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''Colour the Small One'' is the third studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Sia, which was released in Australia and the United Kingdom on 19 January 2004. It was issued in the United States on 3 February 2004. Production was by
Jimmy Hogarth James Dearness Hogarth (born September 1974) is a London-based producer and songwriter, whose production and writing credits include, Anohni, Amy Winehouse, Sia, Tom Grennan, Paolo Nutini, Duffy, Corinne Bailey Rae, Ren Harvieu, Estelle, T ...
, who also co-wrote three tracks and provided various instruments. It was re-released 10 January 2006 in the US, after the track "
Breathe Me "Breathe Me" is a 2004 song by Australian singer Sia featured on the album '' Colour the Small One.'' As a single it has sold over 1.2 million copies in the United States, as of 2014. The song became popular on alternative radio and has been u ...
" became popular on alternative radio, following its feature as the closing song in the series finale of the
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drama '' Six Feet Under'' (aired August 2005). The album peaked at No. 14 on the ''Billboard''
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Albums Chart. "Breathe Me" was also featured in the television series, '' Bionic Woman''.


Background and recording

In 2000, Sia was based in the United Kingdom from recording her previous solo album ''
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'', which would be released in 2001. However, she was unhappy with the promotion of the album. Sia fired her manager, left
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and signed with Go! Beat Records, a subsidiary of
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. The album was recorded in 2003 at Heliocentric Studios in
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with
Jimmy Hogarth James Dearness Hogarth (born September 1974) is a London-based producer and songwriter, whose production and writing credits include, Anohni, Amy Winehouse, Sia, Tom Grennan, Paolo Nutini, Duffy, Corinne Bailey Rae, Ren Harvieu, Estelle, T ...
producing. Sia credits the biggest influence on her new album as touring with
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. In a 2015 interview with ''
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'', she mentioned the album was heavily influenced by and, in her words, even "derivative" of the work of
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and other musicians the duo played in their tour bus. All tracks are co-written by Sia, five of the original eleven tracks are co-written with bass guitarist,
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, collaboration with Samuel Dixon.
Hogarth also co-wrote three tracks with Furler and provided various instruments. Note: User may have to click on 'Search again' and at 'Performer:' add Sia or Sia Furler to search for other titles. The track "The Bully" is co-written by Furler with United States musician,
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. Two other songs from the ''Colour the Small One'' sessions were co-written with Beck but were not used. "Natale's Song" has backing vocals from UK singer
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who had previously worked with Sia on the
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single, "
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Sophie Barker and Yvonne John Lewis collaborations.
Another UK singer,
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, features on "The Church of What's Happening Now" as backing vocalist.


Release and promotion

The initial Australian version of ''Colour the Small One'' had eleven tracks, with "Butterflies" added for later versions. The track "
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" was issued as the lead single in Australia in late 2003. It was repackaged as a four-track extended play, ''Don't Bring Me Down'', for UK release. When it was released in 2004, "Breathe Me", was the first single across most markets outside Australasia, whereas "Don't Bring Me Down" was second. "Breathe Me" reached No. 71 on the UK Singles Chart in May 2004, whilst the third single, "Where I Belong", reached the top 100 however the fourth single, "Numb", did not appear in the chart. ''Colour the Small One'' reached the top 200 on the
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. In promotion of the album, Go! Beat Records provided a "making-of" video. Music videos were shot for two tracks, "Breathe Me" and "Sunday", while an animation was made for "Numb". A music video was later shot for "Don't Bring Me Down" but featured the live version which appeared, in April 2007, on the live album, ''
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''. After "Breathe Me" was used in the TV series finale of '' Six Feet Under'' (aired August 2005), the album was re-released on 10 January 2006 in the US, in an expanded version with 16 tracks. The album peaked at No. 14 on the ''Billboard''
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Albums Chart. "Breathe Me" gained popularity on alternative rock and alternative adult radio stations. In 2007, "Breathe Me" was used in television commercials for
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, USA. In April 2008, "Breathe Me" was featured on the
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'' which used the track "Breathe Me". Many of the commercials on
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featured clips of "Breathe Me" and the song was also used for
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. "Breathe Me" is also appeared in the NBC television series, '' Bionic Woman''. "Numb" was featured on an episode of
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Critical reception

''Colour the Small One'' received generally favourable reviews according to
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website's rating of 77 out of 100 based on 15 professional critics.
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's Jon O'Brien noted that Furler's "hushed, intimate vocals are surrounded by acoustic folk-tinged electronica".
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's Chris Ott found the album's "downtempo kaleidoscope of pain and progress is unable to hold on to all that it reaches for, but delivers moments of brilliance and daring". Carmine Pascuzzi of Mediasearch described Furler providing a "spark to the acoustic/chilled tastings of today" with a "more experimental" album than ''Healing Is Difficult''.


Track listing


Personnel

* Sia Furler – vocals, background vocals, glockenspiel * Sam Dixon – bass guitar , guitars , twelve-string guitar , accordion , noises * Jimmy Hogarth – guitar , acoustic guitar , keyboards , bass , percussion * Jackie Shave – violin (2–10, 11, 13) * Peter Hanson – violin (10, 11) * Bruce White – viola (2, 11) * Peter Lale – viola (10, 11) * David Daniels – cello (2, 11) * Ben Chappell – cello (11) *
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– keyboards , piano , electric guitar , flute , clarinet , horn , wind chimes * Kevin Cormack – guitar , accordion , clarinet , vibraphone , percussion , noises *
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– drums , bass drum * Felix Bloxsom – drums , percussion , marimba *
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– acoustic guitar * Arnulf Lindner – double bass *
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– background vocals *
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– background vocals Production * Producer
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– Cameron Craig * Assistant engineer – Patrick Moore * Mixing
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and additional production –
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Charts


References

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