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{{Infobox album
| name = Sequins 1
| type = EP
| artist = [[Róisín Murphy]]
| cover = Sequins1.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2005|1|10|df=yes}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = The Dairy (London)
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[alternative dance]], [[avant-pop]], [[nu jazz]], [[Glitch music|glitch]]
| length =
| label = [[Echo Records|Echo]] <small>(ECSY #158)</small>
| producer = [[Matthew Herbert]], Róisín Murphy
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Sequins 2]]
| next_year = 2005
}}
'''''Sequins 1''''' is a limited edition [[extended play]] by Irish singer [[Róisín Murphy]]. It was released by [[Echo Records]] on [[12-inch single|12-inch vinyl]] in January 2005.<ref>[http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/singer_300/329_roisin_murphy.html "Biography"]. [[AskMen.com]]. Retrieved 20 November 2008.</ref>

==Songs==
The [[opening track]] uses [[overdriven]] guitar parts and layers of [[overdubbed]] vocals.<ref name="pitchfork">Richardson, Mark. [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/20255-ruby-blue "Róisín Murphy: Ruby Blue"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218105853/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/20255-ruby-blue |date=2008-12-18 }}. [[Pitchfork Media]]. 8 July 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2007.</ref> Its [[lyrics]] caution a woman who has become out of control and its title was chosen to contrast feelings of passion and melancholy.<ref name="japan">Tartan, Suzannah. [http://search.japantimes.co.jp/member/member.html?fm20050529a1.htm "Diva sings hot and cold on solo debut"]. ''[[The Japan Times]]''. 29 May 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2007.</ref> "Off on It", a more experimental song with an unsteady rhythm,<ref name="stylus">Oculicz, Edward. [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=3157 "Róisín Murphy - Ruby Blue - Review"]. ''[[Stylus Magazine|Stylus]]''. Retrieved 22 March 2007.</ref> precedes Night of the Dancing Flame", which combines synthesizers with 1920s jazz.<ref name="AMG">Phares, Heather. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r786200|pure_url=yes}} "Ruby Blue > Overview"]. [[Allmusic]]. Retrieved 23 March 2007.</ref> It is written in [[waltz time]]<ref name="japan" /> and was compared to [[Stevie Wonder]]'s work during his peak.<ref name="guardian" /> The extended play closes with "Through Time", which opens with noises such as rustling and coughing,<ref name="AMG" /> and then proceeds into a [[ballad (music)|ballad]] that was compared to those by [[Carole King]].<ref name="ew">Endelman, Michael. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071021034103/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1193571,00.html "Ruby Blue | Music Review"]. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''. 12 May 2006. Retrieved 8 October 2007.</ref>

==Cover artwork==
The cover of ''Sequins 1'' was painted by [[Simon Henwood]]. Murphy met Henwood in a pub, and Henwood, who was known for his simplified paintings of teenagers, thought that she would be a good subject for a painting.<ref name="guardian">Sullivan, Caroline. [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0,,1492584,00.html "Her time is now"]. ''[[The Guardian]]''. 27 May 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2007.</ref><ref name="fused">Pearson, Gemma. [http://www.fusedmagazine.com/Past_Issues/Issue_23/ROISIN_MURPHY.aspx "Roisin Murphy"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081101201722/http://www.fusedmagazine.com/Past_Issues/Issue_23/ROISIN_MURPHY.aspx |date=2008-11-01 }}. ''Fused'', issue 23. Retrieved 7 October 2007.</ref> Henwood came to Murphy's house the next week and, while they were looking through her wardrobe, decided to have her dressed in [[sequin]]s.<ref name="guardian" /> Murphy positioned her body in abstract shapes for Henwood to paint.<ref name="fused" /> She developed a character, which Henwood described as a "disco electro pop diva with a 1940s look".<ref>"Sleeve Graphics". ''[[Design Week]]'', volume 20, issue 30, page 14. July 28, 2005.</ref> His canvases were displayed at The Hospital in [[Victoria, London]],<ref>[http://www.uk.chrysalismusic.co.uk/core/roster.cfm?scope=101426 "Roisin Murphy"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20090709172150/http://www.uk.chrysalismusic.co.uk/core/roster.cfm?scope=101426 |date=2009-07-09 }}. [[Chrysalis Music]]. 2005. Retrieved 9 October 2007.</ref> and Murphy purchased them "for [her] kids so they can see what [she] once looked like."<ref name="fused" />

==Track listing==
All tracks written and composed by Róisín Murphy and [[Matthew Herbert]].

# "Ruby Blue" – 2:48
# "Off on It" – 5:22
# "Night of the Dancing Flame" – 3:26
# "Through Time" – 5:58

==Personnel==
The following people contributed to ''Sequins 1'':<ref>''Sequins 1'' (LP liner notes). [[Echo Records]]. 10 January 2005.</ref>
*Róisín Murphy – [[singing|vocals]], [[Record producer|production]]
*Matthew Herbert – [[guitar]], [[bass guitar|bass]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[synthesizer]], production
*Dave O'Higgins – [[saxophone]]
*Trevor Mires – [[trombone]]
*Pete Wraight – [[trumpet]]
*Max De Wardener – bass
*Phil Parnell – keyboards
*Geoff Smith – [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]
*Simon Henwood – [[art director|art direction]]
*Steffan Macmillan – design

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.roisinmurphyofficial.com/ Official website]
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Sequins 1 - Revision history

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