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Favourite Colours

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Favourite Colours
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 24, 2004
GenreAlternative country, country rock
Length31:52
LabelOutside Music
ProducerThe Sadies
The Sadies chronology
Stories Often Told
(2002)
Favourite Colours
(2004)
In Concert Volume One
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic87/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Mojo[3]
NME8/10[4]
Now[5]
Paste[6]
Pitchfork7.2/10[7]
Uncut8/10[8]

Favourite Colours is the fifth album by Canadian rock group The Sadies, excluding collaborations with other artists. It was released on August 24, 2004.

Track listing

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All tracks by The Sadies; except where noted.

  1. "Northumberland West" – 2:20
  2. "Translucent Sparrow" – 2:59
  3. "1000 Cities Falling, Pt. 1" – 2:16
  4. "Song of the Chief Musician, Pt. 2" – 2:10
  5. "The Curdled Journey" – 2:53
  6. "Why Be So Curious, Pt. 3" (The Sadies, Rick White) – 2:39
  7. "The Iceberg" – 2:26
  8. "A Good Flying Day" – 2:25
  9. "Only You and Your Eyes" – 2:14
  10. "As Much as Such" – 2:11
  11. "A Burning Snowman" – 2:03
  12. "Coming Back" – 2:12
  13. "Why Would Anybody Live Here?" (Robyn Hitchcock, The Sadies) – 3:05

Personnel

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  • Paul Aucoin – vibraphone
  • Mike Belitsky – guitar, drums, vocals
  • Paul Brainard – pedal steel, trumpet
  • Joe Burns – cello
  • Warren Butterfield – photography
  • Joao Carvalho – mastering
  • Chris Shreenan-Dyck – engineer, audio engineer
  • Bruce Good – autoharp, vocals, voices
  • Dallas Good – guitar, vocals
  • Margaret Good – vocals, voices
  • Travis Good – fiddle, guitar, vocals
  • Robyn Hitchcock – vocals
  • Greg Keelor – backing vocals
  • Nick Luca – engineer, audio engineer
  • Amanda Schenk – photography
  • Craig Schumacher – mixing, audio engineer

References

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  1. ^ "Reviews for Favourite Colours by The Sadies". Metacritic. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  2. ^ Favourite Colours at AllMusic
  3. ^ A seamless, melodic blend of psychedelia and C&W... the songs and instrumentals here hang together beautifully. [Nov 2004, p.95]
  4. ^ They can still write the most incredibly beautiful songs. [23 Oct 2004, p.49]
  5. ^ Liss, Sarah (August 5, 2004). "The Sadies". Now. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  6. ^ Sheridan, Tim (December 28, 2004). "The Sadies - Favourite Colours". Paste. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  7. ^ Tangari, Joe (October 7, 2004). "Favourite Colours - The Sadies". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  8. ^ Hones the Southern harmonies and guitar-pickin' crosstalk of the brothers Good. [Nov 2004, p.116]