Invincible Summer
Appearance
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (61/100)[1] |
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Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The A.V. Club | (unfavorable)[3] |
Billboard | (favorable)[4] |
Entertainment Weekly | B-[5] |
Los Angeles Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mojo | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Robert Christgau | ![]() |
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Wall of Sound | (41/100)[9] |
Invincible Summer is the ninth solo album by k.d. lang, released by Warner Bros. Records in 2000.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Consequences of Falling" | Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo, Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg | 3:52 |
2. | "Summerfling" | k.d. lang, David Piltch | 4:15 |
3. | "Suddenly" | Lang, Piltch | 3:32 |
4. | "It's Happening With You" | Lang, Piltch | 2:48 |
5. | "Extraordinary Thing" | Abe Laboriel, Jr., Abraham Laboriel, Lang | 3:35 |
6. | "Love's Great Ocean" | Lang, Ben Mink | 5:40 |
7. | "Simple" | Lang, Piltch | 2:44 |
8. | "What Better Said" | Lang, Abe Laboriel, Jr. | 3:47 |
9. | "When We Collide" | Lang, Abe Laboriel, Jr. | 4:22 |
10. | "Curiosity" | Lang | 3:41 |
11. | "Only Love" | Lang | 3:52 |
Personnel
- k.d. lang - vocals
- Rusty Anderson - guitar
- Wendy Melvoin - guitar
- Smokey Hormel - guitar
- Jon Stewart - guitar
- Rick Baptist - trumpet
- Teddy Borowiecki - accordion, keyboard
- Denyse Buffum - viola
- Larry Corbett - cello
- Mario de Leon - violin
- Joel Derouin - violin
- John Friesen - cello
- John Fumo - trumpet
- Armen Garabedian - violin
- Berj Garabedian - violin
- Jon Hassell - trumpet
- Suzie Katayama - cello
- Peter Kent - violin
- Abe Laboriel Jr. - drums, vocals
- Abraham Laboriel - bass, guitar, vocals
- Damian LeGassick - guitar, keyboard
- Greg Leisz - pedal steel
- Gayle Levant - harp
- Jon Lewis - trumpet
- Ben Mink - violin, keyboard, viola
- Vicki Miskolczy - viola
- Bob Peterson - violin
- David Piltch - bass, guitar, mandolin, cornet, keyboard, human whistle, loop, Moog bass, baritone guitar
- Daniel Smith - cello
- David Stenske - viola
- John Wittenberg - violin
Production
- Producers: David Kahne, Damian LeGassick
- Engineers: Jason Mauza, John Smith
- Assistant engineers: Andy Ackland, Tony Flores, James Stone
- Mixing: Rob Brill, David Kahne, Johnny "Hammond" Smith
- Mastering: Bob Ludwig
- Digital editing: Eric White
- Drum programming: Eric White
- Brass arrangement: Damian LeGassick
- String arrangements: Damian LeGassick, Ben Mink
- Vocal arrangement: Alex Gifford
- Art direction: Jeri Heiden, John Heiden
- Design: Jeri Heiden, John Heiden
- Photography: Just Loomis
Charts
Chart positions
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Certifications
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- A^ In the United States, Invincible Summer also entered the Top Internet Albums chart, peaking at #9 there.
References
- ^ a b c "Critic Reviews for Invincible Summer". metacritic.com. Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ Proefrock, Stacia. Invincible Summer at AllMusic
- ^ Thompson, Stephen (2000-06-20). "k.d. lang: Invincible Summer". avclub.com. The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
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(help) - ^ Hilburn, Robert (2000-06-11). "ALBUM REVIEW An Adventurous Balance". articles.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
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(help) - ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: k.d. lang". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ Hunter, James (2000-07-06). "k.d. lang: Invincible Summer : Music Reviews". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "australian-charts.com k.d. lang - Invincible Summer". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - k.d. lang - Invincible Summer". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ^ "Chart Stats - kd lang - Invincible Summer". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
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(help) - ^ Allmusic - Invincible Summer > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.