Ingenue

A parental favourite back in the early 90s, this evokes sickening Sunday afternoon feelings of school rolling round again, an an all-pervading ennui that was anaesthetised by 'The Antiques Roadshow' and the gritty Sunday drama, maybe 'London's Burning'. 'Save Me' lives up to that recollection with a plodding beat and crooning vocal made for a Sunday afternoon. 'The Mind of Love' reconfirms the approach, loose jazzy fingerings pulling the vocal uphill. It's depressing, but by golly is it better than the cabaret schtick of 'Miss Chatelaine', which feels like the attention-seeking one at a party. Whilst 'Season of Hollow Soul' has a rather nice melody, the only true great song here is 'Constant Craving'. Introspective pop par excellence. Add a very good vocal to the mix and it achieves something of merit.

Alright, I'm just gonna say it... k.d. lang? Underrated. She's the godmother of every TikTok artist with a lowercased name, she has a great voice and the instrumentals she sings over are classy & expertly-composed. I'd absolutely listen to Ingénue again – looking forward to eventually checking out Shadowland as well! Highlights: Save Me, Miss Chatelaine, The Mind of Love, So It Shall Be, Still Thrives This Love, Season of Hollow Soul, Constant Craving

Solid. Not spectacular.

My aesthetic inclinations do not align with Madam Lang.

This is not my preferred taste, but I did relish just how unique 90s smooth this was. I felt like I was in a tuscan style kitchen with orange walls.

This was an unexpected one, I really enjoy the jazzy unique construction of the songs, but I am uninspired by the lyrics - so we'll settle at a midpoint of 3.

Shoutout to spotify for having the 25th anniversary edition but not having the bonus tracks so I don't have to manually remove the from the queue. I've liked Lang, without knowing her well, since I found a joint album with her, Neko Case, and Laura Veirs, but I'm grateful to have an occasion to actually give her a listen. Listening Notes: -Good start, though I'm concerned this will be too quiet and ethereal for me to feel strongly. -I rescind my concerns. It's *building* -Wow what an astonishingly triumphant finish! A perfect slow burn album to a perfect end in Constant Craving. Five stars on a first listen. Review: Yeah second listen confirms. A really nice build to a climactic and earned heater. 5 stars

At some point I stopped listening to the words and just enjoyed the vibe of this one. That's not a bad thing as I've given high praise to some vibe albums before, but I don't think this one merits being rounded up from 3.5 stars to four.

Oh silly k.d. lang. It is spelled "Engineer".

For a genre - effectively adult contemporary - that is for sure not my cup of tea, I found this to be a remarkably engaging and creative record. KD Lang is an outstanding vocalist, and there is enough sophistication and melodic highlights on here to keep things interesting throughout.

This is my favorite new discovery from this list so far. Can't believe I was missing out on this for so long!

not bad, favs were seasons of a hollow soul and Miss Chatelaine.

Such an incredible voice wow this album has a very specific vibe and if you are NOT a lesbian wine aunt, you are not gonna get it. Which is fine. Go listen to Soundgarden straight white man.

Know the name but haven’t really heard much and intrigued to hear. Not really my thing. Pretty cheesy and clean. Poppy, emotive songs with a strong voice. But just doesn’t really grab or surprise me. Boomer parents music and pretty safe 4/4 (3.5)

I found this a bit bland. Might just be me though.

nice record, didn't really grip me though

Good voice tbf

I respect lang's personal and musical identity crisis here - it's never easy to figure yourself out, much less as a lesbian in 1992. But she never quite feels comfortable in the chanteuse costume, and she usually isn't doing enough lyrically to signify on that front either. She's better off when she ditches the jazz-pop in favor of letting her Christine McVie flag (and voice) fly - "Tears of Love's Recall" and "Constant Craving" in particular feel like they would belong on *Tango in the Night*, which I mean as a compliment.

Plodder 2 stars

Let's see what k.d. is all about...oh wow, I knew I would recognize at least one of her songs. I remebmer seeing her name thrown around in the 90s. It was the very last track Constant Craving. One other song did catch my attention though, Still Thrives this Love?

K.D. could sing the phone book and I'd be there.

She's fine. A bit morose and boring.

Per the Wiki article, k.d. lang DEFINITELY wrote this album to make a pass at Marlene Dietrich. If I wasn't at work stressing over deadlines and going to meetings, I could appreciate this album. I love her voice and how smooth all the tracks are. It's not a repeat listen for me but I'll think of it next time I'm drinking a paloma on my back porch this summer. 5/10

BOOOOORRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIINGGGGGG

Prior to actually sitting down and listening to this, I had only really heard Constant Craving, as well as Surrender which should have been the main theme for Tomorrow Never Dies. Incredible vocals, great production that borders on feeling very 90s. At times, this can get a bit dreary, I only really disliked Season of Hollow Soul. I have nothing clever to say about this other than reiterating that Surrender is a better Bond theme than Sheryl Crow's Tomorrow Never Dies. Highlights: Save Me, So It Shall Be, Constant Craving

Does nothing for me. Just kind of boring and meandering. The songs are about love and longing and it's just so tiring to listen to these at this point, like you're not saying anything new.

This really grew on me as an album and frankly ending on Constant Craving bumps it up half a star.

Second album proposé par le générateur, aussi ennuyeux que le premier. =>1/5

trench coats and fedoras and gummy cigarettes

Liked this more than the other KD Lang one on here. Pretty nice listen

She can write a song. 'Save me' is a graceful mellow country pop nugget. But it's not my music and it doesn't sustain enough quality to keep me interested.

I wanted to like it, but that didn’t even get me past the first song.

Fine but not as impactful as Shadowland

i never really noticed it while it was playing

Yet another 100lbum listening experience that makes me wonder if I'm missing out on something here by not reading the book and also by not discovering the album during the time it came out. I think I already wondered whether a different k.d. lang album was transformative or something or if it was just, like, she was butch in the 90's and I remember liking that album more.

I am not sure if it’s because I listened to this on a lazy Sunday afternoon but this just fitted that perfectly. Obviously I knew the 2 songs constant craving and Miss Chatelaine as they were everywhere at the time but the rest of the album was good too I thought.

