Maria (Jane Siberry album)

Infobox Album | Name = Maria
Type = Album
Artist = Jane Siberry


Released = 1995
Recorded = September 1994 – April 1995 at Reaction Studios, Toronto
Genre = Adult Alternative, Jazz
Length = 66:56
Label = Reprise Records
Producer = Jane Siberry
Reviews =
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/janesiberry/albums/album/96844/review/5940980/maria]
*David Gérard Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.bostonphoenix.com/alt1/archive/music/reviews/11-17-95/OfftheRecs/JANE_SIBERRY.html]
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:6nkmu3xhan4k]
Last album = "When I Was a Boy"
(1993)
This album = "Maria"
(1995)
Next album = "Teenager"
(1996) |

"Maria" is a 1995 critically acclaimed album by Canadian singer and songwriter Jane Siberry. It was her first album not to include any musical contributions from longtime collaborators such as Ken Myhr, John Switzer and Rebecca Jenkins.

"Rolling Stone" wrote about "Maria":" [H] ot damn, the girl's back in the driver's seat with Maria...This is vintage Siberry: scissor-kicking around the soul's messiest spots in search of anything hinting toward redemption... That's exactly what this album's about: the pull of life. Not specifically the good or the bad or the ugly but just the pull and the subsequent release" [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/janesiberry/albums/album/96844/review/5940980/maria]

The album ends with "Oh My My," a 20 minute-plus ode that gathers the themes from the entire album. " [I] n this heap of Siberjazz you realize that everything that has arisen on Maria has indeed converged and that you've actually been led on an unforgettable walk in a garden facing fall with a tour guide who's sure-footed in her wobbly pace. Awesome" [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/janesiberry/albums/album/96844/review/5940980/maria]

"Maria" was her last major label album. In 1996, Siberry started her own independent record label, Sheeba Records, and has released all of her subsequent recordings on that imprint.

Track listing

All songs by Siberry, except "Would You Go?" by Siberry and Tim Ray.

#"Maria" (4:25)
#"See the Child" (6:24)
#"Honey Bee" (4:17)
#"Caravan" (7:30)
#"Lovin' Cup" (3:39)
#"Begat Begat" (6:33)
#"Goodbye Sweet Pumpkinhead" (4:35)
#"Would You Go?" (7:20)
#"Mary Had a Little Lamb" (1:58)
#"Oh My My" (20:15)

Personnel

*Jane Siberry - Vocals, Guitar, Lyrics, Producer

with
*Tim Ray - Piano
*Brian Blade - Drums
*Christoper Thomas - Double Bass
*David Travers-Smith - Trumpet
*Ian McLauchlan - Percussion
*Ritesh Das - Tabla
*George Koller - Sitar, Esraj
*Cullen Singers

and
*David Travers-Smith - recording engineer
*Jeff Elliot - assistant engineer
*Ormond Jobim - co-engineer
*Michael Brooke - mixes
*Gregory Calbi - mastering
*Frank Ockenfels 3 - colour photos
*Trevor Hughes - studio photos
*Say-Lay-Pho - artwork design
*Wyatt Mitchell - design co-ordination