K.D. Lang and The Reclines - Absolute Torch and Twang (1989)
Rock, Country Rock, Alt-Country | EAC Rip | FLAC, Tracks+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 41:43 Min. | 267,70 Mb
Label: Sire/Warner Bros. Records (Australasia) | Cat.# 9 25877-2 | Released: 1989-05-09
Rock, Country Rock, Alt-Country | EAC Rip | FLAC, Tracks+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 41:43 Min. | 267,70 Mb
Label: Sire/Warner Bros. Records (Australasia) | Cat.# 9 25877-2 | Released: 1989-05-09
"Absolute Torch and Twang" was the last bona fide country album of k.d. lang's career, and while external circumstances may have forced her hand in exploring other musical avenues, this set suggests she may have already been headed that way. Absolute Torch and Twang is the definitive statement of lang's country period; by this time, she'd moved past the slightly kitschy Patsy Cline homages of her earliest work and developed a strong musical personality of her own, using her rich and supple voice to approach material both witty and heartfelt. lang's collaboration with producer and songwriter Ben Mink was reaching its peak as well, with the performances and arrangements hitting a superb grace note between polish and passion. lang's songwriting had matured, most notably on "Nowhere to Stand," a powerful number about child abuse, and she'd developed a knack for writing about misfits, both defiant and otherwise; as a Canadian lesbian vegetarian performance artist trying to work within mainstream country music, you have to know her heart was with the heroines of "Big Boned Gal" and "Wallflower Waltz." And while lang had embraced vintage countrypolitan sounds on Shadowland, Absolute Torch and Twang found her bridging a gap between Cline-style balladry and polished lounge styles on "Trail of Broken Hearts" and "Pullin' Back the Reins," and finding a comfortable home in the middle ground. While some fans were disappointed when lang retreated from country music on her next album, Ingénue, it's hard to imagine her (or anyone else) topping an album quite as strong as Absolute Torch and Twang.
~Review by Mark Deming
Release of this album/CD: 1989, May, 9 [CD Sire/Warner Bros. Records (Australasia), Cat.# 9 25877-2 /UPC: 075992587723]
Sire Records Company, Marketed by Warner Bros. Records Inc., a Warner Communications Company
℗© 1989 Sire Records Company for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Manufactured and Distributed by Warner Music Australasia
Credits:
Acoustic Guitar – Ben Mink (tracks: 1 to 11), Gordie Matthews (tracks: 3, 10)
Arranged By [Strings] – Ben Mink (tracks: 3, 8, 12)
Art Direction, Design – Jeri Heiden, k.d. lang
Bass – John Dymond (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 6, 8 to 11)
Bass [Fretless] – Graham Boyle (tracks: 5, 8)
Drums – Michel Pouliot (tracks: 1 to 11)
Electric Guitar – Ben Mink (tracks: 4, 10), Gordie Matthews (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 to 9, 11)
Engineer [Second Engineer] – Marc Ramaer
Engineer, Mixed By – Greg Penny, Joe Seta
Lap Steel Guitar – Greg Leisz (tracks: 2, 7, 9)
Mandola – Ben Mink (tracks: 1, 4, 9 to 11)
Mandolin – Ben Mink (tracks: 6, 11)
Percussion – Graham Boyle (tracks: 3, 5, 10)
Photography By – Victoria Pearson Cameron
Photography By [Dustsleeve Photo] – A. Alberta Lang
Photography By [Prarie Photos] – Westlight
Piano – Michael Creber (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7 to 10)
Producer – Ben Mink, Greg Penny, k.d. lang
Steel Guitar – Greg Leisz (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11)
Tambourine – Graham Boyle (tracks: 4, 9)
Violin – Ben Mink (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 7)
Written-By – Ben Mink (tracks: 1, 3 to 6, 8, 10, 11), k.d. lang (tracks: 1, 3 to 6, 8, 10 to 12)
Tracklist:
01. Luck In My Eyes (04:13)
02. Three Days (03:18)
03. Trail Of Broken Hearts (03:26)
04. Big Boned Gal (03:09)
05. Didn't I (03:40)
06. Wallflower Waltz (04:24)
07. Full Moon Full Of Love (02:50)
08. Pullin' Back The Reins (04:24)
09. Big Big Love (02:29)
10. It's Me (02:20)
11. Walkin' In And Out Of Your Arms (03:05)
12. Nowhere To Stand (04:27)
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k.d. lang & The Reclines / Absolute Torch And Twang
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k.d. lang & The Reclines / Absolute Torch And Twang
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Channels: 2
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All thanks to original releaser
See also:
K.D. Lang - Ingénue (1992)
K.D. Lang - All You Can Eat (1995)
K.D. Lang And The Siss Boom Bang - Sing It Loud (2011)
password: BlondStyle