Shadowland

I think my favourite we’ve listened to so far. So so good.

Gorgeous voice, but I felt like the album was all over the place and unfortunately none of the songs really got me.

Captures the same jazzy melancholy, and conjures the same images of liminal Americana, as Roy Orbison’s music does for me. Did not know what to expect from this, but this is really really cool! Prob like a 3.5 but I like it!

An incredible voice, this list is really gonna turn me into a country fan

Pretty enjoyable but I wasn't struck by anything special here! Usually when I listen to lesbian music I like it to be a bit sadder ...

kd lang has a pretty voice and the songs sound like elvis. not much to hate here but it doesn't ever cross into greatness anywhere either. just a short, enjoyable listen.

When you have Owen Bradley, one of (if not) the most legendary producers in country music deciding to come out of retirement to produce your debut album, you may have stumbled upon a good thing. For k.d. lang, her good thing was her approach to the standards lain in front of her and she makes the best of them and comes close to essentially making them her own (notably on Once Again Around the Dance Floor). Shadowland is anything but shadowy, it is the arrival of a bright new talent who'll go on to bigger things. Favorites: Lock, Stock & Teardrops, Sugar Moon, I Wish I Didn't Love You So, (Waltz Me) Once Again Around the Dance Floor, Black Coffee, Tears Don't Care Who Cries Them, I'm Down to My Last Cigarette.

yuck torture

I've heard of her before but not sure. I ever really listened to anything that wasn't a song on the radio. I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would but like I don't need to hear it ever again.

I absolutely loathed this album it seems so trite and boring and meaningless and derivative. I just absolutely hate c&w too

Beautiful

beautiful country

I had never heard of this artist before, but this was a nice album! Pleasant voice, decent writing, heavy honky tonk, and a little jazz.

Objectively it's not bad. Pretty decent vocals, and...uh... well, I'm not sure what else I can recommend about this album. It bored the hell out of me, honestly. I want to give this a 2 as I can see how some people would find this beautiful and relaxing, but there's just nothing interesting to me about the composition/instrumentation here. 1.4

I tried, it was a non-starter

Well shit k.d. Lang, I’m sorry I didn’t give you a proper listen earlier. What a voice! Excellent songwriting accompanied by fantastic country twang. She even peppered in some Hawaiian Luao sounds on Sugar Moon. Great stuff, 4 stars!

All'inizio credevo fosse flemmatico e un po' antiquato negli anni in cui è stato pubblicato (1988). Però mi sono ricreduto. Magari rimane, secondo la mia modesta opinione, sempre un pochino antiquato. Però è blues, lento, molto piacevole invece. Decisamente sexy quando si cammina per il mercato di Sora con le cuffie alle orecchie. Un 4 per i miei gusti, tornerei a riascoltare.

So good! A little twangy at first musically but then her voice takes over!

Not my thing.

Jesus motherfucking Christ this woman has an absolutely exquisite voice. I don’t care wtf she’s singing. I don’t care that this is a million miles away from what I usually like. This voice is crazy perfect. I’m along for the ride and loving it. Recording quality, tight band, traditional arrangements - there are no flaws. She’s Peggy Lee, Roy Orbison and Patsy Cline. Timeless and effortless. I hate how much I love this.

soft and bluesy country music. this is the music you hear when you're out on the farm and looking at the stars with your hot wife as both of you sit on a truck. it's very nice sounding, but it's just more of the same country,, there's gotta be good country out there, come on...

k.d. lang confirms to me that she has perhaps one of the most underrated singing voices in all music. Sure, this record has far too many country music sound effects (you know the ones) and is generally not my thing, but she doesn't care and makes me really enjoy my time any way. Everything feels genuine and I, for the first time in my life, feel the bittersweet sorrow of country music, and I highly doubt I'll suddenly love country music now. I just seem to really enjoy k.d. lang, and of course that means big ups for the tracks here that are more vocal jazz-esque. It stumbles near the end, with perhaps the two worst songs on the album closing it out, but it is just short enough to not really hurt too much. I hope to explore more of her catalog soon, because she seems to have transcended barriers for me, even if it is only by the tiniest of bits, and that is truly impressive.

