''Teenager'' is a 1996 album by
Jane Siberry
Jane Siberry ( ; ; born 12 October 1955) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, known for such hits as "Mimi on the Beach", "I Muse Aloud", "One More Colour" and "Calling All Angels (Jane Siberry song), Calling All Angels". She performed the theme so ...
.
It was her first release for
Sheeba Records
Sheeba Records is a Canadian independent record label, owned and operated by Jane Siberry.
Siberry established Sheeba to release her albums following the end of her contract with Reprise Records in 1996. The first album she released on the label w ...
, the independent label she established for herself after the end of her contract with
Reprise Records
Reprise Records is an American record label founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operates through Warner Records, one of its flagship labels.
Artists currently signed to Reprise Records include Green Day, En ...
. The album is composed of songs that Siberry had written as a teenager, but had never subsequently released on record.
Critical reception
The ''
Dallas Observer
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'' called the album "13 supple, unadorned songs," writing that "lovely, reflective tunes like 'Puppet City' and 'Viking Heart' offer thrillingly adult looks at, respectively, emotional paralysis and the enticements of a handsome, attentive stranger."
Track listing
#"Introduction" – 0:27
#"The Squirrel Crossed the Road" – 5:13
#"Let's Not Talk Now" – 4:05
#"Song to My Father" – 4:54
#"Broken Birds" – 5:09
#"Puppet City" – 4:28
#"Oh My Sister" – 3:56
#"The Long Pirouette" – 4:33
#"Bessie" – 3:37
#"We Should Be There by Morning" – 4:17
#"Viking Heart" – 6:24
#"When Spring Comes" – 3:25
#"Angel Voyeur" – 5:50
#"Trumpeter Swan" – 5:56
References
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1996 albums
Jane Siberry albums