Favourite Colours
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Favourite Colours | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 24, 2004 | |||
Genre | Alternative country, country rock | |||
Length | 31:52 | |||
Label | Outside Music | |||
Producer | The Sadies | |||
The Sadies chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 87/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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NME | 8/10[4] |
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Pitchfork | 7.2/10[7] |
Uncut | 8/10[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
[edit]All tracks by The Sadies; except where noted.
- "Northumberland West" – 2:20
- "Translucent Sparrow" – 2:59
- "1000 Cities Falling, Pt. 1" – 2:16
- "Song of the Chief Musician, Pt. 2" – 2:10
- "The Curdled Journey" – 2:53
- "Why Be So Curious, Pt. 3" (The Sadies, Rick White) – 2:39
- "The Iceberg" – 2:26
- "A Good Flying Day" – 2:25
- "Only You and Your Eyes" – 2:14
- "As Much as Such" – 2:11
- "A Burning Snowman" – 2:03
- "Coming Back" – 2:12
- "Why Would Anybody Live Here?" (Robyn Hitchcock, The Sadies) – 3:05
Personnel
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Reviews for Favourite Colours by The Sadies". Metacritic. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
- ^ Favourite Colours at AllMusic
- ^ A seamless, melodic blend of psychedelia and C&W... the songs and instrumentals here hang together beautifully. [Nov 2004, p.95]
- ^ They can still write the most incredibly beautiful songs. [23 Oct 2004, p.49]
- ^ Liss, Sarah (August 5, 2004). "The Sadies". Now. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
- ^ Sheridan, Tim (December 28, 2004). "The Sadies - Favourite Colours". Paste. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
- ^ Tangari, Joe (October 7, 2004). "Favourite Colours - The Sadies". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
- ^ Hones the Southern harmonies and guitar-pickin' crosstalk of the brothers Good. [Nov 2004, p.116]