Shadowland (album)

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Shadowland
Shadowland cover
Studio album by k.d. lang
Released 1988
Recorded  ???
Genre Country
Length 35:17
Label Sire
Producer(s) Owen Bradley
Professional reviews
k.d. lang chronology
Angel with a Lariat
(1987)
Shadowland
(1988)
Absolute Torch and Twang
(1989)


Shadowland is the debut solo album by k.d. lang, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music). The album included her collaboration with country music legends Kitty Wells, Loretta Lynn and Brenda Lee on "Honky Tonk Angels Medley".

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Western Stars" (Chris Isaak) – 3:12
  2. "Lock, Stock and Teardrops" (Roger Miller) – 3:28
  3. "Sugar Moon" (Cindy Walker, Bob Wills) – 2:26
  4. "I Wish I Didn't Love You So" (Frank Loesser) – 3:07
  5. "(Waltz Me) Once Again Around the Dance Floor" (Don Goodman, Sara Johns, Jack Rowland) – 2:35
  6. "Black Coffee" (Sonny Burke, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:17
  7. "Shadowland" (Dick Hyman, Charles Tobias) – 2:28
  8. "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" (Slim Willett) – 2:20
  9. "Tears Don't Care Who Cries Them" (Tobias, Tobias) – 3:03
  10. "I'm Down to My Last Cigarette" (Harlan Howard, Billy Walker) – 2:46
  11. "Busy Being Blue" (Stewart MacDougall) – 3:40
  12. "Honky Tonk Angel's Medley" – 2:55
    • "In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)" (Leroy Carr, Don Raye)
    • "You Nearly Lose Your Mind" (Ernest Tubb)
    • "Blues Stay Away from Me" (Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore, Wayne Raney, Henry Glover)

[edit] Personnel

  • k.d. lang - vocals
  • David Angell - violin
  • George Binkley III - violin
  • John Borg - viola
  • Harold Bradley - banjo, bass, ukulele, gut string guitar
  • Jimmy Capps - rhythm guitar
  • Roy Christensen - cello
  • Doug Clements - vocals
  • Connie Ellisor - violin
  • Buddy Emmons - steel guitar
  • Jim Ferguson - vocals
  • Carl Gorodetzky - violin
  • Rob Hajacos - fiddle
  • Buddy Harman - drums
  • Jim Horn - saxophone
  • The Jordanaires - vocals
  • Anthony LaMarchina - cello
  • Lee Larrison - violin
  • Brenda Lee - vocals
  • Loretta Lynn - vocals
  • Ted Madsen - violin
  • Bob Mason - cello
  • Neal Matthews - vocals
  • Tony Migliore - piano, accordion
  • Dennis Molchan - violin
  • Roger Morris - piano
  • Louis Dean Nunley - vocals
  • Hargus "Pig" Robbins - piano
  • Hal Rugg - steel guitar
  • Pamela Sixfin - violin
  • Buddy Spicher - fiddle
  • Gordon Stoker - vocals
  • Henry Strzelecki - bass
  • Gary VanOsdale - viola
  • Pete Wade - electric guitar
  • Kitty Wells - vocals
  • Duane West - vocals
  • Hurshel Wiginton - vocals

[edit] Production

  • Producer: Owen Bradley
  • Engineer: Bobby Bradley
  • Arranger: Bill McElhiney

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1988 The Billboard 200 73
1988 Top Country Albums 9

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1988 "I'm Down to My Last Cigarette" Hot Country Singles & Tracks 21
1988 "Lock, Stock and Teardrops" Hot Country Singles & Tracks 53