Absolute Torch and Twang

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Absolute Torch and Twang
Studio album by k.d. lang and the Reclines
Released	1989
Recorded	???
Genre	Country
Length	41:31
Label	Sire
Producer(s)	k.d. lang, Ben Mink, Greg Penny
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
k.d. lang and the Reclines chronology
Shadowland (1988)	Absolute Torch and Twang (1989)	Ingénue (1992)

Absolute Torch and Twang is the third album by k.d. lang and the Reclines, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music).

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts 5 Awards

[edit] Track listing

1. "Luck in My Eyes" (lang, Mink) – 4:10
2. "Three Days" (Nelson) – 3:17
3. "Trail of Broken Hearts" (lang, Mink) – 3:24
4. "Big Boned Gal" (lang, Mink) – 3:08
5. "Didn't I" (lang, Mink) – 3:39
6. "Wallflower Waltz" (lang, Mink) – 4:22
7. "Full Moon Full of Love" (Preston, Smith) – 2:49
8. "Pullin' Back the Reins" (lang, Mink) – 4:23
9. "Big Big Love" (Carroll, Stewart) – 2:29
10. "It's Me" (lang, Mink) – 2:20
11. "Walkin' in and Out of Your Arms" (lang, Mink) – 3:03
12. "Nowhere to Stand" (lang) – 4:27

[edit] Personnel

• k.d. lang - acoustic guitar, guitar, vocals
• Graham Boyle - percussion, tambourine, claves, spoons
• Michael Creber - piano
• John Dymond - bass
• The Five Blind Boys of Alabama - background vocals, voices
• Greg Leisz - steel guitar, slide guitar
• Gordie Matthews - acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar
• Ben Mink - organ, acoustic guitar, guitar, mandolin, strings, violin, electric guitar, mandola, bowed bass
• David Piltch - fretless bass, bowed bass
• Michel Pouliot - drums
• Ed Thigpen - drums

[edit] Production

• Producers: k.d. lang, Ben Mink, Greg Penny

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1989	The Billboard 200	69
1989	Top Country Albums	12

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	"Full Moon Full of Love"	Hot Country Singles & Tracks	22
1989	"Three Days"	Hot Country Singles & Tracks	55

[edit] Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
1989	Absolute Torch and Twang	Best Female Country Vocal Performance