Not sure what there is to say about this album nothing really memorable on it just a record.

Meh not me favorite but

She’s sort of under my radar other than hits. Beautiful album

Absolutely not for me.

Musical wallpaper, a baselayer, vapid. Not a fan of her music at all 2/5

Vibe pop un peu jazzy à la George Michael par moments, franchement une bonne découverte !

On s’ennuie je trouve

Assez sympa

Открытие. Слышал про неё. Слышал хит с этого альбома. Но не более. Альбом ровный, спокойное настроение. Прекрасный вокал.

favs: miss chatelaine wash me clean so it shall be still thrives this love season of hollow soul rating 2.5/5

It was all right I suppose. Easy listening. Not something I'll listen to again.

Favorite songs: Save Me, Constant Craving

Just categorically not for me - generic singer song writer white people music with very little about it.

Un des albums qui m'a laissé le plus indifférent depuis le début des écoutes (plus de 1 an). Donner 1 étoile serait de la mauvaise fois, car ça demeure un album bien produit et bien chanté, avec de bons musiciens. Mais donner 1 étoile correspondrait à mon désir de réécouter un jour cet album. Étrangement, ce son me rappelle la musique québécoise qui jouait à Cité Rock Détente dans les années 1990.

Un gros 5 étoiles. Sur dix.

Very generic and forgettable.

Ok 2/5

Never listened. Expectations: None - Verdict: Dislike - This isn't exactly blowing me away but I guess it's vaguely nice. A few tracks in and I'm a bit bored. So It Shall Be is OK I suppose. Outside Myself is decent but goes on slightly too long.

K.D. Lang's style, part country part blues, almost lounge... it is really kind of nice actually. I just wish in a way that she went deeper with her lyrics, as they remain kind of oddly "crooner" (which of course there are wonderful crooners out there not belittling her). However, she had a shot at doing something positive as a crossover musician but chose the safe route. I don't blame her. I can't. But boy if she hadn't ... Musically she IS a delight. Kinda hard not to swoon to her crooner vibes. Yeah, kind of "lounge" country crooner vibe... it is nice (and very different really than anything particularly mainstream) so it makes it a step above to be sure.

This was a nice time. She's got a nice voice, the tracks are easy listening, and I like the instruments broadly across the whole album. 3.5 rounded down.

Very mellow. Maybe a little too mellow for my tastes? I'm running into a problem with my reviewing where there are albums that I certainly don't /dislike/ but I would never listen to them on my own. And I definitely don't want to rate this below Coldplay (which I did not enjoy). It's just... a little Hallmark-y? k.d. lang has SUCH a gorgeous voice. but the songs themselves--is it horrible to say too much violin? I love a violin normally! there's just so much of it. Miss Chatelaine was great. I really liked the intro of "still thrives this love". Season of Hollow Soul is very vibey and I think my favorite on the album.

Beautiful voice, but OMG yawn.

Average songs with great vocals (like the other kd lang album from this list). ‘Constant Craving’ is the standout here, but overall these songs blended together and won’t hold any staying power in my brain

Incredibly pleasant voice. CONSTANT CRAVING is super grooves approved-track. Feels like this hits hard on a tropical vacation, or as the background music to my romantic Cowboy film, 'Love is in the Air, Love is at the Ranch.'

I found myself bored for the first half of the album but her voice and writing stood out enough for the second half

Not quite the music I expected. More country than lesbian indie rock

Wasn’t expecting country adjacent for some reason

Just ok 2.5/5

Smooth and laid-back. K d Lang has an amazing voice and she suits the genre perfectly. No particularly standout songs, but just an overall very smooth experience. Would be good music for a French cafe.

What a surprise this album is, there's so many influences across the album, it seemingly moves through genres at will. The major standout is k.d.'s voice, otherwise you kind of go on a meandering blurry journey through all these songs and at the end I couldn't tell you what is what but that it all sounded pretty darn good. It feels like I'm at some piano bar listening to a top tier live performance lounging around drinking cocktails. I'd put this album right down the middle for that reason, there's not single standout for me but the 10 song journey was pretty nice.

That's not my taste in music - Boring

Beautiful voice, but not my vibe

A perfectly cromulent sophisti-pop album

Based on other kd lang albums I was not expecting much but this is actually really good. The 90s production style does grate a bit so marks off there 4*

I like this one! Her other album that was on here was awful, country tinged twaddle. This has some proper tunes and a lovely laidback feel to it. I’m pretty sure I had this album but I gave my CD collection away 10 years ago so can’t check!

Good album

..

Great voice. Constant craving is a masterpiece. The rest of the album though is pretty bland.

Entspannend ein Lied kam in die Playlist

3.5

DON'T HURT EM CLARINET what a great album. I've never heard of lang before, but today, I am a fan. 5 stars

Even though I knew k.d. lang before, I only really got into her through the radio program of Elton John (how else?), and while I admired what I heard, it never really emotionally clicked. So I was excited to get into this album. Yet when I played it, Tidal automatically shuffled some other tracks by "similar" artists once the album was finished, Melissa Etheridge and Natalie Merchant. I enjoyed both their songs more than the actual record ... Don't get me wrong, this was pleasant enough to not wanting to turn it off, but nothing really grabbed my attention.

bop

High quality dinner party music.

Meh.

Quite easy listening, she's got a good voice

Was very impressed by the range of instrumentation and she’s got a nice voice. The songs are so-so, but I’d call it good overall

The vocals are gorgeous, that's for sure. Also, I really like Season of Hollow Soul. But otherwise, I am not feeling this one.

I thought this may of been ok to listen to whilst driving to work as a bit of a chilled vibe. It just got under my skin, it felt like one song. It just didn’t have anything to offer me.

new artist for me and such a Greta voice. big fan for mellow evenings

Languid, ultra-polished arrangements built from soft piano figures, muted guitar lines, gentle bass pulses, and velvety, controlled vocals move this adult contemporary album like waiting in a tastefully decorated hotel lobby—elegant and impeccably arranged, yet so restrained and uneventful that it quickly slips into plain boredom.

Nice voice

could've been worse

Lovely voice. Terribly boring album. Shadowlands was better in my opinion.