Not really sure what I was expecting, maybe a touch of postmodern snark or something. But this is quite a straightforward country crooner album. Ms Lang has a nice voice, the songs are quite plaintive and the arrangements are traditional-in-a-good-way. I rather liked it

Weiß nich was hier jetzt so besonders sein soll. Klingt für mich relativ standard und hat es bestimmt auch schon oft früher gegeben. Dennoch natürlich handwerklich gut gemacht. 2-3

Solid country, great work

Surprise really enjoyed it! Great sound!

She sings better than I thought

3/5

Interesting album.

why could't we get a Lucinda Williams or Ricki Lee Jones?

Really good, I need to listen to more k.d. lang. Very earnest country vibes.

In an objective world, this is probably a 3 leaning 4 for the clean production and solid delivery around the various "covers." However, for my personal tastes this is a high 2 at best. Just really did not connect with much on here.

An interesting blend of honky-tonk style country, but mixed in with some jazzy notes. Kinda had this one on as background music so I didn't catch much in the way of lyrics, but the voice is great and the music is great for background. It felt rather repetitive and I probably won't listen to this one again, but I enjoyed it for what it is!

Meh this isn't really my type of music. Nothing wrong with it but doesn't tickle my fancy. Lowest of 3s because it wasn't bad

This album cover pisses me off for some reason. The best laser tag I've ever played was at Shadowland and that was 10000x better than this album. Not my kinda thing but had some moments. Low 2

great voice but ehhh

with that cover how is this not a goth album

Ein angenehmes ruhiges Album mit Countrymusik. Die Stimme von KD Lang ist herausragend. Nicht mehr und auch nicht weniger.

Music that's not particularly to my taste, elevated by kd lang's incredible voice. I see that Ingenue is on this list too; when that comes around it'll earn an easy five stars. If I'd been given the option to choose a second kd lang album beyond Ingenue, I'd have chosen Hymns of the 49th Parallel, which I love.

Gorgeous voice. I don't think lang sings any of her own stuff here, but as a work of interpretation it's masterful. Just well arranged music, with a lovely, slightly spooky production, a nice amount of variety whilst remaining cohesive... ...and did I mention lang's voice? Mightily impressive.

Holy Nashville Sound, Batman

Surprisingly diverse. like normal twangy country but also loungey and blue-eyed soul and Mexican regional music?

A voz é muito boa, mas ele não inova em nada, inclusive faz o inverso disso. É um álbum dos anos 80, quase 90, que tenta replicar um estilo country da década de 50. Para quem gosta desse estilo nessa época especifica, pode ser um conteúdo novo para adicionar ao repertório, mas que não vai inovar em nada em relação ao que já existia.

Listened to this while playing 7th Citadel. As a gay...I'm probably predestined to like k.d. lang. Not a big country fan, but I still found myself really enjoying the music.

Great to listen to this after playing fallout new vegas

She sings real well, album is well produced with a lot of class 3.8

Not bad, not great. I should like k.d. lang more than I do, she always falls a little off the spot for me.

This album having less than 3 star average while Radiohead is being praised all around shows the nihilistic down hill society finds itself in. We need more glorious cowboy nostalgia in this world.

k.d. lang’s voice is what really sells these songs. Throbbing with emotion, never drowned out by the instruments, you truly feel her happiness and heartbreak.

Oh no, inaudible shallow crooning

Sampleable y entretenido. 7/10

I liked this one even more than the other KD Lang. I’m not sure how prevalent this sound was in country before her but you can hear it all over now. Super easy listening. Rating: 4.2

Not my style

Pretty nice!

The leading industry Honky Tonk lesbian. I didnt actually mind it surprisingly.

Just not my kind of music

Not bad

Too country-ish for my taste, but her voice makes for an additional star.

Not a fan. Still not a fan after this.

Country isn’t a genre I really enjoy and this album of covers is a mixed bag. There’s a couple of decent tunes but most of them just feel forced. Another one ticked off the list but I can’t say it’s made me a country fan or any more inclined to listen to KD Lang.

Americana and I don't like this particular type. A bit like Chris Issak.

Country and loungey, reminded me of Elvis at points. This album was not bad, but I can't say much stood out to me.

favourite songs: black coffee, im down to my last cigarette great vocals, fun songs, nothing more nothing less.

