Watershed (k.d. lang album)

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Watershed
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, David Piltch
k.d. lang chronology
Reintarnation
(2006)
Watershed
(2008)
Sing It Loud
(2011)
Alternative cover
Limited edition
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[1]
Paste Magazine 3/5 stars[2]
PopMatters 8/10 stars[3]

Watershed is the fifth solo 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.[4] In the US, it debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200, with approximately 41,000 copies sold.[5] In Australia it debuted at #3 on the ARIA Albums Chart[6] and in its ninth week moved to the #1 spot, up from the #38 position one week earlier.[7] In the UK, it debuted and peaked at #35.[citation needed]

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 written and composed by k.d. lang and David Piltch, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
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
Bonus live tracks
No. Title Length
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[7] 1
2008 Billboard 200 8
2008 UK Albums Chart 35
2008 Norwegian Albums Chart[8] 40

[edit] Personnel

  • k.d. lang – banjo, guitar, percussion, piano, harp, keyboards, vocals, drum programming, production
  • Teddy Borowiecki – organ, guitar, piano, keyboards, programming, vibraphone, string conductor, photography
  • 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), production
  • Bryan Sutton – guitar
  • Lynne Earls – engineering, programming, editing
  • David Leonard – mixing, string engineering, string mixing
  • Steve Jensen, Martin Kirkup – management
  • Glen Nakasako, Jeri Heiden – photography
  • John Heiden, Nick Steinhardt – design

[edit] References

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
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