Ingenue

80% of these songs are about kissing. Not objectively bad, but it's just too adult contemporary for me. Best Song(s): N/A Listen Again: No

4.5

Love the bits of country twang sprinkled in. Hard to deny her voice and some of the arrangements are really incredible, unfortunately not my cup o' tea otherwise would be higher.

Not for me. Good singer

Nice album. Have heard like it before but just better.

Liked this album a lot actually. I only knew constant craving but this was a vibe for sure.

It's kinda wild that this album ends with it's biggest song. It feels like that's relatively rare in pop music. I feel like this list has given me much more of an appreciation for KD Lang. I always thought that she had a great voice, but getting to hear her first album and understand that she came up as a country artist does a lot to color how I hear her later music. You can just hear the country in it, even though it wasn't evident before. Her voice is beautiful and very well-trained. I didn't have a lot of thoughts while I was listening to the album. I just kinda let it wash over me. It's great, and really shows off her range as a musician 4/5

Dubbed 'carabet' style. Good vibe and harmonies, production. 3.5

Pliisu ja lälly. Kun levy loppu ja spottari alkoi toistamaan vastaavaa musaa niin taso nousi merkittävästi.

Meh

3.5/5

I knew only of Constant Craving before listening. It wasn't bad, just not my type of music. I liked Miss Chatelaine.

It was good and I remember listening to it when it came out. A different style.

listening to every album from 1001 Albums to Hear Before You Die has taught me to avoid any album whose only Reception/Legacy fact on wikipedia is its inclusion on 1001 Albums to Hear Before You Die

How perfect of a pop song is "Constant Craving"? It's so perfect that it would justify any album it's included on to be on this list. And that's to take nothing away from the rest of this album, which overall is pretty fucking great. Three or four other songs could have been hits, should have been hits. It helps that lang has an amazing voice (she's right up there with Linda Ronstadt and Annie Lennox) that can harmonize beautifully with anyone. Somewhat unrelated: She also made a few memorable appearances on The Larry Sanders Show, where she fit right in feuding with Hank Kingsley.

I hadn't yet given k.d. lang any listens - not disappointed!

3.3 - In middle school, you might hitch a ride home with a buddy, and his mom would be playing this CD. You're not friendly enough with the family to suggest switching to WBCN, and your buddy isn't saying anything so you just sigh and look out the window. This record is lame but endearing as "mom rock" tends to be. First, though K.D. Lang's voice is powerful, she's a hopeless crooner and moans for the entirety of this record about all her various heartaches. Second, Lang has ditched the country in favor of cabaret so there are lots of oriental instrumentations applied with a slightly heavy hand, which makes much of this record sound precious. Third, to accentuate the preciousness, Lang has incorporated all this fancy diction and latinate phrasing, giving us song titles like "Still Thrives This Love", "Season of Hollow Soul", "Tears of Love's Recall." All in all, I once again feel feel like that middle school boy who has to roll his eyes and suffer through this record.

Singer/songwriter, god vokal, akustisk guitar, poppet, lidt country-vibe

Slow and boring in a 90s smoky jazz way, but it does come together in "Constant Craving," which is somehow really great. Just listen to that song instead of the whole album.

Da e nok ikkje ein ny favoritt, men skal gi plusspoeng for at da pirra nysgjerrigheten litt

One of about a billion female singer-songwriters from the 90s who all blur into the same singular beigeness. If this sort of music is your bag then sure, you do you, but it doesn't speak to me and there are loads of artists who did and do this better. It's not bad enough to get a 1/5 but it's sinfully boring.

Never really got on with this. Blended into the background very easily. not really much I can say that I don't like about it, there's nothing obviously wrong but there's nothing obviously right either. Not a patch on someone like Dusty Springfield who came before, or Norah Jones / Eva Cassidy who came after. 2/5.

Inte min typ av musik. Lite långsamt. Men hon var duktig

Bra album, lite Jeff Buckley vibbar.

Inget jag var särskilt engagerad i. Inte dåligt men lite meh.

Ännu ett mysigt rock album. Fina låtar och hon sjöng fint? Favorit: Season of The Hollow soul

Wow. A lot better than I thought it would be. Every song is solid. Favorites: Save Me, Miss Chatelaine, Wash Me Clean, Still Thrives This Love, and (of course) Constant Craving

alright

That voice. This is a remarkable record that covers so much musical territory. It feels like the perfect nightclub set. And, that voice. A classic.

she did not like that :(

Nothing like the awesome “Reintarnation,” but some good, well performed tunes.

Nothing I could really appreciate. Sleepy pop with no hooks.

Not at all what I was expecting. Very lush sounding

Shrug

Constant Craving

3.5 - very pleasant listening

A surprisingly pleasant album. Definitely gives off a chill vibe. Good album to listen to on a quiet and lazy Sunday morning.

Much better than I anticipated. KD had a fantastic voice.

Background music

Was not expecting to enjoy this, but well I got fully swept along with it. I probably dropped out around the second cabaret song though. So that's the second half of the album where I never really fully came back, and I obviously know Constant Craving backwards. Pleasing listen overall.

4.0

Good album. Easy to listen to. k.d. lang has a beautiful voice. “Constant Craving” is the only song I have heard before.

Not my scene. A few nice songs.

classy

Constant craving is a great song, was a real boost at the end of the album, pitty you had to go through the whole album to get to it. Rest wasn’t my cup of tea.

Weinig aan. Ze heeft een prima stem, maar de muziek grijpt me niet aan.

Pop-jazz. Ni fu ni fa.

