Watershed (k.d. lang album)

Watershed
Studio album by k.d. lang
Released February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05)
Genre Folk, jazz, pop, rock
Length 38:51
Label Nonesuch
Producer k.d. lang, David Piltch
k.d. lang chronology
Reintarnation
(2006)		 Watershed
(2008)		 Sing It Loud
(2011)
Alternative cover
Limited edition
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Paste Magazine [2]
PopMatters [3]

Watershed is the fifth 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.[4] In the US, it debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200, with approximately 41,000 copies sold.[5] In Australia it debuted at #3 on the ARIA Albums Chart[6] and in its ninth week moved to the #1 spot, up from the #38 position one week earlier.[7] In the UK, it debuted and peaked at #35.

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).

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and composed by k.d. lang and David Piltch, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "I Dream of Spring"   4:00
2. "Je fais la planche" (lang, Ben Mink) 2:51
3. "Coming Home"   3:26
4. "Once in a While" (lang) 3:27
5. "Thread"   3:38
6. "Close Your Eyes" (Teddy Borowieski, lang, Greg Leisz, Piltch) 4:26
7. "Sunday" (Borowieski, lang) 4:17
8. "Flame of the Uninspired" (lang, Mink) 3:30
9. "Upstream"   3:37
10. "Shadow and the Frame" (Borowiecki, lang, Meredith) 3:07
11. "Jealous Dog"   2:32
Bonus live tracks
No. Title Length
1. "I Dream of Spring"   3:45
2. "Wash Me Clean" (lang) 4:11
3. "The Valley" (Jane Siberry) 6:20
4. "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen) 5:22

Charts

Year Chart Peak
2008 Australian ARIA Albums Chart[7] 1
2008 Billboard 200 8
2008 UK Albums Chart 35
2008 Norwegian Albums Chart[8] 40

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Paste Magazine review
  3. ^ PopMatters review
  4. ^ Hasty, Katie (2007-10-10). "K.D. Lang Eyeing February for Next Album". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003656384. Retrieved 2007-10-11. 
  5. ^ Hasty, Katie (2008-02-13). "Digital Sales Propel Johnson to Second No. 1". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003710309. Retrieved 2008-02-16. 
  6. ^ "K.D. Lang - Watershed". australian-charts.com. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=k%2Ed%2E+Lang&titel=Watershed&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-04-13. 
  7. ^ a b "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1G50. Retrieved 2008-04-13. 
  8. ^ "K.D. Lang - Watershed". norwegiancharts.com. http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=k%2Ed%2E+Lang&titel=Watershed&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-02-16. 
Preceded by
Pretty. Odd. by Panic! at the Disco		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
April 14, 2008 - April 21, 2008		 Succeeded by
Apocalypso by The Presets
k.d. lang
Studio albums
with The Reclines
Solo
with The Siss Boom Bang
Covers
Soundtracks
Live and compilation albums
Singles
"Hanky Panky"  • "Rose Garden"  • "Tune into My Wave"  • "Crying"  • "Honky Tonk Angels Medley" (w/ Brenda Lee, Loretta Lynn, and Kitty Wells)  • "I'm Down to My Last Cigarette"  • "Lock, Stock, and Teardrops"  • "Full Moon Full of Love"  • "Three Days"  • "Luck in My Eyes"  • "Big Boned Gal"  • "Pulling Back the Reins"  • "Trail of Broken Hearts"  • "Ridin' the Rails"  • "Constant Craving"  • "Calling All Angels" (w/ Jane Siberry)  • "Miss Chatelaine"  • "The Mind of Love"  • "Just Keep Me Moving"  • "Hush Sweet Lover"  • "Lifted by Love"  • "If I Were You"  • "You're Okay"  • "Sexuality"  • "The Joker"  • "Theme from the Valley of the Dolls"  • "Fado Hilario"  • "Anywhere But Here"  • "Summerfling"  • "The Consequences of Falling"  • "Helpless"  • "I Dream of Spring"  • "I Confess"
Featured songs
"So in Love"  • "Summerfling"  • "Helpless"  • "Hallelujah"  • "Constant Craving"  • "You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch (with Matthew Morrision)"
Related