| The Walking | |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | Jane Siberry |
| Cover: | The Walking (Jane Siberry album - cover art).jpg |
| Released: | 1987 |
| Recorded: | 1987 |
| Studio: | Manta Sound, Toronto |
| Genre: | Art pop, progressive pop |
| Length: | 57:44 |
| Label: | Duke Street, Reprise |
| Producer: | Jane Siberry, John Switzer |
| Prev Title: | The Speckless Sky |
| Prev Year: | 1985 |
| Next Title: | Bound by the Beauty |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
The Walking is the fourth studio album by Jane Siberry. The album was released on Reprise Records internationally, but remained on the independent label Duke Street Records in Canada.
The album was initially poorly received by critics. It largely turned its back on the quirky new wave pop that Siberry had been known for; in its place was a surreal amalgam of progressive rock and Laurie Anderson-style performance art narratives, only one of which was shorter than six minutes.
Toronto progressive radio station CFNY, an early champion of Siberry's music, announced that it did not view any track on The Walking as viable for airplay on their station. Sales of the album were slow at first, although they improved when Siberry provided radio stations with a shorter edit of "Ingrid and the Footman".
With the benefit of passing time, the Allmusic review by Sean Carruthers does a little bit of belated justice to the caliber of composition and performance of this recording: "It's her most accomplished work to date, but it's bound to lose the casual listener quickly."
All songs by Jane Siberry.
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