The Walking

The Walking
Studio album by Jane Siberry
Released	1988
Recorded	Manta Sound, Toronto, 1987
Genre	Art pop, progressive pop
Length	57:44
Label	Duke Street Records/Reprise Records
Producer	Jane Siberry and
Jane Siberry chronology
The Speckless Sky (1985) The Walking (1988) Bound by the Beauty (1989)

The Walking is the fourth studio album by Jane Siberry. The album was released on Reprise Records internationally, but remained on the independent label Duke Street Records in Canada.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The album was initially poorly received by critics.^{[citation needed]} It largely turned its back on the quirky 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.

Toronto progressive radio station CFNY, an early champion of Siberry's music, announced that it did not view any track on The Walking as viable for airplay on their station.^{[citation needed]} 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".^{[citation needed]}

With the benefit of passing time, the Allmusic review by Sean Carruthers does a little bit of belated justice to the caliber of composition and performance of this recording: "It's her most accomplished work to date, but it's bound to lose the casual listener quickly."^[1]

Track listing[]

All songs by Jane Siberry.

1. "The White Tent the Raft" – 9:12
2. "Red High Heels" – 7:19
3. "Goodbye" – 4:17
4. "Ingrid and the Footman" – 7:06
5. "Lena is a White Table" – 6:41
6. "The Walking (and Constantly)" – 6:16
7. "The Lobby" – 6:19
8. "The Bird in the Gravel" – 10:34

Personnel[]

• Jane Siberry – vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, backing vocals, bells
• – drums, percussion, tambourine, backing vocals
• – piano, organ, keyboards, backing vocals
• – bass, tambourine, percussion, backing vocals
• Ken Myhr – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals

Additional personnel[]

• – keyboards on 1
• – electric guitar on 4
• – backing vocals on 4
• Bob Blumer – backing vocals on 4
• Rebecca Jenkins – backing vocals on 4, 7
• – backing vocals on 4
• Cherie Camp – backing vocals on 4, 7
• – trumpet on 7
• – trombone on 7

Charts[]

Album

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