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. Internationally, it is her most famous album. In Siberry's native

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, however, the album was commercially successful but not as big a hit as her 1985 album '' The Speckless Sky''. The album includes Siberry's most famous song, " Calling All Angels", a duet with k.d. lang which appeared on two movie soundtracks, '' Until the End of the World'' in 1991 and ''

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'' in 2000. The song was also sung by cast members of '' Six Feet Under'' in a scene from the episode " The Rainbow of Her Reasons." " Sail Across the Water" and "Temple" were the other singles from the album. Several songs included electronic textures; "Temple" was Siberry's first song that was popular in dance clubs. The album was also Siberry's first to explore more spiritual themes, which would become a hallmark of her later music.Scott Gray
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's 1997 live album '' Live Between Us'', Gordon Downie sings the chorus from "Temple" in that album's track "Nautical Disaster".

Track listing

All songs written by Jane Siberry, except where indicated. # "Temple" – 4:45 # " Calling All Angels" – 5:17 # "Love Is Everything" – 5:50 # " Sail Across the Water" – 5:22 # "All the Candles in the World" – 3:49 # "Sweet Incarnadine" (Siberry, Erdal Kızılçay, Ken Myhr) – 6:46 # "The Gospel According to Darkness" – 4:51 # "An Angel Stepped Down (And Slowly Looked Around)" – 5:50 # "The Vigil (The Sea)" – 9:23 # "Bells" – 1:19 # "At the Beginning of Time" – 8:20 # "Love Is Everything" (Harmony Version) – 5:51

Personnel

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* Ken Myhr – guitar, vocals on 7 8, percussion on 11

Additional personnel

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Charts

Album Singles

Other Appearances in Popular Media

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References

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