Watershed (k.d. Lang album)

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Watershed
Watershed cover
Studio album by k.d. lang
Released February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05)
Genre Folk, jazz, pop, rock
Length 38:51
Label Nonesuch
Producer k.d. lang
Professional reviews
k.d. lang chronology
Reintarnation
(2006)		 Watershed
(2008)
Limited edition cover
Limited edition cover

Watershed is the tenth studio album by k.d. lang and was released on February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05). It is her first collection of original material since 2000's Invincible Summer.[1] In the US, it debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200, with approximately 41,000 copies sold.[2] In Australia it debuted at #3 on the ARIA Albums Chart[3] and in its ninth week moved to the #1 spot, up from the #38 position one week earlier.[4] In the UK, it debuted and peaked at #35.

A limited edition of the album was released in deluxe packaging which contained a bonus disc with four live tracks and an interview. "I Dream of Spring" was the album's first single, released on November 18, 2007 (2007-11-18).

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs were written by k.d. lang and David Piltch, except where noted.

  1. "I Dream of Spring" – 4:00
  2. "Je fais la planche" (Lang, Ben Mink) – 2:51
  3. "Coming Home" – 3:26
  4. "Once in a While" (Lang) – 3:27
  5. "Thread" – 3:38
  6. "Close Your Eyes" (Teddy Borowieski, Lang, Greg Leisz, Piltch) – 4:26
  7. "Sunday" (Borowieski, Lang) – 4:17
  8. "Flame of the Uninspired" (Lang, Mink) – 3:30
  9. "Upstream" – 3:37
  10. "Shadow and the Frame" (Borowiecki, Lang, Meredith) – 3:07
  11. "Jealous Dog" – 2:32

[edit] Bonus live tracks

  1. "I Dream of Spring" – 3:45
  2. "Wash Me Clean" (Lang) – 4:11
  3. "The Valley" (Jane Siberry) – 6:20
  4. "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen) – 5:22

[edit] Charts

Year Chart Peak
2008 Australian ARIA Albums Chart[5] 1
2008 Billboard 200 8
2008 UK Albums Chart 35
2008 Norwegian Albums Chart[6] 40

[edit] Personnel

  • k.d. lang - Banjo, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Harp, Keyboards, Vocals, Drum Programming
  • Teddy Borowiecki - Organ, Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Programming, Vibraphone, String Conductor
  • Grecco Buratto - Guitar
  • Danny Frankel - Percussion, Drums
  • Jon Hassell - Trumpet
  • Greg Leisz - Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel)
  • Ben Mink - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar
  • Noam Pikelny - Banjo
  • David Piltch - Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Bass (Electric), Drums, Bass (Acoustic),
  • Bryan Sutton - Guitar

[edit] Credits

  • Producers: k.d. lang, David Piltch
  • Engineers: Lynne Earls
  • Mixing: David Leonard
  • Programming: Lynne Earls
  • Editing: Lynne Earls
  • String engineer: David Leonard
  • String mixing: David Leonard
  • String conductor: Teddy Borowiecki
  • Drum programming: Lynne Earls
  • Management: Steve Jensen, Martin Kirkup
  • Photography: Teddy Borowiecki, Glen Nakasako, Jeri Heiden
  • Design: John Heiden, Nick Steinhardt

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hasty, Katie (2007-10-10). k.d lang eyeing February For Next Album. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
  2. ^ Hasty, Katie (2008-02-13). Digital Sales Propel Johnson To Second No. 1. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-16.
  3. ^ australian-charts.com - k.d. Lang - Watershed. Retrieved April 13, 2008
  4. ^ ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.
  5. ^ ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
  6. ^ k.d. Lang - Watershed. NorwegianCharts.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-16.
Preceded by
Pretty. Odd. by Panic at the Disco		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
April 14, 2008 - April 21, 2008		 Succeeded by
Apocalypso by The Presets