The Walking

The Walking
Studio album by Jane Siberry
Released 1988
Recorded 1987
Genre Alternative rock,[1] ambient pop, art rock, experimental
Length 57:44
Label Duke Street Records/Reprise Records
Producer Jane Siberry and John Switzer
Jane Siberry chronology
The Speckless Sky
(1985)		 The Walking
(1988)		 Bound by the Beauty
(1989)
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The Walking is an album by Jane Siberry. The album was released on Reprise Records internationally, but remained on the independent label Duke Street Records in Canada.

The album was poorly received by critics. It largely turned its back on the quirky new wave pop that Siberry had been known for; in its place was a surreal amalgam of progressive rock and Laurie Anderson-style performance art narratives, only one of which was shorter than six minutes.

Toronto progressive radio station CFNY, an early champion of Siberry's music, announced that it did not view any track on The Walking as viable for airplay on their station. Sales of the album were slow at first, although they improved when Siberry provided radio stations with a shorter edit of "Ingrid and the Footman".

Contents

Track listing

All songs by Jane Siberry.

  1. "The White Tent the Raft" – 9:12
  2. "Red High Heels" – 7:19
  3. "Goodbye" – 4:17
  4. "Ingrid and the Footman" – 7:06
  5. "Lena is a White Table" – 6:41
  6. "The Walking (and Constantly)" – 6:16
  7. "The Lobby" – 6:19
  8. "The Bird in the Gravel" – 10:34

Personnel

Additional personnel

Charts

Album

Year Chart Peak position Weeks on the chart
1987 RPM Top 100 Albums 76[3] 13

References

  1. ^ Walking at Discogs
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Top Albums/CDs - Volume 47, No. 12, December 26 1987