# Favourite Colours

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Favourite Colours
| type       = [Album](/source/Album)
| artist     = [The Sadies](/source/The_Sadies)
| cover      = Album_theSadies_fc.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = August 24, 2004
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [Alternative country](/source/Alternative_country), [country rock](/source/country_rock)
| length     = 31:52
| label      = [Outside Music](/source/Outside_Music)
| producer   = The Sadies
| prev_title = Stories Often Told
| prev_year  = 2002
| next_title = In Concert Volume One
| next_year  = 2006
}}
{{Album ratings
| MC = 87/100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/favourite-colours/the-sadies|title=Reviews for Favourite Colours by The Sadies|website=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)|access-date=April 26, 2025}}</ref>
| rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
| rev1score =  {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r703997}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[Mojo](/source/Mojo_(magazine))''
| rev2score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>A seamless, melodic blend of psychedelia and C&W... the songs and instrumentals here hang together beautifully. [Nov 2004, p.95]</ref>
| rev3 = ''[NME](/source/NME)''
| rev3score = 8/10<ref>They can still write the most incredibly beautiful songs. [23 Oct 2004, p.49]</ref>
| rev4 = ''[Now](/source/Now_(newspaper))''
| rev4score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/the-sadies-2004-08-05/|title=The Sadies|website=[Now](/source/Now_(newspaper))|last=Liss|first=Sarah|date=August 5, 2004|access-date=April 26, 2025}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[Paste](/source/Paste_(magazine))''
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article?article_id=1192|title=The Sadies - Favourite Colours|website=[Paste](/source/Paste_(magazine))|last=Sheridan|first=Tim|date=December 28, 2004|access-date=April 26, 2025|archive-date=December 28, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041228215631/http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article?article_id=1192|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))''
| rev6score = 7.2/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6964-favourite-colours/|title=Favourite Colours - The Sadies|website=[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))|last=Tangari|first=Joe|date=October 7, 2004|access-date=April 26, 2025}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[Uncut](/source/Uncut_(magazine))''
| rev7score = 8/10<ref>Hones the Southern harmonies and guitar-pickin' crosstalk of the brothers Good. [Nov 2004, p.116]</ref>
| noprose   = yes
}}

'''''Favourite Colours''''' is the fifth album by [Canadian](/source/Canadians) [rock](/source/Rock_music) group [The Sadies](/source/The_Sadies), excluding collaborations with other artists. It was released on August 24, 2004.

==Track listing==
All tracks by The Sadies; except where noted.

# "Northumberland West" – 2:20
# "Translucent Sparrow" – 2:59
# "1000 Cities Falling, Pt. 1" – 2:16
# "Song of the Chief Musician, Pt. 2" – 2:10
# "The Curdled Journey" – 2:53
# "Why Be So Curious, Pt. 3" (The Sadies, Rick White) – 2:39
# "The Iceberg" – 2:26
# "A Good Flying Day" – 2:25
# "Only You and Your Eyes" – 2:14
# "As Much as Such" – 2:11
# "A Burning Snowman" – 2:03
# "Coming Back" – 2:12
# "Why Would Anybody Live Here?" ([Robyn Hitchcock](/source/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](/source/Robyn_Hitchcock) – vocals
*[Greg Keelor](/source/Greg_Keelor) – backing vocals
*Nick Luca – engineer, audio engineer
*Amanda Schenk – photography
*Craig Schumacher – mixing, audio engineer

==References==
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{{The Sadies}}

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Category:2004 albums
Category:The Sadies albums
Category:Outside Music albums

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