More mainstream and a lot less country than expected. Thought it was too smooth for me with warm voice and lush instrumentation (over produced). But started getting into it a bit more around So It Shall Be. A bit Abba like on Season of Hollow Soul. Still not really my cup of tea. Constant Craving a good finish. Comfortable 3.

Better than anticipated, particularly middle section

Liked this quite a bit more than expected - great arrangements and I enjoyed her Lang-ourous vocal style. She more than branched out from her Country roots here, but kept the twang.

I enjoyed this far more than I was expecting to. Very lazy Sunday morning listening whilst sipping a coffee and chowing down on a sausage sandwich. It could squeeze in the odd mid morning play at the mythical Café Kelvinos.

Smooth, easy listening, but it's quite charming and her voice is beautiful. I do like the music, it's hard for me to pointpoint the influences, but it sounds timeless. Both the first two songs are good. It feels ready for a movie, or a stage performance. Miss Chatelaine even more so, I'd heard this described as cabaret and now I start to understand why. It's campier than I usually like, but the singing is so good it sweeps you up in it. The pacing is excellent too - now slower, deeper, then more upbeat and dramatic again. Sometimes I think the backing sounds vaguely Middle Eastern, or Mediterranean, but it's all full of pleasant melodies and flourishes. Outside Myself and Constant Craving are probably the highlights of the second half. A positive surprise for me.

Great

k.d. has a gorgeous voice and this is a very smooth, clean production of a torch singer and her laid back chill.

Not what I was expecting, but a really great album.

Not for me

I don't care how good her voice is, I've sat through math lectures more entertaining than this.

At least it was short.

No. Please, just no.

She’s got a nice voice but this smooth 90s adult contemporary just doesn’t do it for me. It’s drab and I’d prefer to turn it off. The little cabaret-influenced bits have some ok moments, but overall it’s gonna be a no for me dawg.

I'd be happy if it was playing in the background at a cafe.

Season of Hollow Love is an incredible song. rest of the album pretty good too

A defining album of 1992, showcasing a burgeoning talent in the new country genre. Constant craving is a bizarre choice to close the album considering it’s hit single success, but the songs are satisfying throughout if not extraordinary. Produced by Rush’s mate Ben Mink and is, overall, inspired by Marlene Dietrich.

Bar a passage or two, this did nothing for me. Favorite track: Save Me

Ingénue ist das zweite Solo-Studioalbum der kanadischen Sängerin k.d. lang, aufgenommen 1991 in den Vancouver Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Kanada und im Folgejahr veröffentlicht. Produziert wurde es von lang selbst gemeinsam mit Ben Mink und Greg Penny. Das Album bewegt sich stilistisch zwischen Pop, Country, Folk und Jazz und zeigt eine Abkehr von ihren früheren stärker country-orientierten Arbeiten hin zu einem persönlichen, lyrischen Stil mit jazzigem und cabaret-artigem Flair. Besonders bekannt ist der Song „Constant Craving“, der lang einen Grammy als beste Pop-Gesangsinterpretin einbrachte, sowie die Single „Miss Chatelaine“ und „The Mind of Love“. Das Album besitzt durchweg dichte Arrangements und eine intime Stimmung, getragen von langs klarer Stimme und sparsamer Instrumentierung. Die Texte kreisen um Sehnsucht, Liebe und Selbstreflexion. Bewertung: Ingénue steht für einen stilistischen Wandel in langs Werk und dokumentiert eine Phase, in der sie ihr musikalisches Spektrum erweitert und international größere Beachtung gefunden hat.

This is what I thought grown-ups listened to when I was growing up. I enjoyed it a good bit.

I love the warmth and clarity of her voice, but not a fan of successive sustained notes.

Good

Not a bad album but for me most of the songs are unremarkable. She does have a very beautiful voice.

the only thing I knew about kd lang before this was her performance on peewees Christmas special - this reminded me a lot of another album I got on this list Cole’s corner by Richard Hawley - not the style of music I reach for but I appreciate it and that she is a very good singer

I remember Constant Craving from when I was young but the rest of the album is not my thing. I don't like country at all, and the rest wasn't much better.

Blind album and artist. This might put me to sleep behind the wheel one day.

Stand-out tracks: The Mind of Love - parts of this track almost feel tropical at times, especially the pure instrumentals without the vocals Miss Chatelaine - jazzy moments and beautiful strings So It Shall Be - the powerful strings on this one are once again really beautiful Season of Hollow Soul - this one stands out as a bit more lively than the others and brings a different kind of energy Outside of Myself - slower, I enjoy the piano in the background Constant Craving - the track with the most momentum, despite being the closer I was pleasantly surprised by how much I ended up enjoying this album. I don't have much to analyze here as most of the tracks did feel quite down to earth with an ocassional mix of jazz, powerful strings and other sometimes surprising choices and ofcourse beatiful vocals. Some stood out more than others precisely because of that, while others felt appropriate for the tone of the album, but didn't necessarily wow me. Although I would describe this type of music as being more on the average side, soothing, but not thought provoking, I have to trust my gut and say that I enjoyed the experience and came out with a few nice tracks to listen to again.

Highlights: Miss Chatelaine, Season of Hollow Soul, Outside Myself, Constant Craving Not a genre I would go out of my way to listen to, but a couple of tracks did stand out and overall it was a fine experience. The beginning of the record is tame but the conclusion is strong. There is however a noticeable dip in quality in the middle of the record, given the monotony and dullness of the tracks. Compared to the previous records on the list, this one featured an interesting inclusion of the accordion in a couple of tracks (for instance on Constant Craving) which gave it a fresh sound. It presented itself with an air of sophistication, but at the same time there were mild country sounds (in example Outside Myself) and it was interesting to see a combination of these aesthetics. Lyrically it's a weep-fest and at some point I gave up on following the themes on anything but my highlights. The vocalist is great, but the material was more on the subtle side so she didn't get to show off as much. I don't see myself revisiting this record as a whole, but if I had to it would have to be laaate at night. This sound just doesn't click with me if I'm not in my pajamas.