It’s decent. Kinda late writing this so i cant list my favs and least favs but the project is decent. Nothing more 3/5

Much nicer. Last track is almost an anthem.

The album is, unfortunately, unspectacular. She is a beautiful singer. It finishes with Constant Craving – probably her most popular single, almost certainly to be considered her "signature song". The remarkable part of this album is k.d. lang herself. Queer representation was practically nonexistent in the mainstream at the time, and she took this on herself as her responsibility to society. Hero. Legend.

Better than her debut for sure, but it was still too inconsistent to earn a 4 star listening experience. But, when it was good, it was reallyyyy good.

Really pleasant, and I can see why the two different Albums are on display, but missing a shining factor.

Zooooooooo saaaaaaaaaaaiiii en troosteloos. Dit zou verboden moeten worden.

Mooi album en mooie stem. Niks meer, Niks minder

Goed te hebben maar ook heel braaf binnen de lijntjes gekleurd door K.D.

Niets mis mee, maar totaal niet interessant eigenlijk.

An interesting combination of folk, country, jazz - even elements of chanson. A very enjoyable listen, although it blended into the background a little. Constant Craving is clearly the standout song, but nothing was appalling or offensive. Then again, nothing particularly grabbed me either. It might be a little bloodless - very much lacked any kind of anger or passion, but then it's not that kind of album. Would probably be a 3.5 - even one better song would push it to a 4. A nice album, but I'm in no rush to put it on again.

Cat: voice like an angel! Some cool stuff, some nice stuff, but the Latin rhythms get kinda old for me.

Sort of like it...

A one or one.five

Pretty boring, but I did like that once song

Listened from the other room and that was already too much. Blergh

I hate it

Pop album that showcases Lang's voice more than focuses on the music (which is pretty at times - "So It Shall Be"). In the Nora Jones/Sarah McLachlan mold. Pretty decent listen, but album started to drag on a little too long for my liking.

Beautiful voice, used it quite uniquely for a blend between pop and jazz. Deserves a second listen since it had lots of layers and varied instruments.

Yeah I think this was fine but it didn't blow me away. Pleasant music and I'm sure there is some solid songs writing in there. Thought the lyrics were predictable and a bit cringe at times though

Absolutely fine but a bit boring

Liked this better than the first lang album I had on the project – this one feels more confident, a bit more surefooted in its arrangements and style. Appreciated how tracks took typical country standards and played them against differing instrumentation and structures to make something fresh.

Just blows. What a terrible album. Would go negative if I could.

Not for me.

You know, I didn’t like this when it came out. I dislike ‘singers’. But with the benefit of however long it’s been since 1992, she’s not a ‘singer’ as such. She’s a great singer. But like George Michael, there’s not a lot of melisma, or thousand notes crammed into a bar. Just strong melody and excellent intonation and a brilliant tone which is much harder than wailing. But apart from constant craving (so good jagger inadvertently picked it up for ‘has anybody seen my baby’ giving K D a stones writing credit) the songs aren’t really there. I listened to this twice before I realised that I’d listened to it more than once. It’s good but I don’t feel she ever fully reached her potential. As this is not worse than simply red I’m stuck on a 3.5 streak. Rounded up.

So different at the time. So alternative it was our mainstream. Stunning. Gripping emotional languid emotional almost purple and atmospheric - a sound that lasted a decade until we probably heard it too much. Soft samba country blue no genre ... It's so VERY different to occasionally turgid garage boy albums on this list. Yes this is much needed colour, warmth, sensuality and a female swooning voice. Take me to your place and play this.

I got to KD, and her song writing partner Ben Mink, via Shadowland (produced by Owen Bradley) and Absolute Torch and Twang, both of which I cherish to this day, wonderful times and a lovely part of the late eighties, a corner of pop music that was still ok. For some reason I struggled with Ingenue, it was pretty low fi, one dimensional. I remember giving it away to someone who expressed an interest, something I never do as a rule. I think it is her vocal style, I'd heard her through those two earlier albums and this just didn't add to that experience, possibly unfair I know. She has a bit where she goes to the higher register and it becomes very formulaic. So, listen to this before you slip off to the never never? I dunno. Wash My Soul is beautiful, a great performance with a great tune. Constant Craving is a fine pop song, again her sometimes striving vocal delivery grates a tad. That said the strength of the tune itself is brilliant, as exemplified by Glen Matlock's cracking cover version.

I have to say I was a huge fan of k.d.’s four country albums that preceded Ingenue, and was a little disappointed when she changed tack. I haven’t played this album for decades, but I’m so happy I have. The production is terrific. Her voice sounds great. The backing is excellent - did piano accordion ever sound better than it does here? I thought I would only remember the 2 big hits, Constant Craving & Lady Chatelaine, but I actually was familiar with most of it, right from the opener, Save Me. What a voice.

I worked at Scratches Records in Newtown in the early 90s when k.d. Lang's Ingenue was released. We had a significant lesbian clientele, and we sold boxes of this album. I reckon we probably sold more copies of this in 92 than Nirvana's Nevermind. It was a big seller for us, and it got a lot of play in the store. I thought it was ok at the time (although my favourite track was a non-album track on a single b-side called Barefoot). But this wasn't really my bag at the time. I was young. Not having listened to this in nearly 30 years, I was curious to see what I thought after all this time. My tastes have changed (and broadened) over those years, and this is right in my wheelhouse now. I love torch songs (Dusty Springfield, Peggy Lee, Julie London, etc) and this fits right in that tradition. The songs are sensuous, filled with longing, the arrangements are spacious and tasteful, and her voice is amazing. Nobody had really made an album like this in decades. There had been lesbian torch singers before (Dusty Springfield, for example), but not an out lesbian. The pivot from her country albums and leaning into her new out identity (although it is debatable how deep in the closet she ever was. I see that haircut on the cover of Shadowland) made her a new type of crooner These days, I love this type of album of torch ballads, and I wish there were more like it on this list. This was a magic discovery for me, and i need to track down a copy of this LP.