6/10 decent country

Sugar Moon I Wish I Didn’t Love You So Once Again Around The Dance Floor Black Coffee Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes Tears Don’t Care Who Cries Them I’m Down To My Last Cigarette Honky Tonk Angles’ Melody The beginning worried me of what the album would be like. Glad it picked up lol. Great vocal performance overall. Definitely wouldn’t tell someone to listen to this out of fear they might not like it but I could defiantly listen to this while drinking around a campfire

Ten seconds in and "whiney" guitars, I knew I was going to hate this. I lasted 3 songs. Nothing personal, I just really dislike this style of music.

Great voice. Standard style just ok

Hmm... I never got into K.D. Lang and now I understand why. I find her perfect as in capital P perfect for the role of lounge, jazz singer. And on occasion, beautifully, she does just that. But... But. For the most part she went with country western and rolled with it. Now. For me there are three styles of vocals in country music. The sultry, sexy, deeply country voice (swooner voice), the lively, also deeply country, twangy, no apologies hardcore "Nashville" style, OR, the "Taylor Swift sometimes does a country song" Pop/ country mixer voice. Great. Where does K.D. Lang fit into all this? Yeah, she doesn't. She is a jazz singer who for some reason went country but ... I just don't feel the vibe. Anyhow, she is "professional" and has a solid voice so sure...

corny but i liked it more than a lot of trash out there. this would be perfect for a mixed crowd in austin tx.

I had to look into the lore as to why this is a "must listen" album. I have to say, I'll agree it belongs on the list for k.d. lang absolutely demolishing the idea of what is a country star. This album is a really rich combination of country western and swing at the beginnings of stadium and pop country in the late 1980's. It sets itself apart from the rest but staying true to the genre while being a bit progressive to incorporate some jazz and rock influences as well.

Short but sweet. Easy listening and better than a lot of other crap that has been on here.

She's very good at singing a style of music I really don't enjoy

A lovely voice wasted on some vaudeville cover-by-numbers country songs. Lovely, but it's just karaoke.

Ovo mi je prvi put da slušam album od k. D lsng znam samo par hitova i mislim da sam možda slušao neki kasniji. Dosta mi je ovo teatralno i slabašno

Lang’s voice is fantastic. Solid arrangements all the way around. Very easy to listen to. 3.5/5

Unique voice but not interesting for me

meh

Seichtestes LaLa. Gar nicht meins.

- i don't think I'd realized kd lang was this far into the country realm, this is incredible! - her voice is just absolutely singular. gay cowboys for ever and ever. i love it on this particular, the vocal control & smooth tone of her voice is just beautiful - feels very cigarettes and coffee. feels extremely dancing in the kitchen. - saving - 4/5 stars for SURE

I can hear this being played on a crackly record in a saloon.

The last pure country singer before country went pop and (GASP) rap.

Bit slow for me & not my genre of choice but I have to much respect for k.d. lang to rate this lower than a 3

k.d.lang’s voice is a national treasure but great as this album is, it’s not the one. It isn’t Ingenue. It is a bridge between her cow pioneers and her torching reinvention. We are missing Ben Mink’s artistic direction and the selection of tunes to cover isn’t great. The Honky Tonk Angels bit is a testament to Lang’s pull and respect in Nashville. Surely Ingenue is amongst this list somewhere so even though I adore k.d. Lang, this one is only a three. One listen and move on. Ingenue has been in my rotation for 30 years.

I had never seriously listened to KD Lang before this, and I need to reconsider some life choices. This album is a warm cup of tea and a blanket. All warm, soft edges, flowing. It's intimate and comforting. You can feel the intention and the craft behind every voice accent and every instrumentation choice. This record enveloped me. It is tightly connected to the tradition from which it flowed. There is an obvious reverence and love for these songs: as if KD Lang was inviting us to her house and introducing these songs as her friends, stopping for a bit of conversation with each one, sharing what makes them special without telling us but by showing us what they are made of, what they mean for her, where they come from and where they might be going next. This love from the material never turns into sterile imitation. In that she is supported by a flawless production, completely in the service of the songs. She is never crushed by the excellence of the songs, but instead shows what is possible when this excellence can free you to find your own voice. In a way this makes this record a wonderful example for how constraints can lead to outstanding creativity. Nothing is superfluous here. The result is a record that manages the rare feat of feeling lush and humble at the same time. And completely timeless. I will come back here.