Listen to the first and last songs. If you don't like them, you can move on. Me, I love this album. It pulled me in the first time I heard it more than 30 years ago. The story I make up is that a country singer wanted to do smoky jazz lounge numbers, so she brought her steel guitars and fiddles into the studio, played them slow and sweet, and came up with the perfect accompaniments for her gorgeous, languid voice. I've never heard another album quite like this one, and it's hard to imagine anyone other than k.d. lang doing it. The critique that a lot of the songs are similar and not excellent on their own is valid. But I think it works on this album, which maintains a quiet, yearning, vulnerable mood throughout. It's beautiful, at times achingly so.

4, lovely and cozy

Ho hum, another dull album to wade through. 'Constant Craving' is about the only song worth one listen. The rest is just tiresome bilge.

So fakking chill man

Really enjoyable album from k.d. Lang. I didn’t enjoy it as much as Shadowland, but it was still a really relaxing album while sitting down cuddled with the dog and sipping on my morning coffee. Albums like this just hit at a certain point of the day, and this was one of those times.

Fine

Forgettable, but pretty nice at times

First 4 songs were hitting

Radio pop from the early 90s with an absolute banger in Constant Craving. Still, not much else to differentiate it from whatever else my mom was listening to back then.

Poppiger Cabaret Sound. Schöne Stimme. Texte müsste ich nochmal genauer hören - so erstmal ein gut zu hörendes aber nicht besonders aufregendes Werk. 3/5

It was really nice. The vocals are really good and the songs serve them well. I don't remember anything however after one day so it has no big impact beyond leaving a feeling of, it was nice

Lidt for 90er arrangementer og lidt for musical vokal, men ellers meget lækkert.

Beautiful voice, talented singer-song writer. Just wish she had a little more "umph" because on the whole, she's pretty boring.

v o i c e :)

I definitely think the album gets better during the middle to end, still thrives this love is a perfect song to break up the otherwise mediocre start of the album, I just love that latin instrumental makes me dance 💃. I wouldn’t listen to it again, however I understand the nostalgia around it and it’s a good album :)

Another KD Lang album? One wasn’t enough I suppose. Zzzzz.

Already don't remember it

Constant craving is the only song I noticed on this pleasant but unmemorable album.

Nothing really hooked me. It’s musically solid, but felt a bit basic

Are you kd-ing me!? She has one of the most magnetic and beautiful voices I've ever heard. How I have I never heard anything besides "Constant Craving?" This served up an auditory experience that is delightful and smooth, like a caramel soft serve on a hot day.

Made me feel like a mother in the 2000s

A sort of fever dream that exists between Pee wee's Playhouse and David Lynch...such a uniquely tasty and tasteful album. And that voice. I'm shocked by the number of negative reviews. This is so good.

An inoffensive MOR album which is its problem. Too nice to criticise and not bad enough to hate. If it was paint it would be beige, if food then lettuce and if a football club obviously Arsenal. 2.5/5 26/1/26

i love u lesbianas pero like it's not for me but very listenable !!!

Eh

too slow but probably pretty good objectively

Way blander than I expected it to be. Disappointing when her voice is so good.

not for me.

Pretty classy. Doubt I’ll come back to it a ton but it was enjoyable enough.

77 minutes of trying not to fall asleep.

3/10

Her voice is as clear as a bell

Great voice. Not my kind of music, though.

I like that one track, couldn't really care for the rest of the album

Better than the other one, but I still can't enjoy her stuff.

Adult Contemporary

constant mid

Absolutely adored lang’s voice on this record. Reminded me a bit of Joni Mitchell. I thought the country influence would dampen the album, but it worked really well with the production. Never heard of the artist or album before, but I’m glad I got to listen.

Good singing, fine music.

Nothing special tbh. I did get a trivia question right because I listened to this one but other than that, meh.

Alright theartery

Liked this more than I thought I would but I still don’t think I’d choose to put this on. Works nicely as background music with its mellow vibe though.

Gute Stimme aber langweilige Musik

Just too slow and meaningless for me.

This is quite good!! The hits on this album are like... I don't even know where I know them from but they're burned into my memory. Very bizarre

I love this album!! it's really beautiful

Released in 1992, this was k.d. lang’s pivot away from her roots into a sophisticated, more adult contemporary sound. It sounds to me like music I would hear as background music in a fancy restaurant. It feels like the tracks blend together into one long, slow-tempo song. Just not the music I would put on for myself to listen to.

I like her voice and so forth but there are thousands of great singers. I didn't find the material very challenging or outstanding. I'd hope she has a better legacy but if not then just listen to the singles.

Puedo valorar que es una gran banda de música, pero no puedo con el metal.

2/10, 20%

This really just isn’t for me at all. Constant Craving is by far the best song on the album and I have never liked it. I just prefer some energy in my music.

A bit one note for me.

I don't have a lot to say about this. Really really really lovely vocals, but musically just... unremarkable. "Constant Craving" is a TUNE. Straight 3. Great background.

I was worried when I saw this one. I had nothing to be worried about. It isn't anything exciting or novel. Just a respectable Canadian country album. I normally dislike country and I didn't hate this, so they did something right. I couldn't tell you what that is if I tried.

This was really good. I would definitely give this another listen. It's really not much, but what is here is done really well. It doesn't get boring to me. Just some good music.

Nice voice but pretty boring and no standouts for me.

1.4 1x not good and not interested to listen again.

Common Canadian, Grammy nominated, butch icon!

Beautiful and moody. I was impressed with this record's radiohead like atmosphere and vocals. Strong 4

I enjoyed the first four tracks a lot more than the rest of the album, even "Constant Craving" which was an ok pop song elevated by her singing, but otherwise kinda unremarkable. I think she's at her best in a slower, more moody style vs any of the faster tracks with more traditional 4/4 style pop or country beats. She's got a wonderful voice, but I don't think it's enough to really carry the songwriting here in all the styles she presents. It's fine enough, certainly inoffensive and well performed, but nothing special.

This is a real nice soulful white lady singing about the problems she has in Canada. Not really written for me. Pretty chill.

Pleasant, middle of the road songs. They wash over you without too much of a lasting impact. However, ‘Constant Craving’ is an excellent song and her voice is wonderful. I also quite liked Miss Chatelaine.

Found it a bit uninspiring, the only track I mildly liked was the last track, which had a bit more zip to it. I won't be buying the cd.