Ganske behagelig sangstemme

This is some laid back lesbian vibes for sure. I kinda like it, but it may not hold up to repeat listening for me personally.

I had only heard a couple of songs off this album, but the whole thing is gold.

Pretty good.

relax muy tranqui agradable pero no me encantó

beautiful voice

3.5

Maussade, répétitif et manque de contraste entre les chansons, mais elle a une belle voix et l’arrangement instrumental est bien mené

Nine songs of longing with the same vocal phrasing.

Charming and relaxing. Maybe a little too relaxing, I began feeling sleepy.

I actually really enjoyed this. Great voice, some smart songwriting, a casual and relaxed vibe.

Love k.d. lang’s voice — really got into her as a performer with her Roy Orbison collab and her Neko Case collab. I had never listened to the full Ingenue album so this was a great opportunity. Many of the songs sounded same-y, though there were some songs I liked whole-heartedly. I’ve always thought of lang as less of a songwriter and more of a performer, doing better with covers rather than her own stuff, but maybe this impression was influenced by my distaste for ballads. I’ve grown more accepting of ballads, and there are some impressive ones on this record. I think I’m going to give this album a four because I love her voice, many of the songs are intriguing yet a bit too long, and “miss chatelaine” and “constant craving” boost my rating.

I ALREADY RATED THIS YOU IDIOTS

would be six stars if I could.

оо о очень приятьненько :)

Music for a dentist’s office.

Very well produced album. Obviously the singing is excellent, and the songs themselves sound great. Kind of gives me Sea Change vibes, this came out first but still. Very chill and relaxing, I enjoyed it quite a bit. Only negative is that it is slower and all the songs sound more or less the same. Still good though. Score: 75 Art: 50

Great voice, easy listening. The last song is the best, I remember loving it back in the day.

She’s the best

constant craving is on this album but it isn't the cool club remix all the other songs are her just singing for a while 2.5

Zzzzz...

Not really my cup of tea. 2/5

Only 1 song got a thumbs up

k.d. lang's ingénue was a very easy album to listen to. her voice is awfully gentle. she leaned more on jazz than i expected, resulting in a smooth album. i feel like i didn't get the full effect out of this album because i didn't listen with the lights dimmed and a lit cigarette in my hand. despite that, i was intrigued and enjoyed the listen. i found myself reminded some of leonard cohen. the singer-songwriter is part of it, yes, because also lang's lyrics (sometimes written with two other songwriters) are so personal. difficulties with love and being drawn to the wrong person, finding yourself. the slight folk sound is part of it, too. but at the same time, k.d. lang doesn't sound like much music i've heard. a unique album on this list.

So, k.d. lang's voice is undeniably angelic. Her soaring voice is matched with beautiful instrumentation. That said, it's honestly just one big, sad, sleepy album; it was just a constant musical valley that never reached any kind of peak of excitement. Singer songwriter music can tend to lean this way, but this album was definitely exceedingly so. The previously mentioned instrumentation is probably the biggest variation to be found here, as there are mixes of pop, folk, country, and even Latin sounds among these tracks. One outlier and exception to all of my judgment of this album is the song "Constant Craving". This closing track is the crown jewel of the album; while it is still true to the tone of the album, it really shows a more upbeat track that is not present anywhere else on this album. I'm curious about the decision to hold this until the end, but hey. This song is one of lang's best for sure. While I was ultimately lulled by this album and not particularly into it, it was still a nice listen and definitely reminded me of the gorgeous voice of k.d. lang, a voice that played heavily into influencing the female singer songwriter movement of the 90s. Probably somewhere between a 2.5 and 3 on enjoyability, so I'll just round up. It's probably fitting to round up, anyway; while it may not have amazed, I've always been a sucker for "Lilith Fair music".

Not for me

Lovely way to start the day. Love the restrained vocals and arrangements, they really complement one another. Just a gorgeous voice. 4/5

I don’t think I’m capabale of thinking about this album critically. She had been a country artist before this album. She was quirky and strange, her songs full of humor. In the three years between Absolute Truth and Twang, she came out as a lesbian and to further alienate herself from a still very conservative musical genre - she became an outspoken animal rights activist. With this album she transitioned to an adult contemporary artist. She was suddenly doing music that more closely resembled what you would hear in nightclub and more likely some seedy French place. The production and vocals immaculate. The album itself is very much about unrequited love and is an emotionally complex work from an artist who not only reinvented herself but stepped out with new confidence and a bit of a cavalier devil may care attitude not accepting compromise with her audience. It is an artist saying this is who I am and my desires and if you don’t like it, I don’t really care.

I remember 'Constant Craving' being huge at the time. 3 / 5 stars.

Just had "69 Love Songs" yesterday, and this somehow felt longer than that. Boring crooning for boring people. Obviously a talented singer or whatever, but I can't keep my eyes open listening to this.

k.d. lang nous offre ici une très belle performance, entretenant avec une virtuosité dont elle a le secret le doute sur son identité de genre. Et qui peut lui en vouloir quand on écoute le projet...

