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2008 studio album by k.d. lang
Watershed is the sixth 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 .[ 11] In the US, it debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200 , with approximately 41,000 copies sold.[ 12] In Australia it debuted at #3 on the ARIA Albums Chart [ 13] and in its ninth week moved to the #1 spot, up from the #38 position one week earlier.[ 14] In the UK, it debuted and peaked at #35.[ 15]
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 ) .
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "I Dream of Spring" k.d. lang, David Piltch 4:00 2. "Je fais la planche" lang, Ben Mink 2:51 3. "Coming Home" lang, Piltch 3:26 4. "Once in a While" lang 3:27 5. "Thread" lang, Piltch 3:38 6. "Close Your Eyes" Teddy Borowiecki, lang, Greg Leisz , Piltch 4:26 7. "Sunday" Borowiecki, lang 4:17 8. "Flame of the Uninspired" lang, Mink 3:30 9. "Upstream" lang, Piltch 3:37 10. "Shadow and the Frame" Borowiecki, lang, Ann Meredith 3:07 11. "Jealous Dog" lang, Piltch 2:32
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, electric guitar, steel guitar
Ben Mink – acoustic guitar
Noam Pikelny – banjo
David Piltch – bass, guitar, percussion, electric bass, drums, acoustic bass, production
Bryan Sutton – guitar
Technical
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
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (2008)
Position
Australian Albums Chart[ 20]
44
Certifications
References
^ a b c Critic reviews at Metacritic
^ Allmusic review
^ "Billboard review" . Billboard . Archived from the original on February 3, 2008. Retrieved April 19, 2013 .{{cite magazine }}
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^ The Boston Globe review
^ Hot Press review
^ Now review
^ The Observer review
^ Paste review
^ PopMatters review
^ "Rolling Stone review" . Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved April 19, 2013 .{{cite magazine }}
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Hasty, Katie (2007-10-10). "K.D. Lang Eyeing February for Next Album" . Billboard . Retrieved 2007-10-11 .
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Hasty, Katie (2008-02-13). "Digital Sales Propel Johnson to Second No. 1" . Billboard . Retrieved 2008-02-16 .
^ "australian-charts.com k.d. lang - Watershed " (ASP) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved February 10, 2014 .
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"ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart" . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 2008-04-13 .
^ a b "k.d. lang > Artists > Official Charts" . UK Albums Chart . Retrieved February 10, 2014 .
^ "Australiancharts.com – k.d. lang – Watershed" . Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
^ a b "allmusic (((Watershed > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums)))" . allmusic.com. Retrieved February 10, 2014 .
^ "Charts.nz – k.d. lang – Watershed" . Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – k.d. lang – Watershed" . Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
^ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2008" . aria.com.au . Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 10, 2014 .
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association .
^ "Canadian album certifications – k.d. lang – Watershed" . Music Canada .
External links
Studio albums
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Other albums Singles Related