Teenager (Jane Siberry album)

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Teenager
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 23, 1996[1]
GenreContemporary folk
Singer-songwriter
Length63:20
LabelSheeba
ProducerJane Siberry
Jane Siberry chronology
Maria
(1995)
Teenager
(1996)
A Day in the Life
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[4]

Teenager is a 1996 album by Jane Siberry.[5][6]

It was her first release for Sheeba Records, the independent label she established for herself after the end of her contract with Reprise Records.[7][8] The album is composed of songs that Siberry had written as a teenager, but had never subsequently released on record.[9]

Critical reception[edit]

The Dallas Observer called the album "13 supple, unadorned songs," writing that "lovely, reflective tunes like 'Puppet City' and 'Viking Heart' offer thrillingly adult looks at, respectively, emotional paralysis and the enticements of a handsome, attentive stranger."[10]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Introduction" – 0:27
  2. "The Squirrel Crossed the Road" – 5:13
  3. "Let's Not Talk Now" – 4:05
  4. "Song to My Father" – 4:54
  5. "Broken Birds" – 5:09
  6. "Puppet City" – 4:28
  7. "Oh My Sister" – 3:56
  8. "The Long Pirouette" – 4:33
  9. "Bessie" – 3:37
  10. "We Should Be There by Morning" – 4:17
  11. "Viking Heart" – 6:24
  12. "When Spring Comes" – 3:25
  13. "Angel Voyeur" – 5:50
  14. "Trumpeter Swan" – 5:56

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jane Siberry/Sheeba Records/Latest Release". January 10, 1997. Archived from the original on January 10, 1997.
  2. ^ "Teenager - Jane Siberry | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 441.
  4. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1013.
  5. ^ Buckley, Peter (January 8, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Jane Siberry | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ "Jane Siberry | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
  8. ^ Barclay, Michael; Jack, Ian A. D.; Schneider, Jason (June 8, 2011). Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance, 1985-1995. ECW Press. ISBN 9781554909681 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "Jane Siberry: City". PopMatters. October 11, 2001.
  10. ^ Fowler, Jimmy (September 18, 1997). "Viking heart". Dallas Observer.