K.d. lang continue de redistribuer les cartes à chaque apparition: on n'est toujours pas plus avancé sur la véritable nature du personnage. A t'on affaire à un individu de sexe féminin ou masculin? Bien malin celui qui saura donner une réponse définitive à ce débat enflammé.

Lovely album. Some beautiful songs.

Meh.

Compared with the previous k.d. lang album I got, this was not one I particularly enjoyed. It just felt a little generic. Like half-hearted? It's hard to describe but I didn't care for it as much. 2.5/5

Mostly not my cup of tea, but the version I had had constant cravings on it, which I love. Much better than the last K.D. album I had on this project.

This was a pleasant listen. The sort of album I reckon people love if they've heard it in the car from a young age. Very difficult to dislike the folksome instrumentals paired with clear, crisp vocals. Ingenue probably goes well with a glass of cloudy lemonade in the garden. It's domestic and charming, lyrically it doesn't goes much beyond that.

1.5

Is it a bird? Is it a dude? Whatever it is, it's getting a 2

Oofa

So good. What a voice and loved the various instruments used for such an interesting mix of influences. Very much appreciated the artistry but doubt I would listen to this again.

Not my style but good

Very good but not the type of music I'd listen to on a regular basis.

got me sleepy, but quite pleasant

I started listening this album with my cheap bluetooth headphones and I thought it was nor great nor terrible. But next day I switched to much much better wired headphones. And difference blew my mind. There is so much great music going on in the background... Voice is good and it works with music perfectly.

Cool voice, couple of good songs, but this is pretty boring.

Yes. It's pop.

KD Lang has an incredible voice, but this album was just a bit too adult contemporary for me. I found it to be somewhat lifeless.

It's pleasant

Väldigt vuxet, men bra röst.

not my thing

4/5 It's always nice to hear a female voice in this 1001 Project. They feel so few and far between. This second exposure to KD Lang was much better. I caught myself grooving to the album. Certain parts of songs even made me think of Natasha Atlas, and had a kind of middle eastern vibe. Overall, the album gave me a feeling of pining for one's lover and it felt... correct. I enjoyed it.

Maybe I'm going soft, maybe I've been beaten down by the other music lately but I really enjoyed this one as shown by the higher rating. Fantastic singing, interesting music. Particularly enjoyed the more whimsical stuff much to my suprise. Definitely revisiting her other album from this list to give it a better chance/listen.

Nah not for me

Dull album with not masses going for it

Couldnt continue listening to it, very dull

It's just so depressing. Top song - Constant Craving

the last song is ok and that's why this album isn't 1*

Nice i guess, but a little boring

I got a Niel young vibe from some of the songs, I really liked The Mind of love. her music sounds really great for being in a car and just vibing. I could see some songs as being in the soundtrack for a movie. Its just nice to listen to.

Few nice tracks on here.

Cooler than I expected

It's good. Not something that I might regularly put into the jukebox.

I like kd lang's voice. Most of these songs are pretty forgettable, very pleasant and easy to listen to, but nothing really sticks other than Constant Craving.

That was a really long elevator ride this album just put me on. It's a little bit of late-night jazzy feel but nothing stands out, nothing makes me listen a little deeper, not even after a few listens. It all just pretty average songwriting, but offset by an amazing voice.

Not really my thing but OK I guess

Suprème

When country starts to cross over its usually straight to pop; lang goes on a more interesting direction here. Just solid lyrics and song craft on display, quite lovely. Maybe a little uniformly soft and low key: the emotional affect of it all is a bit flat.

10/10 god damn! the earlier stuff I’ve heard of k.d. lang I didn’t really like, but this is something special southern country really isn’t my thing, but this feels like something so much better I don’t know how to explain it it’s just such a beautiful album

Lovely voice and production but its all a bit easy listening lounge music. Dull dull dull.

This album was not great. Constant Carving sounded familiar. I did not particularly care for this album. It was only 42 minutes but that in itself seemed a little long. I did not skip any songs but that is mainly because I was playing Tetris. My Tetris playing did decrease during the listening of the album. It was better than a one but not really a two. I will round down.

Scale: 1: Dissapointing 2: Didn't enjoy 3: Decent 4: Enjoyed 5: Would listen again (My first impression if not mentioned otherwise in a comment) Save Me: 3/5, decent The Mind of Love: 2.5/5, idk Miss Chatelaine: 1/5, dont like it Wash Me Clean: 3.5/5 chill So It Shall Be: 1.5/5, meh Still Thrives This Love: 2.5/5, ok Season of Hollow Soul:4/5, cool Outside Myself: 3.5/5, fine Tears of Love's Recall: 1.5/5 idk Constant Craving: 2/5 meh Overall: 2.5/5 ok most of the time, barely a 3

God I love her voice Listening to this reminds me of listening to Jeff Buckley’s Grace for the first time. There isn’t much higher praise I can give an album

Like so many other albums I've heard on my journey through this list so far, none of the songs on this album stood out to me to where I'd add them to my liked playlist on Spotify. But I don't think I'm the target audience, either, and I did not think any of them were particularly bad. K.D. Lang has a beautiful voice and the composition of each song was equally as beautiful. I can also appreciate how she might've been influential, herself. This album was clearly a work of love about what it's like to fall in love and I'm happy to have heard it to deepen my appreciation of music overall.

Pretty boring album, just too lightweight and MOR for my taste.

So I'd hit the last song on the album (Constant Craving) without recognizing a track, but so the time thinking "wow this is great" and wondering why K.D Lang just didn't quite have so many hits. But she doesn't need to. Nothing samey, nothing standout, all solid.

