Absolute Torch & Twang [Audio CD] Lang, K.D. and similar items

SHIPS FIRST CLASS WITHIN 1 BUSINESS DAY - 100% GUARANTEED100% GUARANTEED Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: K .D. Lang And The Reclines ?? Absolute Torch And Twang / Sire ?Audio CD 1989 UPC 075992587723 /// Product Details: Label: Sire ?? 07599-25877-23 Format: CD, Album Released: 1989 Genre: Folk, World, Country Style: Country /// Editorial Review: This 1989 album was k.d. lang's generous farewell to the country music world that had given her the cold shoulder after her stellar collaboration with legendary producer Owen Bradley on Shadowland. Songs such as "Pulling Back the Reins"--written by lang with coproducer-guitarist Ben Mink--combined classic country and western imagery with more revealingly personal emotions. At the same time, the album maintained a sly sense of humor missing from much of her later work. The covers of Willie Nelson ("Three Days") and Wynn Stewart ("Big Big Love") certainly don't hurt. The Reclines, lang's band, is notable for the presence of Greg Leisz on steel guitar. -Rick Mitchell /// Tracklist: 1 Luck In My Eyes Claves [Clave] ? Graham BoyleSlide Guitar ? Greg Leisz 4:13 2 Three Days Written-By ? Faron Young, Willie Nelson 3:18 3 Trail Of Broken Hearts 3:26 4 Big Boned Gal Bass [Bowed Basses] ? Ben Mink, David Piltch 3:09 5 Didn't I 3:40 6 Wallflower Waltz Acoustic Guitar ? k.d. lang, Strings ? Ben Mink 4:23 7 Full Moon Full Of Love Double Bass [Upright Bass] ? David Piltch, Drums ? Ed Thigpen, Written-By ? Jeannie Smith, Leroy Preston 2:50 8 Pullin' Back The Reins 4:24 9 Big Big Love Written-By ? Kenneth Carroll (2), Wynn Stewart 2:29 10 It's Me 2:20 11 Walkin' In And Out Of Your Arms Spoons ? Graham Boyle, Voice [Voices] ? The Five Blind Boys Of Alabama 3:05 12 Nowhere To Stand Organ ? Ben Mink 4:27 /// More Details: 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 (2) (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) About the Artist: Kathryn Dawn Lang OC AOE (born November 2, 1961), known by her stylized stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Lang has won both Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances; hits include "Constant Craving" and "Miss Chatelaine". She has contributed songs to movie soundtracks and has collaborated with musicians such as Roy Orbison, Tony Bennett, Elton John, Anne Murray, Ann Wilson, and Jane Siberry. Lang is also known for being an animal rights, gay rights, and Tibetan human rights activist. She is a tantric practitioner of the old school of Tibetan Buddhism. She performed Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" live at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. Previously, she had performed at the closing ceremony of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta. Lang possesses the vocal range of a mezzo-soprano.