The Walking 1240827 224827327 2008-07-10T16:23:21Z J Milburn Bot 7423137 All Music Guide has now been rebranded to Allmusic {{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Name = The Walking | Type = Studio album | Artist = [[Jane Siberry]] | Cover = jstw.jpg | Released = 1988 | Recorded = 1987 | Genre = [[Alternative rock|Alternative Pop/Rock]], [[Ambient music|Ambient Pop]], [[Experimental music|Experimental]] | Length = 57:44 | Label = [[Duke Street Records]]/[[Reprise Records]] | Producer = [[Jane Siberry]] and [[John Switzer]] | Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|4}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:akngtq1ztu45 link] | Last album = ''[[The Speckless Sky]]''<br/>(1985) | This album = '''''The Walking'''''<br/>(1988) | Next album = ''[[Bound by the Beauty]]'''''<br/>(1989) }} '''''The Walking''''' is a 1987/1988 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 [[Canada|Canadian]] critics at first. It largely turned its back on the quirky [[new wave music|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. [[CFNY]], a radio station which owed a good deal of its status as ''the'' Canadian radio station that mattered in the 1980s to Siberry's 1984 hit "Mimi on the Beach", controversially announced that it did not view any track on ''The Walking'' as a viable single. Consequently, 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". With time, the album's critical evaluation has improved. It is now considered one of her best albums, although it is generally not recommended to casual fans as the best introduction to Siberry's music. ==Track listing== All songs by [[Jane Siberry]]. # "The White Tent the Raft" – 9:12 # "Red High Heels" – 7:19 # "Goodbye" – 4:17 # "Ingrid and the Footman" – 7:06 # "Lena is a White Table" – 6:41 # "The Walking (and Constantly)" – 6:16 # "The Lobby" – 6:19 # "The Bird in the Gravel" – 10:34 ==Personnel== *[[Jane Siberry]] – [[vocals]], [[guitar]]s, [[piano]], [[keyboards]], [[backing vocals]], [[bell (instrument)|bells]] *[[Al Cross]] – [[drums]], [[percussion]], [[tambourine]], backing vocals *[[Anne Bourne]] – piano, [[organ (music)|organ]], keyboards, backing vocals *[[John Switzer]] – [[bass guitar|bass]], tambourine, percussion, backing vocals *[[Ken Myhr]] – [[Steel-string guitar|acoustic guitar]], [[electric guitar]], backing vocals ===Additional personnel=== *[[Rob Yale]] – keyboards on 1 *[[Wendell Ferguson]] – electric guitar on 4 *[[David MacVittie]] – backing vocals on 4 *[[Bob Blumer]] – backing vocals on 4 *[[Rebecca Jenkins]] – backing vocals on 4, 7 *[[Gina Stepaniuk]] – backing vocals on 4 *[[Cheri Camp]] – backing vocals on 4, 7 *[[Sarah McElcheran]] – [[trumpet]] on 7 *[[Steven Donald]] – [[trombone]] on 7 [[Category:Jane Siberry albums|Walking, The]] [[Category:1987 albums|Walking, The]] [[Category:1988 albums|Walking, The]]