Colour Green
Studio album by
Sibylle Baier
ReleasedFebruary 2006
Recorded1970–1973, Germany
GenreFolk
Length32:42
LabelOrange Twin Records
Professional ratings
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Allmusic[1]

Colour Green is the debut and only album by German actress and singer-songwriter Sibylle Baier. It was originally recorded between 1970 and 1973, but was not released until 2006.[2]

Background

Colour Green was recorded on a reel-to-reel tape recorder in Baier's home in Germany. Part of the album was inspired by a trip through Europe by Baier and her friend Claudine. This particular journey yielded the writing of the track "Remember the Day," reportedly the first that Baier wrote.[3]

The instrumentation on most of the album is minimal, featuring only Baier's voice and nylon-string guitar. However, the last track on the album, "Give Me a Smile”, features an orchestrated string section and an electronic organ, and Baier plays a steel-string guitar instead of a nylon-strung one.

Some 30 years after these songs were recorded, Baier's son Robby compiled a CD from these recordings to give to family members as presents. He also gave a copy to Dinosaur Jr's J Mascis, who in turn passed it along to the Orange Twin record label. Orange Twin released the album in February 2006.

Track listing

  1. "Tonight" – 2:26
  2. "I Lost Something in the Hills" – 3:27
  3. "The End" – 2:27
  4. "Softly" – 2:54
  5. "Remember the Day" – 1:43
  6. "Forget About" – 2:31
  7. "William" – 2:21
  8. "Says Elliott" – 2:25
  9. "Colour Green" – 2:25
  10. "Driving" – 2:30
  11. "Girl" – 1:43
  12. "Wim" – 2:01
  13. "Forgett" – 2:10
  14. "Give Me a Smile" – 1:54

Personnel

  • Sibylle Baier – vocals, guitar
  • Derek Almstead – mastering
  • Uncredited – string section, electronic organ

Cites and references

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "Lost Albums: Sibylle Baier – Colour Green". Double J. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Orange Twin: Sibylle Baier". Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2017.



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