Favourite Colours

Favourite Colours
Studio album by The Sadies
Released	August 24, 2004
Genre	Alternative country, country rock
Length	31:52
Label	Outside Music
Producer	The Sadies
The Sadies chronology
Stories Often Told (2002) Favourite Colours (2004) In Concert Volume One (2006)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	87/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Mojo	[3]
NME	8/10 [4]
Now	[5]
Paste	[6]
Pitchfork	7.2/10 [7]
Uncut	8/10 [8]

Favourite Colours is the fifth album by Canadian rock group The Sadies, excluding collaborations with other artists. It was released on August 24, 2004.

Track listing

All tracks by The Sadies; except where noted.

1. "Northumberland West" – 2:20
2. "Translucent Sparrow" – 2:59
3. "1000 Cities Falling, Pt. 1" – 2:16
4. "Song of the Chief Musician, Pt. 2" – 2:10
5. "The Curdled Journey" – 2:53
6. "Why Be So Curious, Pt. 3" (The Sadies, Rick White) – 2:39
7. "The Iceberg" – 2:26
8. "A Good Flying Day" – 2:25
9. "Only You and Your Eyes" – 2:14
10. "As Much as Such" – 2:11
11. "A Burning Snowman" – 2:03
12. "Coming Back" – 2:12
13. "Why Would Anybody Live Here?" (Robyn Hitchcock, The Sadies) – 3:05

Personnel

• Paul Aucoin – vibraphone
• Mike Belitsky – guitar, drums, vocals
• Paul Brainard – pedal steel, trumpet
• Joe Burns – cello
• Warren Butterfield – photography
• Joao Carvalho – mastering
• Chris Shreenan-Dyck – engineer, audio engineer
• Bruce Good – autoharp, vocals, voices
• Dallas Good – guitar, vocals
• Margaret Good – vocals, voices
• Travis Good – fiddle, guitar, vocals
• Robyn Hitchcock – vocals
• Greg Keelor – backing vocals
• Nick Luca – engineer, audio engineer
• Amanda Schenk – photography
• Craig Schumacher – mixing, audio engineer

References

1. "Reviews for Favourite Colours by The Sadies". Metacritic . Retrieved April 26, 2025.
2. Favourite Colours at AllMusic
3. A seamless, melodic blend of psychedelia and C&W... the songs and instrumentals here hang together beautifully. [Nov 2004, p.95]
4. They can still write the most incredibly beautiful songs. [23 Oct 2004, p.49]
5. Liss, Sarah (August 5, 2004). "The Sadies". Now . Retrieved April 26, 2025.
6. Sheridan, Tim (December 28, 2004). "The Sadies - Favourite Colours". Paste . Archived from the original on December 28, 2004. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
7. Tangari, Joe (October 7, 2004). "Favourite Colours - The Sadies". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 26, 2025.
8. Hones the Southern harmonies and guitar-pickin' crosstalk of the brothers Good. [Nov 2004, p.116]