4.5 stars

Agréablement surpris, j'avais peur que ce soit trop soft/country à mon goût mais overall c'est un très bon album relax. Constant Craving est une bonne chanson que je connaissais sans le savoir.

4/5.

I never bothered to listen to K.D. Lang. But this record is actually pretty nice! She’s got a great voice and cool vocal melodies. Nice twang guitar style playing in parts. The instrumental breakdown in Constant Craving is very cool! Oh and the mix is perfect! All instruments mixed crystal clear and nothing muffled. Key tracks: Save Me, The Mind Of Love, Miss Chatelaine, Wash Me Clean, Constant Craving. 7,5 out of 10

Always thought “Constant Craving” was “Don’t go Crazy”

This album is so goddamn boring. I can’t really find anything wrong with it, but it’s so impossible to get into. Nothing at all to latch onto. 3/5

It's clearly the work of a talented musician, but it's not for me, sadly.

This never would have appealed to me, and there's definitely only one "constant craving" on this album. But I'll give credit for talent where it's due.

I remember enjoying this some back in the day

k.d. has a lovely voice, for whatever my opinion on that is worth. If I had to listen to a bunch of slow songs back-to-back (as I just did), I think I'd prefer they follow the stripped-down simplicity of 'Wash Me Clean'. There are so many non-essential parts and finishes on the other tracks!

I mean, it's not the worst album on this list? But I can't honestly say it was good. I found the weird, almost-kinda-country vibe pretty off-putting. But luckily, that's only an occasional annoyance. Unfortunately, when it's not annoying, it's just boring. Just... very bland overall. It's not enough to fail the album as a whole but it's also not enough to give it a pass.

Tja, wat vinden we van deze lesbopop? Het is wel aardig, maar kabbelt ook een beetje voort. Wat dit een beetje mist is, excusez le mot, ballen.

Het is de week van de saaie muziek geloof ik. Goede stem, goede muzikale begeleiding. Maar zero prikkels. Niets bijzonders. Ik kom op 2.5 ster. @1001: Mogen we nu weer even knallen met het volgende album?

Vrij rustige singer-songwriter muziek. Haar stem doet me denken aan een kruising tussen Christine McVie en Norah Jones, ook de jazzy invloeden die het duidelijk heeft. Met nog een ABBAesque nummer erbij is dit wellicht meer wat voor Roel. Maar ondanks dat het allemaal wat traag is, zit het muzikaal prima in elkaar. Het stoort nergens echt, het overdrijft niet, het is net niet aanstellerig. Bovendien zorgt haar wonderschone stem er wel voor dat ik het fijn vind om te luisteren. Ik ben positief ingesteld en geef het gewoon 4 sterretjes

Hadn't listened to a k.d. lang album before, beyond the appearance in Pee Wee's Christmas Special. This was a calming album. She has a great voice and the songs were easy listening even though it's listed as "singer/songwriter". No tracks stood out or anything, but I liked this album.

Wikipedia describes this as a "cabaret" style of pop music, apparently a departure from kd lang's more country-tinged style. Well, that sucks. Cabaret pop was surely designed to bore me to death. I think the infamous Scott Walker album that I hated could be put in that category too. kd seems to have a great voice, obviously talented, but this kind of music is a snoozefest for me. No thank you. Favorite tracks: Still Thrives This Love. Album art: A strange painted portrait/silhouette thing. No problem with it, but even though it's pretty generic, it suggests better music than the album contains. 1.5/5

I liked it, I'd listen to it again. Some of it had a musical vibe, some normal pop music. But all very pleasant.

I didn’t like this one as much as Shadowland. This sort of 90s countrylite isn’t really my scene, but I can understand why others would like it. She has a great voice.

I always thought I hated sappy love songs, but this album has taught me that apparently it was just because I couldn't relate to them. This album is full of cheesy, sappy, sapphic love songs and my gay heart has never been so happy. Lang's absolutely gorgeous vocals certainly don't hurt either. Best tracks: So it Shall Be, Still Thrives This Love, Season of Hollow Soul, and Outside Myself.

Pop, jazz

Actually quite a nice album. I've heard rumours she's a country musician but I'm not having it. Musical, melodious, easy listening - short, sweet and listenable while interesting enough. I'm, very literally, not a fan but I can see why others are and the album certainly does not offend.

Extremely comforting music.

I enjoyed this more than I thought i would for a country-ish type album. She has just such a beautiful voice.

not my thing honestly

This one doesn’t have enough goin on

Takes me back to childhood. Dad used to play this album often. Hearing it now after 15 years it’s like a comfy jersey

An interesting album that isn't very special, unless you read a little about the context of the record, certain songs from it and K.D. Lang history. It's a shame that there's still such a persecution and pointless hatred. The context helped with song like "Miss Chatelaine", but unfortunately it didn't change my overall reception of the album. It's a rather usual type of a folk music with po twists that I would to compare to Alanis Morissette, trying to stay in Canada for once. Favourite song - "Season For Hollow Soul", with the orchestral elements and atmospheric composition. The rest of the albumis rather forgettable, but still, I can understand why it is rated high enough to be on the list of 1000 best albums ever.

Like her vocals, but the backing tracks are awful, was a tough listen at points

This is where k.d. lang found their voice and their style. A very accomplished album with beautiful tracks and emotional depth. This has definitely earned its place on this list. It was an album. I loved back in 1992 and I still love it today. I think it ends with exactly the right track because it just leaves you wanting to play it more and more.

Pretty somber album, okay listen. I now know where the Constant Craving song that was dominant on the the radio in the 90’s came from.

It's okay

A real lush production but its oh so Radio 4

What a shame that, at least where I'm from, k.d. lang didn't get the same amount of airplay that singers like Lisa Loeb, Jann Arden, or Jewel did. What we have here is high-caliber sad nineties girl material, but with the actual music being even better. k.d. lang is your classic singer-songwriter, but she takes her music to a more ethereal place - case in point, Season of Hollow Soul & Tears of Love's Recall. To me, the record sounds like a more subdued Kate Bush which I highly prefer. This might be the first album to make me want half-star ratings, because this is a solid 4.5.

Good

Wow, I was really surprised by this album. This is not what I expected. Firstly because I liked it. It was wide ranging and a far cry from the genre in which I had stereotyped her.

Fav songs: - constant craving

k.d. lang has the kindest-sounding voice. I recall this album and I enjoyed some of the country-western cabaret feel to it. That’s all I’ve got.

pölyinenmainen kd lang eli tyttöpoika (lyhyt tukka) kyllä laulamaan pärisemään laittaa, biisit ei kuitenkaan ole kummoisia. kyllä vokaaleja jaksaa kuunnellakkkin mutta ei kummosemmat sävellykset kuitenkaan liian pitkälle asti pötki sentään, paitsi yksi biisi on aivan vitun hyvä joka yksinään HEITTÄYTTÄÄ albumin ylös pykälän paras biisi..... season of hollow soul aivan vitun järisyttävää että toiseksi vähiten kuunneltu mitä vittua niin saatanan hyvä biisi

Coole artiest maar wat flauwkes qua muziek imo

My co-judge and I were surprised that this was only kd's second album, since it seemed that we were hearing her cowpunk stuff for a long time before Constant Craving. However, most of those earlier albums were with the Reclines. Anyway, she has a lovely deep voice that's right up there with many of the all-time great vocalists that 1001 has thrown our way. My co-judge says it's a bit pop for us and I agree, but I'll add a mark for Constant Craving, which I've always liked and made her career. It was generous of The Stones to voluntarily give her co-writing credit for borrowing the chorus - they could have probably gotten away with it, or won in court. Keith Richards is no Jimmy Page.

Her voice is fine, but her song writing is mediocre. Constant craving is good but the rest of the album is one note. Perhaps this appeals to the wine drinking mommy set?

I liked it more than I thought I would.

Lovely.

Didn't have the time to listen to the album. I'm already late for the one that popped up on the day after. I did listen to k.d. lang before though, and my recollection was that she has a nice voice, but that her songs are not so compelling, generally speaking. I wish this app could allow me to go back to the few records I've missed and tweak the grades or reviews. But I understand this would be way too complex to manage for the person who conceived the app, so I don't hold any grudge against them. It's still a great app. Number of albums left to review: less than 800, I've temporarily lost count here. Number of albums I will keep on my own list: half so far, approximately. Number of albums I might keep: a quarter (including this one) Number of albums I won't keep: another quarter.

Not a fan of this at all.

It’s fine background music, just not me

Very calm chill album

Constant craving good, rest of album not memorable.

Originally listened to the wrong k.d. lang album... Love the way the instrumentation builds in a couple of these songs Huge credit to the musicians for not falling asleep while playing some of this stuff - very simple Kinda hops around a few styles and doesn't really blend any

First of all I did not think this was going to be a chick singing here. She has a great voice. Most of these songs are really relaxing. Constant craving is great ending track! Good album 6/10

Love love love

new music but a huge meh too much old lady like for me to enjoy

yeah

Slow but quite enjoyable and soothing, good background music for work.

Verste dritten. Ikke gi meg mer.

Pleasant at times, if inconsistent. Best track: Still Thrives This Love

Not really to my taste, but a smooth album. The artist has a beautiful voice, used to great effect.

I don't think there's anything special about this. Even the country twang added no spice in this carefully produced standard pop album. Except, of course, her voice. And somehow, it's enough.

Not for me

It was good

Had its moments. Relaxing

PogTrash

i liked it. different than i’m used to

Pretty legit voice, enjoyed

This is not what I thought kd lang sounded like, for some reason! I had more ani difranco vibes in my head, this has sheen and mellowness that I wasn't expecting. Nice enough but didn't make a huge impact.

Lang walks the give line between country and folk. Not a bad album, probably won't be returning to it anyone soon.

Mellow Not my taste

Balls

sad girl hours

Chill

Very good album.

Didn’t listen to the whole thing but I like it. And yay! A woman!

Niet zo gek van dit album. Beetje eentonig

its been a while since we had something i dislike as much as this. fucking awful.

I once sexed k d lang so hard, her ass prolapsed into oblivion. It was a fun Tuesday morning. Nobody died.

Utterly shit lesbo non-music. Made me sick. Did not listen.

Dull, middle of the road, one paced music for middle aged Volvo driving, geography teachers. Calling it beige would be a disservice to the colour beige.

Damn, what a voice. And k.d. lang knows how to use it to beautiful effect. She's got an impressive range, but doesn't spend any unnecessary time finding reasons to impress with vocal acrobatics. She hits notes with authority, with a shimmer of grief even, when it's the right emotional pitch for the moment, and she sings sweetly and quietly when it's right. She sticks to her sweet spot most of the time, and there's a lot of it. She's a singular singing talent, to be sure. The production is just as spot-on as her performances. Great harmonies, expert instrumentation — not a sour note on the entire album. The only reason this isn't an easy 5-star is that the songs do blend together. There's not much of a change of gear from start to end. That's intentional, certainly, but that's the one key that holds me back from a "perfect" score. It's an 8.5-9 on a 10-point scale in my book. One weird point, how did "Constant Craving" get chosen to close the album? Seems like it should have been placed way earlier in the mix. Easy to say after the fact, but it's so clearly the most accessible track on the record.

Another gem from k.d. lang! I prefer the lush Patsy Cline arrangements of Shadowland, but I think the songwriting here is more interesting. And damn, what a voice she has. There are several moments on here when her backing vocals come in that gave me the chills. I feel like this one will grow on me with subsequent listens. Who knew I'd come out of this project a k.d. lang fan? Also, how did I miss her the first time around?

THIS is the kd lang album that 100% belongs on the list. An album with iconic bookend songs and such beauty in between. kd's voice is so strong, healthy, and lovely. She is no ingénue here. This album reflects real work and dedication to her craft. Interesting that this album was recorded in Vancouver. Something about the cool, high-style of the songs is reminiscent of that shiny Vancouver vibe. Ending with Constant Craving is brilliant. I love every breath on this album.

I thought this was a good country album and would come back to this

This album fascinates me. How did k.d. lang go from a weird fringe country artist (from Consort, Alberta, no less!) with tacky-kitsch outfits and an ill-advised vegetarian political agenda, to putting out an album like this? It's impossible to categorize--the instrumentation covers every genre except possibly country! I love the dark moody songs the most: Wash Me Clean and Season of Hollow Soul are standouts. I saw her live a few years ago and she did a ton of songs off of this album. It was at the Jubilee and the sound was perfect and I think having heard them performed live with a full band made me enjoy this album more than I otherwise would have, as it's a bit too adult contemporary for my tastes. But these songs really are lovely. And I think k.d. lang has one of the most beautiful voices ever recorded, so honestly I'd probably listen to her sing anything.

Liking the whole vibe- laid back and lyrical. I once listened to this over and over again on a long haul flight and it did the trick and even now her voice has an affect on me. KD is to Country that Nora Jones is to Jazz and it certainly fits the niche.

Skeptical from the outset... here we go! ... nice enough, just not really my style.

3.4⭐️

Her voice is nice but the songs are kind of boring

Trea

k.d. stands for “kinda dope”

Ok

Awful.

Enjoy her voice

Cowgirl crooning.

Belle voix, bon album, ca secoute super bien 3.85

7/10. Liked this a lot better than her other album, even considered an 8/10, but I think that's pushing it. Pleasant sad music.

Generally solid and has a couple great songs. 7/10

Don't listen to this if you need to stay awake. Well I don't dislike this as much when it first came out but that's not saying much. Some odd blend of country and cabaret.

Dull song after dull song sung at the same boring tempo. Constant Craving was the only song that stood out.

Constant Cravings stands out in this otherwise boring album.

This is pretty darn boring, and not something I will put on again. Didn't HATE, but did not enjoy it, either.

Not my thing

Great production and vocal display, but the songs just don’t sell the album for me. It’s great lounge and restaurant ambience, but nothing more.

Another of KDs albums that proves to be enjoyable with a little twist. This time the songs had a little "french"-touch to them. Interesting to hear but nothing that would prove to be a difference maker for a higher score

Less country than the other album from the same artist I got here on the list, but still annoying. The three last songs are at least a little enjoyable, but the whole album is not!

This is good if you like that sort of thing, but I don't, so I find it a little twee.

This album was pleasant but didn’t particularly do anything for me. I enjoy KD Lang’s voice and I enjoyed the fact that she freely explores various genres, but nothing stood out to me at all about this album.

Cabaret country? It's certainly interesting but a combination of two things I'm not terribly favorable on is a tough sell.

I really like this album a lot

A very lovely record

Not a bad record, not bad at all.

Is it bad that I thought she was a boy before doing this?… The album starts with save me a slightly jazzy track but also with some tribal sounding drums. Her slow but fairly strong singing style really matches the music played so it’s good. The mind of love has completely different sound ( being acoustic guitar led) while having the same general feeling ( relaxed and loungey) it’s not a favourite song of all time but I still enjoy it and see the appeal that it has. Miss chatelaine is still majorly acoustic but faster paced it’s certainly a good song but one that’s hard to put my finger on. Wash me clean is the slowest track so far a kinda gloomy little thing verging on dull and drab but not quite that boring. At the start of so it shall be has a kinda artificial and repetitive beat to it but somehow still impresses with her vocals; later on the song gains other elements the violin especially is class. The on the edge strings at the start of still thrives this love are so thrilling and fresh for this singer but it goes into this tribal rainforest forest sounding song with the occasional strings still the albums best overall! Season for a hollow soul is also awesome it’s gloomy but by no means boring love the rhythm and the exploding chorus of this one. Outside myself keeps the same gloomy yet relaxed tone this time being primarily acoustic guitar based but with a killer piano solo in the middle. Not my favourite but still great. The penultimate track tears for loves recalling has amazing lyrics a brilliant piano track I personally think the layered on drums ruin it a little but at the start only coming into full power a good minute in especially when the strings come brilliant song. Also good lyrics. The album closes on the song constant craving a fairly fast paced but a somehow fitting little acoustic epic to close the project all off not the best not the worst. It’s good, not really my kinda thing, but still good great album all around.

This was gorgeous and lush.

What a delight! Swoon!

Lush, beautiful, and (and I don't use this term lightly) romantic. Excellent songs and a gorgeous voice. A-plus!

Ingénue indeed!!! I loved this album in the 90s and still do. It’s filled with lush emotional torch songs, incredible vocals, interesting arrangements and ends with one of the greatest hits from my days as an announcer on adult contemporary radio. I am still having a love affair with this album!

p688. 1992. 3 stars Middle of the road songs offset by terrific voice and production. There simply aren't enough standout songs - after a while they tend to just blur in to each other. Not sure it is essential listening.

Had an eclectic mix of vibes. Overall nothing struck me that much but it was a pleasant listen. 3.5

A good album in which lang forsakes her country roots and goes jazz/pop vocalist on us. Generally to quite good effect however I do find things a little slow and plodding at times lacking any sort of upbeat tempos or dynamic shifts. It's a good showcase for her quite amazing voice but I find the songs somewhat lacking. 3 stars

Beautiful sound but perhaps just a bit too cloying for me now. Still I can really understand why it is a 1001 album and I recall loving it at the time.

Nice album to listen to

It’s not offensive or anything, but not my cup of tea.

Liked it much, much more than I expected to

Smooth smooth stuff. Some killer songs on here

Season of Hollow Soul and Constant Craving I like. And there's that early 90's VH1 vibe to all of this that I find some kind of comfort in. Something how I don't see how this could possibly be a hit these days. It's nostalgia, I guess, for a thread of music that I wasn't very into at the time but still made up a percentage of the atmosphere. Still, I don't get very wrapped up in the songs. Pleasant to have on in the background, but not something I'd put on a lot.

Having never knowingly listened to kd lang, I didn't quite know what to expect - but it wasn't this. From what I'd read, I was expecting something more countrified, but in the main this is quite syrupy pop rock. A couple of numbers land, and it must be said that lang has a remarkable voice - but it can't carry a collection of unimaginative, safe arrangements. A little more grit in the oyster would've benefited this album. Still, if you're after a smooth, well-executed song cycle with a splash of the prairie and a a few neat chord progressions, you could do a lot worse than Ingenue.

pretty but boring

Very nice! Chill. Think she's a good songwriter.

Essential listening? Nah. Pleasant? Sure. Could be inspirational to the indie film maker. I can see David Lynch grooving to this stuff and writing another masterpiece.

It’s easy to like an artist that saves the hit to the very end. “Constant Craving” is a great song, and the lead-up is languid, then charming, then stylish, then smooth – every track thoughtfully conceived (merging jazzy torch songs with country textures) and executed with verve and polish, the singing assured and accomplished, the playing distinctive and adroit. Well done, k.d.

Traditionally not a fan of this type and style of album, but it’s hard not to like ‘Ingenue’. k.d. langs voice is undeniably awesome and beautiful, and she shines here with songs and arrangements that are uniformly excellent.

Not generally my cup of tea, but you can’t deny her voice.

Another one I would have completely ignored when it came out. Again, not exactly my thing but overall I liked it, like torch songs at a bar...not sure I would be rushing back but this seems to be filled with the kind of songs that would be used in films and yet not seeing any films listed on Wiki for it.

Smooth listening- very enjoyable!

Not a fan of K.D. Lange but this is good one! Constant Craving is a classic The rest of the album is high quality. Good Music. 3/5

didnt really expect to like this as much as I did

no! none of it. i'm not even sure I'm going to be able to finish this. fate must have a reason. why ELSE endure this album?

What's the most boring thing you can think of? You're wrong. It's this. Best Tracks: Save Me; Miss Chatelaine; Constant Craving

Highlights are The Mind of Love, Miss Chatelaine, So It Shall Be, Constant Craving. I don't know why I never thought to look up more of her music. It's beautiful, and I love it.

It was hard to focus because the weather was aggressively awful while I was driving to work and listening to this, but it think I enjoyed this elevated lounge act a lot!

I really like k.d. lang's voice, I just always wish it was singing something else. Love the voice, don't care much for the songs. (But I do like it when she covers other people's songs.)

Nothing really here than stood out or got me going. The last song sounded familiar but this didn’t do it for me.

Constant Craving is good, but I found the rest of the album underwhelming. There were some enjoyable moments within songs, but nothing else really stood out.

I'm enjoying this, in a sort of easy-listening way. I like the songs, I think; for example Still Thrives This Love (the current one) is nice and dark...but it doesn't sound super distinctive. Feel like lots of stuff basically scratches this itch; it's nice, and well done, though. Digging Season of Hollow Soul

It's nothing special. Very much background music. Nothing that offended my ears, but not much to captivate me or draw me in, either. I did like 'Season of Hollow Soul', but that was about it.

Кантри, которое не звучит как кантри. Альбом смог увлечь и несколько песен я "лайкнул" с чистой совестью. 7/7- из 10.

Ok

A masterpiece. Just perfect.

Aika löysää paskaa... Ei nyt ainakaan aamulla tuntunut löytyvään mitään tarttumapintaa. Mitäänsanomatonta ja lötköö. 2/5

Vaikea sanoa että onko tän rauhallisuus nyt miellyttävää vai tylsää. Ehkä annan kolmosen kakkosen sijaan sen takia että oli kuitenkin yllättävän hyvä ollakseen näin lätisevää, jaksoi kuunnella loppuun asti.

Tää on näitä levyjä, jotka toimii vaan kokonaisena. Monesti palaan tähän ja kelaan mitkä ne hyvät biisit oli enkä löydä yhtään. Mut kun jaksan kuunnella kokonaan, oon aina ihan myyty. Tosin näin duunin lomassa paikoin turhan rauhallinen / minimalistinen. Vinskalta iltamyöhään peukku.