There's some good stuff here, it's just not anything I really want to come back to. Certainly pleasant enough though.

Aivan uusi tuttavuus. Herkkää musaa, jossa on vähän vaikutteita countrysya.

That voice... is so smooth and beautiful. The songs are pretty good too. More in line with 90's Adult Contemporary than the Countrypolitan stylings of lang's other album from this list. It may not be something I always go back to. But the voice... what a voice! Key tracks: Save Me The Mind of Love Miss Chatelaine Constant Craving

The Good: We are ingenue… so posh! The Bad: Being posh is over-rated. The Ugly: No caps on artist name, yet album does have one…!!?!?!?!! I remember KD back in the ‘90s, not fondly, but not badly either… just kind of bland. I guess that is what this album is… kind of bland. Yes, she has a great voice. Yes, the production quality on this album is excellent. Yes, this album contains a massive hit… And yet I struggle to find something that would make me want to listen to it again… which isn’t a good thing. As I am pretty certain that we will not be seeing another K.D. Lang (that’s how you should spell it, damnit) album on this list, I will go ahead and try to surprise myself by listening to her freshman attempt as it seems to be a C&W thing, which I think suits her voice much better than this album did. 3*

Better than exoected

Easy listening. While k.d. has a phenomenal voice and sound, I'm not sure the departure from country serves them as well as it could.

Reminds me of Adele or Lewis Capaldi - undoubtably beautiful voices performing songs I don’t wish to hear.

Started out sounding like a not unpleasant “2” rating. Hard to focus on, a bit too easy listening. But half way through the record it began catching my attention with Season of the Hollow Soul and I didn’t even see Constant Craving coming, a great song I have not heard in decades. So half the album is a 2 and the second half is a 4. Hmmmm K.D. Has an amazing voice but is not flashy at all with it, which I kind of respect…. But I also want to hear her chops. The record has led me to checking out her other work which I do not often do. She is not quite wha I want her to be, but that is my problem not hers. In any case, I have been intrigued so I’ll boost the score up a notch.

Stars high, dips in the middle and then back to great at the end. I had forgotten about Miss Chatelaine. Am I old now if I like KD Lang?

I missed this one at the time, probably thinking that country music wasn’t for me. Past me was an idiot. This really is a gorgeous album, with a stunning vocal performance and restrained musical backing with just a hint of pedal steel and fiddle to nudge it into the vicinity of country music. What really makes this stand out is that it’s pretty clear that this is country music with a queer perspective. Shortly after this album was released k.d.lang came out a lesbian, leading to it being banned by various American Country music stations as well as protests at the 1993 Grammy awards. They were idiots too.

This isn’t anything I’d pick out to listen to. It’s all soft crooning pop songs. She is a great singer. She just doesn’t sing anything I want to hear.

k.d. lang threatens to be interesting. It's nice sounding but nothing memorable.

It's quite bad. It's not as bad as the other album which is nakedly country music, so this one gets 2 stars

Yet another album for which I didn’t have quite enough time. I will likely come back to this and write a more in-depth review in the future, but just based on first impressions, I really liked this. It’s not quite my genre, but for its genre it’s very enjoyable. 3.5/5, but closer to a 3 than a 4. I might change this up to a 4 later if it grows on me.

Alright, first repeat artist of 2026! And it's... k.d. lang? Really? I mean, I'm not complaining. I like this album. It's just... why does she have 2 albums here and why is she giving me my first album of the year from an artist that I've previously gotten an album from? Speaking of previous album, I do prefer Ingénue over Shadowland. I thought Shadowland was just kind of okay, but Ingénue is an improvement. I don't love this album, but I do like it enough to call it better and give it a song on my "Best of the Album" playlist, which is not an honor that I gave to Shadowland. The song, of course, is the closer "Constant Craving." Pretty good song there if I do say so myself. The style here is probably the big part that I enjoy more, as the singing and writing are pretty much on par with Shadowland. Something about the country-esque elements of Shadowland just didn't do it for me. This album definitely leans more in the classic pop direction and I enjoy it more as a result. I think k.d. lang's voice fits this style better as well. I don't have much more to say. It's not only a solid improvement over past work, but a respectable album in its own right. High 3/5.

Fake sapphic, I know, but apart from a couple of standouts (Season of Hollow Soul, Constant Craving), a lot of this stuff is just... There? Like, I don't not like it, but idk if I'd actively listen to it.

Another 10/10

Listen, I'm usually not the biggest fan of a country twang to songs but this album contains the PERFECT amount of yearn.. it's beautiful And it's gay - that's all I could've ever asked for Best = Wash me clean Skip = No skips

Interesting and unique production for a "country" record, which was nice. However, the laid back and frankly slow tracks just never resonated with me.

Nice voice

She’s got motion

if i were a middle-aged lesbian i’d definitely loved it more

eautiful voice. It is a shame to see it wasted on such bland music.

The sounds you hear when visiting your aunt with the tiny ceramic dogs on top of the decorative fire place.

Country/pop singer with unique voice. Some good music.

yes yes yes I absolutely love her voice and the vibe of the music is really nice to listen to favourite songs: Miss Chatelaine So it Shall Be Season of Hollow Soul 4.7 stars 8.9/10

This was a beautiful album — beautiful voice, beautiful harmonies, beautiful production — but it’s adult contemporary through and through. Jazzy, country-infused adult contemporary, yes, but still sort of a snoozefest by design. Not my thing, but I almost feel bad rating it only 3 stars when I can tell how objectively good it is.

k.d. lang's ingénue may be perfectly not my thing and yet so close — for a brief moment there was some contiguous territory with the acoustic album by everything but the girl and yet this compels me not.

Entspannend. 3,5/5

Liked this more than the other offering

Yawn... Very middle of the road. Not sure why I needed to hear it before I die...

Boring and dated. There’s good production and a lot that’s musically interesting (“Season of Hollow Soul” is a high point), but it turns out to be way less than the sum of its parts.

This is a very solid 3. Her voice is amazing, but the songs kind of all bled into each other by the end. I like the notes of jazz throughout, but overall its just not my type of music.

1.4/5 Can't say I enjoyed this. She's a good singer and the music was fine but I nearly fell asleep listening to this.

Average background music with above average vocals. 2.5 star

A nice change of pace/genre. Nothing particularly stood out to me and nothing is going in the daily rotation from this album, but I didn’t actively dislike anything either.

A classic by a classic

Solid, with some very good songs.

Constant cravimg🥰

A slow exhale in album form — velvet, smoke, longing, and absolute emotional control. Rating: 4.9/5 Short Review: Ingenue is one of those records that feels like it was recorded at 2 a.m. with every light turned low. k.d. lang shifts away from country and into a dreamy, adult-pop landscape built on strings, soft percussion, and vocals so clean they feel illegal. The album is intimate without being fragile, seductive without trying, and honest without melodrama. It’s the sound of someone letting their guard down in real time — warm, airy, and quietly devastating. Favorite Track: Constant Craving • A melody that floats like smoke

So calm and smoothing. I secretly love mellow country music because it makes me feel so warm inside but I've never found a country-pop album that I've enjoyed until this. Lovely voice, big fan of the strings that appear in a couple songs. Doesn't rely on tropes like every other country-pop album. Highlights: Save Me, The Mind of Love, Miss Chatelaine, Season of Hollow Soul, Outside Myself.

Standouts - Outside Myself - Constant Craving I was initially worried by the country genre but it ended up being more contemporary which was a nice surprise Generally enjoyable but nothing all that special 3

Constant Craving arrasó y con ella KD logró el reconocimiento que bien se merecía. Miss Chatelaine es la otra joya, de principio a fin, una obra maestra. Abre con Save me y The Mind of Love (que fue otro sencillo del disco) pero despega con la citada Chatelaine con aires de bossa nova y que hubiera quedado muy bien en un disco de Aztec Camera. Wash me clean y So it shall be, bajan revoluciones. Still Thrives This Love aprta un aroma carabetero y lúgubre que le da empaque al disco. Outside Myself nos va llevando suavemente a la otra punta del álbum, la inevitable Constant Craving...

- She has a beautiful, smooth, clean vocal tone. - The album, though, was disappointing. The songs don’t pull me in at all. It mostly feels very EZ listening & sleepy. No real hooks or anything particularly memorable. There’s not a lot of energy. - Constant Craving is the noteworthy outlier. - I like the second half of the album more than the first half - it gets a little more interesting around So It Shall Be - the orchestration/instrumentation picks up with some strings, winds, and synths. That said, I can’t ever imagine reaching for the album, and I don’t remember any of the songs.

Constant Craving still sounds good after all the years. The rest of the album is pretty dull by comparison. Very vanilla.

Better than I expected. Very early 90s sound. Never really made any effort to listen to kd lang. Constant Craving was a big radio hit, and with age, its a decent tune and the rest of the album is a decent, chilled cabaret-style listen. Lang does have a good voice too.

Beautiful voice

It was an alright. Not my usual cup of tea.

Jeg lå på en stor 2’er det meste af tiden, meget bedre end den sidste vi havde med hende. Sidste nummer fik den op på 3, den kendte jeg allerede men vidste ikke hvem der havde lavet den

Synes k.d. lang er overvurderet. Meget lækkert, temmelig kedeligt.

Fine but a bit boring.

1.5

Y'know, for a moment there I was honestly wondering why I couldn't engage with this album like I wanted to. And it wasn't because it was 4 in the morning when I listened to it; I'm normally fine right before I go to bed. No, there was something else that just wasn't clicking with me... Which just felt weird to me, because for all intents and purposes I should have been into this. k.d. lang remains a very pretty singer, for one. The exact words don't matter; she could be singing absolute gibberish and I'd love listening to her. So it wasn't that I had an issue with her voice. Nor was it that I had any problems with the instrumentation. It's this sort of midground between country and big band balladry, and I could see how some people could find this boring ... heck, I'm not gonna say I was excited by it 100% of the time either ... but again, it's pretty shit. Just taking this all on a purely sonic level, I should've been all for this album. And yet, I found myself struggling to pay attention. What was the deal? It occurred to me at some point near the end. See, I'd read on this album's Wikipedia page that the album was cabaret-influenced — and I should dig that. At least from the adjacent stuff I've taken in (aka the film adaptation of 'Chicago') I should **love** cabaret. But, y'see, the kind of cabaret I enjoy is ... y'know, it's over the top. A bit out there. **Theatrical** and all that. It's the kind of thing why I grew to enjoy Ute Lemper's album for the most part, back when my group got that. And it's not that k.d. isn't aiming for any kind of theatricality here. It's just that, the way she's doing it ... I'd call it "sizzle." Y'know: "sizzle." It's when the theatricality and dramatics aren't immediately obvious; you needa lay back and simmer in the shit first. Think of it like any movie that relies heavily on its atmosphere and nuanced performances. It's stuff you can get incredibly invested in, if you're willing and able to go along with it. And I was willing, of course. I don't partake in this randomizer for 700 days just to give up on the 702nd or whatever. But "able"? That's a different story. I've expressed before that I have AuDHD. I **can** focus in heavily shit, but it really depends on how well it appeals to the way my mind works. Otherwise, I can have a pretty weak attention span that I often hafta fight to keep on track. And it wasn't like I had to do too much fighting with this album, but ... I mean, it's like any movie that relies heavily on its atmosphere and nuanced performances. My brain just often doesn't have the patience for the sizzle and I find myself getting distracted easily — or I just fall asleep. Usually it's the latter. And, like, that's just my personal issue with this album. It's very pretty all around, but besides a few songs it's also way more subdued than my mind can really handle. Like, if this album was straight-up country music, rhat'd be one thing ... or if went further into big band cabaret shit. But this transitionary middle ground just didn't do it for me. Like, either go all the way with or don't, y'know? I mean, I'll stress, I don't think it's bad at all. Once more and again, it's very pretty, so just sonically, perhaps as background music, I can give it a pass (and I'm not the kind of person who thinks calling something background music is an insult). But as some I know I'm probably supposed to pay attention to ... it's just a personal issue, but I can't act like it won't affect my rating, y'know? Sorry, k.d. — I liked the other album my group got from you, at least. And I guess I can only hope I find your next one a tad more interesting.

It's got a nice sound to it, and Mrs. Lang's voice is wonderful as well, but I just feel that it's only decent. 3.5 bumped up to 4.

I’m at a 5 – maybe a little higher, even. It’s just a deeply pleasant album, really. Yes, a lot of the lyricism here leans towards more somber tones of desire (a constant craving, if you will), both in the spiritual & carnal sense, but her voice delivers the lines beautifully. It shines as an instrument all its own, able to sell the emotions she wants to sell with each track whilst still projecting a sense of power that just feels impressive from a vocal standpoint. Her harmonizations on her longer held notes really stick out here, and the way she sort of quivers & clings to those held notes just felt sort of blissful to my ears. Instrumentally, this thing feels well ahead of pace for 1992; it’s a nice blend of the “country music meets 50s soul/swing music” stylings of “Shadowland” with some of the quiet storm style of the mid-late 90s. A number of tracks reminded me of Sade, specifically in her (their) “Love Deluxe” period, both coming out in the same year ('92) – a track like “So It Shall Be” brings the same vibes as something as blissful as “Kiss of Life”, which I consider to be one of the finest tracks ever put to tape. (I hope someone put MF DOOM onto this album before he passed; there’s some great potential samples here.) This album sticks out in its more baroque-inspired instrumentation, with a lot of acoustic guitar, piano & accordion bubbling underneath a lot of the production, working in tandem with the more bombastic strings / percussion of the album to create a consistently satisfying vibe. It might be overproduced to some people, but for my tastes, this is such an easy listen on the ears that it allows more room to comprehend the lyricism, which I think just enhances the tracks further. To me, they’re pretty straightforward; maybe a little flowery at points, but there’s always a line or two that really sells the spirit of the track. The only really confusing one here is “Season of Hollow Soul” with its fruit/grain metaphors, but it’s just a track about enduring the period that comes after heartbreak & trying to persevere through it. I do think some of these tracks exist in more abstract thought, which indicates more of a religious lean to me (especially in the opening track, “Save Me”), but that sense of spirituality in combination with the desires expressed on this album just adds an air of legitimacy / earnestness to her vocal performance that makes it all the more believable. This is a lot of words to basically say that she sounds great, the instrumentals sound great, the lyricism is sad yet lovely, and as a whole, this is just a blissfully produced 41 minute album; one that punches well above its weight, liable to collapse under some of its bigger, bolder & bombastic moments, yet totally holds on & succeeds. “Miss Chatelaine” is probably my favorite one here, with “Constant Craving” a very close second, but all 10 tracks range from good to great to REALLY great, with their biggest sin being a few longer outros. It’s an album that aligns with my tastes, and I can’t find any major flaws with it. I really, really enjoyed this, and I think it’s a marked improvement over “Shadowland”, which is still a damn fine album in its own right. I’m at a 5, if not a little higher. Great stuff from k.d. lang, and since this is the last album we’ll get from her on the list, it’s on me to seek out more of her stuff.

Nice, mature singer-songwriter album. This is classy, sophisticated music with great production and great vocals from k.d. lang. Not really my taste, but I can definitely see why she’s respected.

Nice singer songwriter album. I've heard of k.d. lang before but never really dug too deep. They have a nice sound, with a real soothing voice and tastefully instrumentation. It's a 2.5 for me, enough to round to a 3. While it's a nice sound, I don't know if it's one of the best albums of all time.

She has a great voice. But her songs are kind of blah. mostly pop goo. Country? Nah... 2 stars

I mean the first album was alright but this was like all over the place and was super flat and boring and will be very forgettable

I'm at album 722. This book is breaking me. I will take a break now.

Just not my thing at all. I’m likely not the target audience.

Woof. Some lounge singer bullshit

Great voice, fun arrangements. This one kind of surprised me with the musicality.

really good and calming

Couple of songs I enjoyed but for the most part it was a bit too country-esque for me. Think there's only one song I would listen to again.

Singing. 1/5

A damsel in distress.

k d lang has a wonderful voice and I thoroughly enjoyed this revisit of such a great album.

Not the style for me

This album is proper 90s mum music. It was a fine album, but didn’t really speak to me. Found that some of it like he in a film, maybe mama Mia or some sort of romantic comedy. Just not something I am particularly interested in.

New to me. Enjoyed the quieter songs on this and think she’s a great singer but some of the more upbeat ones are overdone and felt a bit corny.

Little Broadway lot of old country. It’s a nice clean album but bland.

She has a nice voice, but it’s not for me.

This album is solid from beginning to end. An amazing album.

KD Lang comes from the same province in Canada, and she is one of Alberta’s best cultural exports. Her earlier work has more of a saw dust edge to it. This whole album is smooth like melted chocolate. Not my usual listening preference but this is really good.

I enjoyed her voice. Not usually a fan of cabaret style music but this was nice. 4/5

Not my jam

I once interviewed k.d. lang for the local paper, and she called me from a private number, so I still have the audio clip of her saying, "Hi, Alex? This is k.d. lang." Anyway, this album is really and her voice sounds amazing.

Loved this. What an incredible voice. But also don't take anything away from the composition behind the track. Such a cool, eclectic, Parisian mix of timbres. Any day you hear an accordion is a good day. This album kinda reminds me of another album from the '90s from a guy whose name rhymes with Chef Muckley. The same forlorn, lovestruck music, solo singer-songwriter with a haunting voice and strong ties with folk music. And if Grace is like Spring, then Ingenue is very Autumnal. On the second listen I'm kinda 80% sure this album is sung from the perspective of a vampire in Paris. I really want that to be true. 8.5 / 10 Best track/s: Season of Hollow Soul, Miss Chatelaine, Still Thrives This Love, So It Shall Be

Easy listening. Great vocals. Wouldn’t come back to the album again as it all sounded the same aside from maybe a few songs.

wow, each song...beautiful. How have I never listened to k.d. lang?!

Another high-quality album from a truly talented artist

This was...fine. I didn't hate it but I may never listen to it again.

