One More Colour

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"One More Colour"
Jane Siberry - One More Colour.jpg
Single by Jane Siberry
from the album The Speckless Sky
B-side "The Empty City"
Released1985 (1985)
Genre Art pop, synthpop
Length4:30
Label Duke
Songwriter(s) Jane Siberry
Producer(s) John Naslen, Jane Siberry, John Switzer
Jane Siberry singles chronology
"Mimi on the Beach"
(1984)
"One More Colour"
(1985)
"Map of the World (Part II)"
(1985)

"One More Colour" is a song by the Canadian singer/songwriter Jane Siberry. It is the first single released in support of her third album The Speckless Sky , issued in 1985.

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Composer Mychael Danna later rearranged the song for the 1997 film The Sweet Hereafter , where it is performed by Sarah Polley. [1]

It was covered by Rheostatics on their 1994 album Introducing Happiness .

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Jane Siberry.

Canadian 7" single (DSR 71019)
  1. "One More Colour" – 4:30
  2. "The Empty City" – 6:42

Charts

Chart (1985)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [2] 27

Personnel

Adapted from the One More Colour liner notes. [3]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
Canada1985 Duke LP DSR 71019
United StatesOpen AirOS-0017

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References

  1. Miguel Mera, Mychael Danna's The Ice Storm: A Film Score Guide, The Scarecrow Press, 2007, p. 41.
  2. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0605." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  3. One More Colour (sleeve). Jane Siberry. Ontario, Canada: Duke Street Records. 1985.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)