Favourite Colours

Favourite Colours
Studio album by
The Sadies
ReleasedAugust 24, 2004
GenresAlternative country, country rock
Length31:52
LabelOutside Music
ProducerThe Sadies
The Sadies chronology
Stories Often Told
(2002)		 Favourite Colours
(2004)		 In Concert Volume One
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic87/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
MojoStarStarStarStarHalf star
NME8/10
NowStarStarStar
PasteStarStarStarStar
Pitchfork7.2/10
Uncut8/10

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

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  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]