Jane Siberry - Summer in the Yukon

Title: Summer in the Yukon Artist: Jane Siberry Release Date: 1992 Re-Released On: 5/4/1992 Label: Sony Music Distribution Album Type(s): Greatest Hits, lyrics/libretto UPC: 075992693622 Genre: Rock Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Bittersweet, Calm/Peaceful, Cerebral, Elegant, Gentle, Intimate, Literate, Organic, Passionate, Playful, Precious, Refined/Mannered, Sensual, Sophisticated, Stylish, Theatrical, Reflective Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. The Life Is the Red Wagon
2. Miss Punta Blanca
3. Calling All Angels
4. Above the Tree Line
5. In the Blue Light
6. Seven Steps to the Wall
7. Mimi on the Beach
8. The Walking (And Constantly)
9. The Very Large Hat
10. Lobby
11. Red High Heels
12. Map of the World, Pt. 2
13. The Taxi Ride

Year Type Label Catalog # 1992 CD Sony Music Distribution 7599269362

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The U.K.-only 1992 compilation Summer in the Yukon is interesting primarily because, although it's a Reprise release, over half of the 13 songs come from Siberry's pre-Reprise albums, Jane Siberry (1980), No Borders Here (1984), and The Speckless Sky (1986), which at the time had not seen a British release. As a result, Summer in the Yukon is the best possible overview of Siberry's early career. Although the songs aren't in chronological order, it's easy to hear her transformation from a Christine Lavin-like urban folk singer through the Kate Bush-like art pop of "Mimi on the Beach" and "Map of the World Part II" (from whence comes the album title) into the full-on strangeness, quirky humor, and ethereal grace of Siberry's first two Reprise albums, The Walking and Bound By the Beauty. The album is also notable for the opening track, a proto-trip-hop remix of Bound by the Beauty's "The Life Is the Red Wagon" that transforms the song into a sensuous dancefloor groove. This terrific remix doesn't appear anywhere else, making Summer in the Yukon of interest even to those Siberry fans who already own her first five albums. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide

Name Credits Jane Siberry Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals