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Cool jazz like album, I saved a few songs. Like it feels like they could be in a movie.
It was fine, nice song writing but not super memorable.
Unfortunately, not spellbinding like ‘Shadowland’. Production is immediately more dated, smothered in that early-90s soupy percussion and reverb. lang’s voice is still beautiful, but I wasn’t swept away this time around. More organic songs like “Wash Me Clean” still work for me, but I can’t help but feel that this would be stronger if it was less firmly rooted in the sonic trends of its time.
Decent but not my thing
Ça va mais bon
Je m’attendais à une voix de mec, c’était mid et pourtant le fait que ça soit une meuf aidait
3.5
need some wine for this one. in the feels
Not bad.
More than one kd Lang album is wild. 3 for the agenda.
Personal enjoyment: 3/5 Relevance to this list: 4/5
Saturday, 9 May, 2026 Great production. Silky smooth tunes. She sounds like a lounge singer. “Constant Craving” was a hit for a reason! The rest is good.
Pleasant easy listening music! I enjoyed this album.
Really cool instrumentation and sound texture but again just kinda tired old love songs from a country gal.
Not something that I would come back to often but Lang obviously has a lovely voice and some of the songs really take advantage. Constant Craving is the obvious standout but not an unpleasant listen to if you give it a chance.
It's a fine album, but what stuck with me was how well-produced it was, without being tied to a specific point in time. And how sort of unexcitingly pleasant it was to listen to. But I don't remember a single song.
While this album is pleasant to listen to eventually all the songs sounded the same subdued way.
Far more jazz influence than I knew about. A little bossa nova thrown in too. Based on the single, the only track I knew, I expected a little more folk/country and rock influence. The overall tone hit me as yearning for that true love. I suppose that's fitting as this album came out the same time the artist did. Constant Craving
There is a lot to like here. Lang’s voice is gorgeous and she's at her peak here. The production and the arrangements are top notch. Constant Craving is a great song and a total ear worm. The rest? Meh, pretty tepid set of songs. She really deserved better material than this. Still, I enjoyed it, if nothing else for her incredible voice
I know it’s an important album but I’ve just never loved her stuff
Pretty enjoyable actually. 3.5, close to 4
Alright album, just not my cup of tea
I can tell you as a kid, I wasn’t into K.D. Lang. In fact, I’m not even sure what kind of music she makes. Is it country? Is it adult contempo? I’m not sure, but in 1992, when this album came out, I was not into her at all. This was my hair metal/Metallica years. With that being said, I’m really curious to hear what she sounds like. I have only a vague memory of Constant Craving in the back of my head, which is on this album. Track 1 is Save Me and it's giving me a Hawaiian vibe. It’s the steel guitar. Our good pal, Wikipedia, said Lang was hugely influenced by singer/actor Marlene Dietrich at the time of recording this album. Oh wow, Lang can sing. I guess I knew that, but this song is very good. Save Me Save me from you But pave me A way to you That explains the song right there, I think. One of those I’m drowning in love and need to be saved, but at the same time, I’d rather drown and see if it’s heaven. I really liked that song. Fun fact, Madeline Kahn in Blazing Saddles was spoofing Dietrich, and the song she sang in the movie, I’m Tired, was a spoof of Dietrich’s Falling in Love Again. At least I think it’s Falling In Love Again. Dietrich was a hell of a dame. Hawaiian Track 2 is The Mind of Love which was the third single off the album. This song sounds very much like a song from the 70s from a singer/songwriter type. But not a folk artist, a pop artist like Carole King. This song doesn’t sound Hawaiin. It has a great string section, and to me, it adds the 70s pop vibe to it. I know it’s weird, and maybe it’s not, but this sounds like a Queens of the Stone Age song to me. There’s something about it. It’s the same chords or maybe the same singing style as Josh Homme. Another great song. Track 3 is Miss Chatelaine, and it was the second single off the album. Again, strings or violins are playing, notice I didn’t say fiddles. I kind of thought K.D. Lang was a country artist, and maybe she was on her first album, as this was her second album. She uses a lot of the instruments you’d have heard in country music in 1992, but she is more of a classical artist? I mean, that in the sense that Laufey, who you need to get into, isn’t a pop artist in the traditional sense. When I think of Lafey and K.D. Lang I think of Cole Porter or the Great American Songbook. I wouldn’t be surprised to see either performing at a black-tie event with dancing. I’m not sure what I’m talking about, but K.D. Lang, if she truly was inspired by Dietrich in the recording of this album, she is reaching back into the 1930s with some of these songs. Track 4 is Wash Me Clean and it’s beautiful. The most pronounced instrument is an acoustic guitar that is kind of played over a bed of ethereal instruments that blend so well together, you aren’t sure what they are. I hear a steel guitar, a chorus of voices, maybe some synths, or a set of strings. I hate to keep pounding it, but no one outside of Laufey makes music like this today.... though I wouldn’t know, I guess. I just watched Laufey’s performance at Coachella Sunday night, hence my effusive love. Track 5 is So It Shall Be and it’s a bigger sound, but all the songs have the same instruments, really. The arrangements are so good, you don’t notice. I really like this album. I was not prepared for this. Track 6 is Still Thrives This Love and it’s another great song. I hear a clarinet in this one, and I’m not sure I’ve clocked one in earlier songs. Lang’s voice is so good. I have no idea what she’s doing these days, but I think, if she wanted, she could do what Rod Stewart has done recently and tour the Great American Songbook. I bet that would be a great show. Track 7 is Season of Hollow Soul, and I feel like I’ve heard this song before. Not sure where, it wasn’t a single. I must also point out that, besides being a great singer, Lang wrote or co-wrote all the songs on the album, and both musically and lyrically, they are incredible. Her lyrics are like poetry. And I know all lyrics are essentially poetry, but there's a huge difference between the poetry of K.D. Lang and the poetry of Buck Cherry. We now move on to the last song, it’s Constant Craving, which was the big single off the album. It also inspired the Rolling Stones’ song, Anybody Seen My Baby. In fact, the Stones' gave both her and her producer Ben Mink writing credits for their song. whether To me, this feels like the most country song on the album. While at the same time, the musical breakdown in the middle makes me think of R.E.M. Lang sings beautifully as always. The song sounds like it’s a constant craving for sex or love, but some believe it’s deeper than that. That it’s a constant craving in a spiritual sense, whether it be from God or the “universe.” The need for reason in an ever-changing world. I was blown away by this album. Truthfully, I dreaded having to listen to it when I got it. I wasn’t sure what I was getting, but it’s a brilliant album. I recommend checking it out. Maybe the next time you want to relax, maybe get yourself three fingers of some good Kentucky bourbon and ease back in your favorite chair, pop your earbuds in, and check out Ingenue.
Fairly nice album. Beautiful voice. Makes for nice background music.
I really do wonder what laufey thinks about this album….
Its fine. Good actually, but nothing amazing. 3/5.
Przez większość czasu dobrze się słucha, ładny ma głos. Momentami brzmi jakby śpiewała w teatrze. Akompaniament to takie przygrywki jak z paryża, a czasami z prerii, sama nie wiem czy to dobrze. W niektórych piosenkach, na końcówkach w kółko powtarzane te same słowa, które zamiast brzmieć jak przyjemna mantra to wyrywają człowieka z zasłuchania tzn. saaaaaaaaveee meee saaaave meee saaaaveeee meee; constant carving haaaaaaas always been, haaaaaas always been, haaaaaas always been…. Mogłaby wymyslec jakis inny sposób na zakończenie utworów to by było przyjemniej
That's the album with "Constant Craving", an actually good song. I don't know why it's at the end of "Ingenue"; I would've put "Constant Craving" in the middle of the album. The other nine songs on "Ingenue" are fine as well. I'm impressed by the consistent quality of the songs. However, I don't think they're worth playing on repeat. 3 stars for "Ingenue".
Got some Sade vibes
nice sound but songs kind of repetitive but i did enjoy
It sounds like parents' music to me. I feel like I, as a full on adult, am not mature enough to like this.
I do like the song "Constant Craving". I didn't expect it to be the most upbeat song on the album. By the point halfway through when she was singing that her feelings had gone numb, I literally said out loud, "Me too, k.d., me too." It is good, at least. Any given song is probably very good, but ten of them in a row is, you know: a lot.
# Album Name: Ingenue # Artist: KD Lang # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: Not bad. Nice vocals. Quite chilled and relaxed. Some would probably consider it boring though. One stand out track # Top Tunes: Constant craving # Would I listen to it again? Unsure
Fine, eh
I had this on CD in the early 90's but, honestly, hadn't remembered a single song except "Constant Craving." Stellar voice, nice torch song arrangements, but too monotone at the same tempo. When she tries to speed it up, like with "Miss Chateline," it kind of falls flat. For me, it's a boring album and "Constant Craving," while a great song, was massively overplayed.
Really great voice. A few of the songs here remind me of Harvest Moon-era Neil Young, very easy to listen to. But man, a lot of what's here just bored me. All sounds fine to be but very little caught my ear
Yep very smooth lounge style
As an adult contemporary album this is, it has everything that can be expected from the genre: soothing and passionate vocals, lush instrumentation, romantic topics and mid to slow tempo. Apart from maybe some very catchy and high moments, that's really it. All the songs follow the same general tone without any of them doing anything specially different, and for me it is a problem since they are a bit too slow for my taste and I don't find them to be dramatic or emotive enough to justify its slow pace. Regardless of being at bit tedious at times, I did like some aspects, specially the passion of the voice and the clear and quite ambitious instrumentation with a little touch of folk. And when I mean ambitious, I truly mean it. as there is about 30 instruments listed in the personnel section in the wikipedia article of the album. In summary, not really my thing, but still a bit enjoyable.
Solid. Not spectacular.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Liked this more than the other KD Lang one on here. Pretty nice listen
Fine but not as impactful as Shadowland
favs: miss chatelaine wash me clean so it shall be still thrives this love season of hollow soul rating 2.5/5
Un gros 5 étoiles. Sur dix.
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.
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
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
A perfectly cromulent sophisti-pop album
Great voice. Constant craving is a masterpiece. The rest of the album though is pretty bland.
3.5
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.
High quality dinner party music.
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
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.
Great
k.d. has a gorgeous voice and this is a very smooth, clean production of a torch singer and her laid back chill.
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
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.
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.
Forgettable, but pretty nice at times
First 4 songs were hitting
Poppiger Cabaret Sound. Schöne Stimme. Texte müsste ich nochmal genauer hören - so erstmal ein gut zu hörendes aber nicht besonders aufregendes Werk. 3/5
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.
Already don't remember it
Pretty classy. Doubt I’ll come back to it a ton but it was enjoyable enough.
Great voice. Not my kind of music, though.
constant mid
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.
2/10, 20%
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.
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.
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.
Aivan uusi tuttavuus. Herkkää musaa, jossa on vähän vaikutteita countrysya.
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.
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.
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.
Nice voice
eautiful voice. It is a shame to see it wasted on such bland music.
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.
Entspannend. 3,5/5
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
3/5
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
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.
hypnotizing smooth music. gorgeous voice. truly captivating.
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.
Very nice vibe, reminds me of Eleanor McEvoy and Joni Mitchell but more sultry.
Monotonne, aczkolwiek sympatyczne
Not a bad album but not really my cup of tea. Good female vocals and album composition. Outside Myself was the standout track.
Good but slow
I didn't know that all of her songs are so slow and put me to sleep.
I've heard Constant Craving my entire life and had no idea it was k.d. lang.
What are the chances that the first album would be by someone as androgynous as I would like to be. It’s not my usual cup of tea since it’s kinda slow and with jazzy singing but I’m glad I listened
This was not something I'd go to normally, but this was a beautiful voice to accompany me on my Tesco shop. Very pleasant and calming and at just the right tempo.
A perfectly reasonable album for this list without blowing my socks off. Nice alt country/rock with some good tunes, a nice voice and an origional perspective.
This is #day440 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… it's a sunny October morning here in Lviv, and the music matches the scene. I'd never heard of this artist before. Wikipedia lists "country" among the genres, though I'd argue with that. Signature '90s folk/pop-rock singer-songwriter music. It was fun to learn that "Constant Craving" inspired The Stones' "Anybody Seen My Baby?" This is a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day441.
I have heard of k.d. lang and was familiar with the hit but that was it so I was going in with little expectations. She has an interesting voice, pleasant and full of emotions. Her sound is just a little different and just a little unique. Close to mainstream but just does it a little differently, making a sound that is pleasant, enjoyable and one that makes you listen twice. I don't know if I necessarily connected with any of the songs, but I wanted to.
Not bad. As other reviews have stated the songs on Ingenue are the weakest part. k.d.'s performance is great and the style reminds me of some of Elvis Costello's pop albums.
Post-nuclear country from 92. And Conctant craving. That's a reason to the albums to the far end.
Meh. Ça me donne peu d’émotions dans un direction comme dans l’autre.
The one everyone knows and the other songs. Constant Craving is pretty good and very plaintive (is that negative, I don't mean it as such). The rest is just very MOR. It's fine basically, I wasn't offended by having to listen, but I don't think it'll live long in the memory.
I enjoyed this more than I thought, definitely a discovery. Never heard of her before.
An incredible voice and song writing. I can see if I gave this a few listens and came back to it, it could easily be a 5. For now though it didn't make an immediate connection with me. Fav track: Outside Myself
Beautiful voice
Pleasant, enjoyable, and in a list of 1001 tracks, I guess it earns its right to be included
sembra di stare nel deserto, ma non ha niente di africano o cose cosi
я не помню другую её музыку что слышала но эта приятная, хоть и местами слишком вибрато + околокантри
A few decent songs, just couldn’t get into the groove
Loved Constant Cravings so thought I’d really like the album but the rest was just meh. Not bad but just not my genre.
Lang has an absolutely gorgeous voice. Beautiful tone and the quality of the songs are fantastic. It makes for great, calming background music. This being said, the songs are not exactly the most memorable. I will not go as far as to say I was completely bored by it because I was just so impressed by k.d. lang's voice, but a great voice does not a great album make. It's certainly pretty but lands in the middle of the road for me overall.
nice safe album. ticks all the boxes.
Lot of hype around this one when it came out, I've owned a copy for years. She is a wonderful voice and this is a nice record but it's never got me super excited
Another singer – songwriter style album. Fine to listen to but not something I would ever seek out on my own.
I expected the sulky 90s tunes like “constant craving”, the hit I heard back then. I didn’t expect the ABBA-esque “season of the hollow soul” or the sped up bossonova of “Miss chatelaine”. I liked this more than I thought I would!
Amazing voice, music ok
Pretty good but bit too samey
Lovely production and voice. Nice chill country vibes, think this is a 3.5 but don’t think I’ll come back to it enough to get to 4.
i see the influence on modern day sad girl indie but i have no real liking for it other than alberta
Nice
Mélodies agréables, très belle voix. Un peu ennuyant pour mes oreilles mais fait un très bon album de fond.
you know what? I really enjoyed!
6/10 - I do not really understand why I liked the other kd lang album. Like this one was fine but I have multiple songs from the other album in my liked songs that I do not skip
Constant Craving
3.3
This was quite bland and uninteresting but not necessarily in a bad way. Bits of it I enjoyed but more in a ‘here’s something ok going on in the background’. Probably the best thing Smooth FM could ever play. After a quick wiki search I think I find her more interesting than the record.
Still Thrives This Love, and Season of a Hollow Soul were the standouts (although, they did blend together). I found the album overall quite enchanting, and not in the least bit irritating. My main criticism is the lack of anything memorable - incredibly inoffensive. The perfect music for a boutique coffee shop, where I can drink a matcha latte with oat milk, and pick an enormous print book off the shelf on Rothko. The owner's name is Michelle, and she doesn't open late on Wednesdays, when she has to pick up the twins from lacrosse. The village fête is at the weekend, and she's promised two dozen artisanal geometric cakes for the bake sale. She doesn't have time for Linda Rondstadt.
Classic 3.5 stuff A fun fact about me is that my only reference for kd lang for a long time was the Pee-Wee Herman Christmas special
Save Me 3 The Mind of Love 3.2 Miss Chatelaine 3.4 Wash Me Clean 3.1 So It Shall Be 3.1 Still Thrives This Love 3.3 Season of Hollow Soul 3.4 Outside Myself 3.2 Tears of Love's Recall 3.1 Constant Craving 3.3 Score: 3.21
Beyond torch - the best of these hit serious highs
Not bad but a bid meh
pleasant but dull
Adult contemporary stuff. A bit bland for me but Still Thrives This Love is kind of cool with a tango vibe.
No tengo mucho para acatar sobre este álbum. Es un lindo trabajo, tiene un buen empleo de voces y orquestación. Pero en general me pareció poco sobresaliente y hasta aburrido para mi gusto. Simplemente no es mi estilo, pero independientemente de esto, me pregunto cuál es la relevancia que este álbum podría tener como para estar en esta lista... supongo que es por el track "Constant Giving", que es lo más memorable del disco, pero no me parece que por ello haya que escuchar todo el álbum. Incluso considero que la iteración de Rolling Stones (Anybody Seen My Baby) es mucho mejor y más sobresaliente.
me gustaron algunos temas, pero los que note más"armoniosos" me la bajaron un poco
Extremely gentle and palatable songs. Perfect for a somewhat classy dinner with your parents that you didn't even really want to host in the first place. Halfway through, my mind drifted off and started to wonder what k.d. could stand for. My top contenders were Krazy Diane, Kid Dock and Konkey Dong.
Ye
Favorite Track: Constant Craving
I enjoyed it more than the last one from her. Less country twang and more lush instrumentation and hooks. 6/10
Didn’t love it, can see the appeal though. Won’t come back to this one but the closing track is a classic
yayy! lesbian music. Pretty chill album not really much to say except its lesbian music so it automatically gets points from me. 6/10 Favourite: The Mind Of Love Least Favourite: Season of Hollow Soul
Nice singing and nice instrumentals but a little boring overall.
A good album, a pleasure to listen and forgot about work 3/5
Soulfulness that reaches towards Ronstadt and a 70´s sensibility
A good album, I liked Still Thrives This Love, Season Of Hollow Soul and Constant Craving.
It is ok
This is undeniably beautiful but so bland it needs a lot of chilli sauce with it. Constant Craving is a banger of course.
Really beautiful voice. Great album when in the right mood. 3.5
It was... fine. I could see this being played at a wine bar. She has a lovely voice. Nothing, however, stood out. She gets three stars for the vibe.
Like a really laid back lounge act. Relaxing and both sad and happy at the same time
Lots of very well performed and sung songs that are fundamentally mediocre.
Great voice and instrumentation, a bit Loungy
Much better than her lacklustre debut Shadowland, which is also an entry on this list. Ingenue starts with a warm, well-arranged number in Save Me. The acoustic guitar, light hand percussion, and velvety vocals (lead and backing) make for a solid texture. Gorgeous old-timey strings (think original Disney fairytale films) are used frequently throughout the album in combination with some pretty great backing vocals and solid mixing to create a generally lovely, albeit not unique, sound. The first half of the album is much more consistent than the second in this regard, with most of tracks 1-5 following this same warm mid-tempo feel. k.d. lang's singing is fine, about on par with her previous performances. The entire sound is a bit held back - something I also took issue with in Shadowland. I felt the whole time (in Ingenue) that k.d. lang was searching for a big break, a rocky blast of emotion and loud percussion somewhere in one or several of the songs. Instead, every song is more or less the same volume and textural depth as the rest. We do get a variety of genres and harmonic ideas though, from the jazzy swing and unexpected stadium-rock change in Season of Hollow Soul to the soft, introspective Wash Me Clean, to the upbeat pop of Constant Craving. Tears of Love's Recall is the worst song of the pack because it forgoes any kind of memorable memory in favour of... something. I'm not really sure what k.d. lang saw in this composition but I definitely don't see it. 3/5 Key tracks: Miss Chatelaine, Still Thrives This Love, Season of Hollow Soul
2.6 Not sure what happened there but she seemed to break me down towards the end. With a couple of songs to go I was ready to absolutely maul it, calling it one of the more boring things I've listened to for weeks. Suddenly the last 3 songs started to click. Can't say I'm desperate to go back and check if I was wrong, but seemingly ok background music. Not really my thing though. How did this win a Grammy lol.
Great voice but this was pretty forgettable
kar sm poslusla taku chill, dobru, ma preuc chill zame
Not bad
Like if Sade wasn't as good
pleasant music
In the words of a certain masked Batman villain: "That's a lovely, lovely voice." Alas, the songwriting felt pretty middle-of-the-road for me. Hovering between a 3 and 4 out of 5, depending on my mood for any given day.
It’s quite nice. Nothing spectacular though
Very lounge feel
Still Thrives This Love sounds like a Bond movie theme song. Very chill and inoffensive music. It's not gonna pump you up but maybe if I were just trying to relax in the tub or something?
Interesting stuff I have never heard before.
Bien, me gustó. Me pareció una especie de Alison Krauss pero sin el country. Tiene dos o tres canciones bastante disfrutables y el resto del disco no está mal. No me volvería fan, pero sí volvería a escucharlo.
🎧Not loving the “cabaret flavor” on display here. Chill background music though.
Much better than the previous K.D. Lang album we had (Shadowland). This was not a country album like that, but felt more "french", for lack of better words (or cabaret, as Wikipedia describes it). K.D's voice lends itself great for this type of music, and it all feels very tasteful. 'Miss Chatelaine' was without a doubt my favourite song of the album. Very playful and nice to listen to. 'Wash Me Clean' sounds incredible and is a true reference for HiFi environments. The album overall was perhaps not extremely exciting at all times, but I found it overall a bit different from the usual albums on this list, and had enjoyed hearing the record. Right in the middle for me!
Enjoyed this more than the last K.D Lang album we had. The country tones were turned down a bit which felt less like a wannabe country record and more like a record with some country influences. Otherwise, I have the same criticism as last time, everything just feels a bit too nice and too safe. You will not offend anyone by putting this on, which means it also can’t reach the highest heights. A collection of “nice” songs and at the end “Constant Craving” is really a step above the rest and the first truly memorable song on the record. She sure can sing.
Kd does not need 2 albums on this list. Kind of boring but fine. Some decent stuff at the end. Light 3.
Definitely a great voice. That said, this is a little to mellow for me.
I liked the instrumentals but found the overall concept to be a bit too close to country for my taste
Fun pseudo folk country. With some familiar songs.
Pleasant vocals, good writing, dark tones, but ultimately not something I can relate to or vibe with. Pinnacle of divorced wine mom music, but I can appreciate how well done it is.
I enjoyed this, and this is one I don't think I'd have gotten around to listening to this.
More like k.d. bland, amirite? Better than Shadowland.
K.D actually stands for Kenneth Drusilla. She was named after myself, Kenneth Chutney. Very proud of that. 3.1 8. OUTSIDE MYSELF
good but i'm not into it idk ?!
Decent if slightly forgettable, still thrives this love was a personal Favourite
A very pleasant, easy-to-listen-to album. Miss Chatelaine was the clear standout for me. I don't think I'll be returning to this, but I still enjoyed what I heard.
I enjoyed this very much as chill background music, and it segued nicely into some easy listening jazzy/coffeehouse music. I wouldn't seek this out specifically within the genre, but I enjoyed it
"Constant Craving" stands far out of the rest of the album for me. 2,5
mid
This was interesting. Not sure what I was expecting but this wasn't really it. This was pretty easy listening actually. Had no idea she was Canadian or anything. I've only ever really heard her referred to as a lesbian and nothing else about her actual talent.
Just harmless singer songwriter music with little that's special about it, let alone 1001 list worthy. 6/10
reminds me of pretty little liars. ive never seen pretty little liars
Again, just fine. Nice voice, "Constant Craving" is the best song. I was reminded of Lyle Lovett while listening to this.
First couple songs are really good, kind of meh on the rest. Good songs, but nothing super memorable.
She was deeply in the throes of a crush when she wrote this - it's soft and the words are longing and eager
Listened to on 5/6/25 3/5 Favorite song: Miss Chatelaine, Outside Myself Chill vibing music. Very NYC coffee shop on rainy day in the fall with a cappuccino. I’m not convinced the songs were that different from one another
Album is a bit of a beating to listen to with how ballad-y the whole thing is, but K.D. Lang does have a great voice. There’s some interesting inclusions of different genres in her music but a lot of the songs kind of just ran together. If I had to pick a favorite track, I’d go with Outside Myself.
This is like seductive cowboy music with a Broadway like twist. I feel like this could be the soundtrack to a musical for sure, like major Chicago vibes. I also feel like she could have inspired Shania Twain. Undeniably amazing vocal performance though! Favorite song: Miss Chatelain Season of Hollow Soul
It's a beautiful album - enjoyed listening to it a few times
1st song sounds like restaurant playlist sounds like jeff buckley if he added kazoo idk how i feel about the second song oh I like this guitar I like the instrumentals on it but the vocals are a bit funky miss chateline is very musical theatre esque I think this whole album has theatrical elements is that an accordion? is this a jesus album still thrives this love is kind of like yeah I quite like it I actually really like season of hollow soul favourite I think the songs in this are either really hit or miss last song is alright
Sleek kind of vibe that reminds me of Sade. I really liked the album, but didn’t have time to finish it because we were at Syd Symphony. So 3/5 but will probably be promoted to 4/5 upon second listen.
an interesting listening experience. very smooth. i thought the instrumentation was good. My favs were Miss Chatelaine and Constant Craving, which i now realise are the most popular tracks. I'm not super into this vibe as it reminds me too much of my church days lol but there are a couple tracks i'd listen to again.
Great singer. Nothing stood out for me though.
friendly. feel like my mom is a fan
Like the chill vibes it gives
I am not the target audience for this and k. d. lang’s sound isn’t really my thing. However - there are moments of beauty in an album full of queer love songs.
pior q é legal
possivelmente nunca escutarei novamente, mas num foi ruim de ouvir nao!!
she was pregnant with chappell roan when she made this record
Some interesting parts, and Constant Craving is objectively a tune. Generous 3 stars
This is what I imagine a cocktail lounge on a cruise ship sounds like.
First listen
Gorgeous voice, but didn’t leave a real lasting impression on me.
I was a bit worried this was going to be chock full of slow jams based on Save Me, but luckily it got better from there. Miss Chatelaine was a fun, upbeat song that I wasn't expecting after the mood from the first song. So It Shall Be was another one I liked. The rest of the songs were kind of forgettable, but I appreciate that it wasn't full of slow country and that there was some variety from song to song. I would put this solidly as a 3.
Good voice and good composition. Not quite my type of music normally, but it was a pleasant listen, if not a bit boring.
Kind of the same as Emmylou where it is just a very good country/pop with good singing that was an easy listen. I'd say she wasn't as good of a singer but still could belt it. Constant Craving at the end was the best song. I'm glad I got this album out of the way early in the day because I am just ready for March Madness to start now.
Miss Chatelaine and Constant Craving were pretty good but the rest was nothing special.
I think this was her breakout hit. What happened to this artist afterwards?
This was kinda good.
Kende dit niet. Mooie stem, goeie pop, maar springt er niet uit ofzo. 3.2
Wow - was für ä Stimm. Ehner äs depressivs Album. Schad, das mit de Ziit für mich ächli eintönig wird.
Constant Craving came on the radio yesterday and I wondered when I'd get this album. It seems the universe was listening because this showed up today. I bought this CD back in the 90's and thought it was too easy listening so it only got a few plays. I still don't see myself pulling this one out to listen to, although I love her voice, smooth as velvet.
fine enough
Meh. It was fine.
Very pleasant
Pleasant but bland
> The Beatles
Nice music, relaxing, good songs
Slow and mellow.
k.d. lang! canadian country music! I'm looking forward to this one, as I'm both Canadian and like country music. k.d. has such a great voice, it's clear and emotional. "Miss Chatelaine" is the first track on this album that really got me going. I had a funny moment where I realized that there are a lot of people who don't remember that magazine! "Wash Me Clean" is a beautiful ballad but I'm starting to wonder if this isn't a country record...even though this is k.d.'s genre technically. So far I feel like this is her as a smoky lounge act, we shall see if I feel the same with more listening. "Season of Hollow Soul" has a great dramatic build up and then right back down to a upright bass solo I dig it. It took 8 tracks, but the first hint of country I hear is the guitar in "Outside Myself." Which is also a good song! Okay, so I've now made it to the end of the record. It's good, will I relisten? Probably not. But I do like that I got to listen to a fellow Canadian today. :)
Nice mellow album. Big hit Constant Craving
började segt, och sen lite sisådär. Men hon sjunger bra och sen "still thives this love" och "season of hollow soul" och sista var rätt bra. Så en stabil 3:a
Chill easy listening.
I really enjoyed this album. Totally mellow. Great songwriting start to finish. Very relaxing to listen to while I was working and didn't even realize I had gone through the whole album lol. Not something I'd normally grab and play and I have listened to almost nothing by K.D. - but this was very well done. Was not watching names of songs as they went through - I recognized one of them that I think was a hit on radio. Rest was great. Similar feel as something as like a Carole King perhaps, but not as good. Nothing jumps out as a 'wow' moment at all so I'll go in the middle, but I have no issues with this album.
That was pleasant
In theory I love this album but there is something about the quality of the guitar throughout the record that makes it sound like a sample from garage band. I’m sure with a few more listens I’ll get past this …
Nice songs, didnt find full album
Completely passed me by when released, k.d. Lang's voice is stunning (also amazing live) Constant Craving and Miss Châtelaine are my faves on the album.
01) Save Me - 6,5 02) The Mind of Love - 6,5 03) Miss Chatelaine - 7,5 04) Wash Me Clean - 7,0 05) So It Shall Be - 6,5 06) Still Thrives This Love - 7,0 07) Season of Hollow Soul - 7,0 08) Outside Myself - 6,5 09) Tears of Love's Recall - 6,5 10) Constant Craving - 10,0 TOTAL: 7,10 (71/100) Current ranking: 254/427
Better than I expected it to be, was a decent 1 time listen Will I listen to again: 1%
Always nice to get some CanCon up in this mafk. KD Lang is one of those artists where I have always been familiar with a couple of songs (Constant Craving & Miss Chatelaine), but I've never actually listened to her beyond those. Found a few pleasant surprises here, and a few songs that just kind of plod on. It's aight.
Really interesting. I enjoyed her voice quite a bit, and the sort of loungy, cabaret feel was not what I was expecting. There's a lot of Latin-sounding rhythms which were also not expected, but with more country acoustic guitars and fiddle. Oh, and some Italian-esque accordian stuff. Quite an intriguing mix of stuff going on.
- Nice and relaxing - Good music for a beach vacation
Not a fan of twangy country, but she does have an amazing voice. That said, I will never listen to this album again from beginning to end on purpose.
Great vocals but kind of a boring album. Let's split the difference. 3/5
Smooth music, nothing that jumped out at me but listening to the entire thing was easy.
Bought the CD of this, still around somewhere, got totally swept up by the hype, a country album for the mainstream, but it's a bit bland now. Lovely songwriting and great voice. But haven't wanted to put it on for years.
Great listen! I love the coffee-shop vibe of early 90's singer/songwriters and the fact that k.d. Lang has such variety in instrumentation and style. Very enjoyable album, I'll be looking into more of her stuff. "Constant Craving" transported me to a CVS Pharmacy.
Smooth.
Not really for me.
So controversial when she first launched. Nice vocals but everything sounded like the same thing. No songs really struck. But proos for being an original when it was a lot tougher to be unique
Soft
Kind of fine. Nothing really stood out to me except that her voice is nice.
Lovely contemporary. Really dig her voice, oozes 90’s charm. 3.4
A great singer who seems to have a hard time finding the right material. I think this is probably her finest outing (so far?). Constant craving really great tune top to bottom if I can't get over the idea of using it for some pharmaceutical commercial.
I can't pretend that I was very excited by the sound of country-influenced adult contemporary. But k.d. lang has put together a pretty decent album here with more going on than I expected. The opening tracks didn't move me much but I appreciate the stylistic shift of 'Miss Chatelaine', which sounds like it comes from an upbeat musical. The instrumentation on 'So Shall It Be' and 'Still Strives This Love' are striking and soulful. But 'Constant Craving' is very clearly the stand out track on the album. So much so that it's surprising that it's been left for the final track. I can't say that I loved the whole album but k.d. lang can clearly write some good songs.
"Constant Craving" remains an all time song. The rest of the album doesn't rise to that level. Still better than her country debut that's already appeared in my list.
I didn't like this album as much as her debut, even though this one is her best-selling album. Maybe I missed the stripped down style of her first one. For that reason, I did quite like Save Me and Wash Me Clean. And I did enjoy the album more more on multiple listens - a couple songs that grew on me were The Mind of Love and Still Thrives This Love. And though I didn't love them when they came out I now don't mind her two big singles Miss Chatelaine and Constant Craving. Not a bad album overall.