Jane Siberry (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Jane Siberry
| type = Album
| artist = Jane Siberry
| cover = Jane Siberry albcvr.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1981
| recorded = 1980–1981
| venue =
| studio = Inception Sound Studios, Toronto
| genre = Contemporary folk[http://www.discogs.com/Jane-Siberry-Jane-Siberry/release/1525943|Jane Siberry at Discogs]
| length = 38:18
| label = Street Records/East Side Digital
| producer = Jane Siberry, David Bradstreet, Carl Keesee
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = No Borders Here
| next_year = 1984
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r17942|pure_url=yes}}
}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/jane-siberry-mw0000314146|title=Jane Siberry - Jane Siberry {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2018-07-13}}
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