Oi tykkäsinpä tosi paljon! Keveä mutta sielukas, jos kliseitä saan käyttää. Muttei liian sielukas, keveyttä oli niin paljon. Siis hyvällä tavalla. Lopetus Honky tonkiin esimerkiksi.

Tämä versio kantrista on sävyltään tuoretta mutta sävellyksellisesti vähän geneerisen tuntuista - ehkä juuri tuoreesta sävystä johtuen. Black Coffee vaihtaa tunnelmaa toimivasti.

Look I’m not a fan of country music, but this is AMAZING. Probably one of my top albums of all time noe

Sublime. 5 stars.

90% of it was just slow and sappy, with the same guitar tone I feel like I've heard in every country song ever. The vocal performance was good, but it felt wasted on this

Not for me. 1/5

oh no... it's country... Vocally, lang is smoothly gorgeous. There's just something about country that I can't do (I'll investigate that one day). Strangely, I do like smooth sultry blues, so "Busy Being Blue" was a nice find here.

Rather sweet. I like k.d. Lang very much. I loved discovering her later albums, had them on high rotation. This one, for all its polish/clarity and quality, is not my music. Sharing Shadowland with others, yes there is shared joy, it's so nice to hear others being delighted - but it's not for me. I so so so enjoyed later k.d. lang - it's still a special experience listening to her first confident work, her origin, even it's not my music. 2 stars.

Sorry, but that's my first 1/5 after 40 albums. Too much country for me! 1/5

Okay so I don't really like this either, (comparing to Sheryl Crow) but this sounds more talented and skillful. This feels more sophisticated than Crow. So I'll give her 3 stars for that and for the possibility that she might have other albums I could maybe find more palatable. 3 stars

This album took a while to grow on me. It's a bit country for my tastes, but Langs blue vocals eventually win me over. Favorite track was black coffee.

i like the music and i like being exposed to more country sounds. i’m a little english country boy looking for big american country women. i did not know this was going to be my review when i started typing.

KDL is not for me, perhaps too country, I find this voice grates on me so not much in the album for me

I liked it. It was good.

DNF. Triggered my allergy to steel guitars

Alright, but I preferred Ingénue, which I also found through here.

Her voice is so good!

Some people get genuine pleasure out of long distance running. One year in college I made a concerted effort to add cross country running to my fitness training and really pushed myself. By the end of the summer I could run 3 miles averaging 7 minutes a mile, and I ran over 7 miles one time. I hated every second of it; there wasn't a single moment that I didn't wish I wasn't running anymore. "Shadowland" is like that to me. Look, I'm not saying anyone did anything wrong, but...I don't want anything to do with anything on this album. Surely Lang is a talented vocalist (though she does seem like an imposter in the country space), but no thank you.

She’s got a great voice and I preferred the cabaret songs more than the country ones, and could see adding some to a dinner party playlist.

If more country music singers sounded like this instead of super Southern or redneck twang BS, I'd listen more often. Loved it

How does she have any entries on this list, let alone multiple??? Just about gets a pass. 44/100

3 - You know, the first time I saw this album cover, I was like, "that's a cute guy". But now I know that that's a cute lady! Lang has a great voice, and it oddly lends itself to even the most country of songs of this record. I do appreciate when this album steers away from the country sound, but I don't mind when it returns to it. I'm excited to listen to Ingenue and hear that amazing voice again.

Relaxed slow Country

A little overdone in spots.

Блин, няша с тонкими губами очень приятно поёт. Такой, коктейльно-кофейный утренний кантри-джазец, приятно

Very honky with some appeal for non-honkies

This was an interesting album. I'm not super familiar with K.D. or the Indigo Girls outside of a few big songs ("Closer to Fine"). Country isn't usually my style, but the mix of genres on this album was pretty interesting. The album opens with a country-western song that mixes slide guitar and Spanish guitar (what?!) — but it sounds really cool. A lot of the other songs seem like classic old school country-western songs, with songs like "Sugar Cane" and "I Wish I Didn't Love You So" mixing elements of doo wop, jazz, classical, and country. Though, "Sugar Cane" definitely sounds like a Christmas song to me with the mix of doo wop and slide guitar — I blame Elvis for that. "Waltz Me" has more or a ragtime feel (think Randy Newman's Toy Story songs). "Black Coffee" is a jazzy blues ballad with some slide guitar and a drop of Bond. The Spanish guitar returns on "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" and I'm here for it. Speaking of Elvis, fans of his country albums would probably enjoy this album. It's very much in that vein. K.D. has a great voice and delivers her vocals with a ton of power and passion. The fact that a queer artist put out a country album in 1988 is wild to me. Not an album I likely would have found on my own, but I enjoyed it. It's probably not going to a hugely frequent listen, but I'd totally put this on again for a relaxing vibe. 4/5

Lol

Сочный лесбиянский голос под кабацкий аккомпанемент (местами как будто из бикини боттом) - не то, что может меня влюбить в себя, но и не то, от чего хочется поскорее выключить

Better than average country album. Not a classic.