I prefer her countrier tunes but this is pretty good

More interesting than I expected

Not my jam

Do you know the feeling when you're driving a car with a tiny petrol engine up a hill and go "come one, a little bit faster, come on, you can do it!" That's the feeling I have listening to this album. I don't mind slow music (some of the minimalist classical I love is way slower than this) but this album just feels out-of-place slow, almost on purpose to annoy me. KD Lang has an excellent excellent voice but I really dislike how she constantly slides into notes. The songs are quite "meh" too. Sorry KD, I think you're a lovely person, but this is not a "1001 people you need to have a pint with before you die" list.

3/5

Music to sit with in the dark wine drunk and crying over a breakup

iz gud

Nice album of romantic ballads. Lang's voice is on point. 3.5/5.

It was alright, didn’t love it or hate it

Decent

Ok I guess. 3 *

She has a lovely voice but this album wasn't for me

Lovely surprise.

Wow, I have a lot of feelings about this. The first is that I’ve never listened to kd lang, but this brought back such an intense childhood memory of an informercial I’d watch at my grandma’s house. It was a top hits type of CD and it played a little bit of each song. I was probably 10? Constant Craving was on it and I thought “kd” was such a radical way to spell “Katie” and they didn’t even play the whole song, but I would go to school and sing “connnnnstaaaannntttt craaaavvvingg” 😂. Like truly memory unlocked of 5th grade and my friends being like what are you singing and me being like “um, KD LANG”. Okay, so now as an adult… at first I was really turned on by her voice. Like wow a butch lesbian has this voice and is singing things like “I’ll grant you control of my body and soul”. Wash Me Clean and Still Thrives This Love I really liked if you know what I mean🚰. But I don’t know if I actually liked this album? I’m confused? Like it doesn’t quite all work together as an album or the songs are too similar? But four stars for Constant Craving and the elementary school memory unlock… and the voice and strings are sexy

It's 6:00 pm June 1995 and I'm 10 years old, we're at my lesbian aunts' house in the Catskills, all the adults have had a least one cocktail and are smoking cigarettes on the deck, I'm eating as much cheese and crackers as I can because it's still at least 3 hours until dinner. Miss Chatelaine comes on over my aunts' outdoor speaker system and I go and find the CD jewel case for Ingenue and stare at k.d's picture for the next hour. The gay feelings swell inside me - do I want to be k.d? I do, but only for the smoldering butch realness. The music is for the lesbian aunties.

Vibes: 5/5 Instruments: 4/5 Production: 4/5 Emotional Value: 4/5 Storytelling: 4/5 Stand Outs: Save Me, Season of Hollow Soul Overall Rating: 4.2

Good mix of ethereal vocals with emotional instruments. Definitely a unique sound and pleasant to listen to. Overall 3.5/5

Decent songwriting, I suppose, but there was nothing in the presentation to grab me. I put it on while doing some other things, and my brain barely acknowledged that there was music playing. It's better than a two, so I'll round up.

This was surprisingly good.

Pleasant voice, reasonable melodies, but not a ton to grab me.

Smooth and pleasant. I knew Chatelaine and Constant Craving, but had not heard the rest. Enough variety within and among the songs that it held my attention. I almost deducted a star for the lyric "The ground on which we leave on" in the otherwise excellent Season of Hollow Soul.

2/5 - Snooze-croon adult contemporary. Not for me.

hypnotizing smooth music. gorgeous voice. truly captivating.

I was bored.

It really is a beautiful album, and KD has a sweet voice. No complaints. Not really something I’d play on regular, as it all starts to sound the same. Dang, I guess that makes it background music.

2,5

I was quite harsh on the other Lang album on the list. I guess it comes back to the aged old question, why does this artist need 2 albums on this list when others dont get one? This one is fine. Perhaps a little bland. Picks up towards the end. High 2?

Nice

Calm and love the lyrics. Love the voice

Nah for me. Except her voice is pretty good. And Im doing no sugar November so Constant Craving hit a lil too close to stomach.

Not super memorable for me

Very nice vibe, reminds me of Eleanor McEvoy and Joni Mitchell but more sultry.

Monotonne, aczkolwiek sympatyczne

1. Save Me - 5 It's okay. Vocally it's very good at times but the higher pitches lose the lyrics a bit. Instrumentally it's slow but effective. 2. The Mind of Love - 2 Instrumentally between the verses is very good but the lyrics are quite dull. The entire sound is corner hipster coffee shop vibes. It's not a great track. 3. Miss Chatelaine - 8 Very fun track but some amazing vocals and lyrics on them. The upbeat tempo and vibe are very refreshing and welcoming. 4. Wash Me Clean - 1 It's not a great sounding track. Notes are held for too long and the song is just way way way too slow. It's very boring. 5. So It Shall Be - 3 Instrumentally it builds well but the rest of the track is very lacklustre. Lyrically it's not anything phenomenal and seems very cookie cutter. 6. Still Thrives This Love - 3 It's more of the same problem that The Mind of Love suffers from. Instrumentally it's a lot better than that track however. 7. Season of Hollow Soul - 1 The track eventually turns into three minutes of the chorus and "la la las" repeated over and over. Very bad track. You could just straight skip listening to it on the album. 8. Outside Myself - 1 The second part of the this track has the exact same problem as the last one. In terms of their composition they're almost carbon copies of each other. 9. Tears of Love's Recall - 2 Almost like The Mind of Love redux. Lyrically it's a little weak but instrumentally it can put you to sleep. 10. Constant Craving - 4 Much better than the last three tracks but nothing really phenomenal and it would be a pass over track on another album. Average Rating: 3.00 Adjusted to 5-Point Scale: 1.50 Rounded Up: 2 Stars

Not a bad album but not really my cup of tea. Good female vocals and album composition. Outside Myself was the standout track.

KD Lang, huh? Assuming this will be the one with Constant Craving on it. Everyone loved that back in the day, me included. Why did I assume she was Scottish? Let's have a listen... The rest of this, thankfully short album, is as dull as get out. She has a nice, bland voice. But it's a voice you'd hear in any lounge bar in any club in any city in the world. The songs are the very definition of meh. Sometimes one hit wonders are precisely that. This is music to drown in the bath too. Live. Laugh. Love.

Pretty solid but nothing shocking. good vocals. 3.5/5 ~ 4/5