism".
Track listing All songs written by Jane 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, backing vocals David Bradstreet – electric 12-string guitar, kick drum, backing vocals David Houghton – drums Trevor Ferrier – congas on "The Strange Well" Bruce Fowler – synthesizer on "The Magic Beads" Brenda Scott, Goldie Sherman, Sarah Farquhar – backing vocals Technical Chad Irschick – mixing Brenda Scott – design, graphics John Switzer – photography
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