Sometimes a great talent can put a twist on an old theme and it feels fresh - like Amy Whinehouse. It might have felt like this is what KD Lang was doing back in the late 80s, but it's justa covers band with a nice singer.

Ich war noch nie in den USA. Aber sollte mich mal ein Unglück nach Tennessee verschlagen, dann stelle ich mir vor, dass ich dort in ein Hotel gehe, und in der Lobby dudelt genau so eine Musik im Hintergrund. Und ich würde denken: das ist ja noch schlimmer als ich es mir vorgestellt habe. Bloß weg hier!

kd lang has a beautiful voice. This album was 'ok' not one of her best but I still like to hear her.

I’ve never listened to KdLang and only knew about her from references in other things but I was delightfully surprised at this album. Not sure if this is how all of her album sound but it’s got me interested to listen to more.

Cool country style with a different vibe

"Perfect Album imo" -8.5/10 I was pleasantly surprised by this album and thoroughly enjoyed it

This was a pleasant listen. It reminded me of the Everything But the Girl album, where nothing was bad, but nothing really stood out. Overall though, I enjoyed it as ambient music.

Was exactly what I wanted to be hearing yesterday morning 9/10

Kinda interesting, but pretty slow 5.5/10

8/10 - Pretty enjoyable country music. Waltz me and down to my last cigarette stood out to me.

It was fine, not my favorite type of music 6.5/10

Not my favorite, but enjoyable and easy to listen to 6.5/10

Not my usual fare. This record has more country vibes than I would pick up on my own, but k.d. lang has a great voice and delivery. The music is easy on the ears. Each song takes its own sweet time. Honestly, the album feels longer than 36 mins for it. Given how old this record is it is obviously not as dialed into the cultural moment as Orville Peck but its arrangements and production also have a timeless quality that I can appreciate. A solid 3 stars.

I didn't realize KD Lang started out as country. Sounds like Patsy Cline which makes sense since it was her producer. This is the kind of country I like. Not something I'd usually listen to but not terrible either. Better than her AC stuff later on.

A raucous prime rib party must be going on somewhere

Great album, brings back nights around the Frederick fire.

I wish I could be more receptive but just don’t dig it.

KD Lang's voice is so good it got Owen Bradley off the retirement couch and back in the studio with all his old pals. I love this. Some might not vibe with this, but you have to recognize that this is a pure, honest, representation of an original American art form (even if KD is from Alberta).

Very pleasant listening with some great vocals. The upbeat Sugar Moon was a standout

I’m sure lots of people like this music. Thankfully, I’m not one of them

Shadowarse

Great voice but little else of interest here.

Meh: country. K D Lang has a nice voice, I just don't like the music.

Fine for k.d. lang fans. For me, welcome to yawnville! 🥱

I know this is one I probably should put more thought into and appreciate more, but I just don’t have any desire, and all out of beer to cry in.

01) Western Stars - 8,0 02) Lock, Stock and Teardrops - 7,5 03) Sugar Moon - 6,5 04) I Wish I Didn't Love You So - 7,0 05) (Waltz Me) Once Again Around the Dance Floor - 7,0 06) Black Coffee - 7,0 07) Shadowland - 6,5 08) Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes - 7,0 09) Tears Don't Care Who Cries Them - 7,0 10) I'm Down to My Last Cigarette - 7,0 11) Busy Being Blue - 7,0 12) Honky Tonk Angels' Medley - 7,0 TOTAL: 7,04 (70/100) She's a great vocalist but the songs she's singing are not something I would necessarily want to listen too again.

Not my favorite kind if music. Most of the songs have similar delivery of lyrics and become repetitive. 2/5 Won't listen again

You know this is a revelation. Insert the old Buddy Rich at the hospital gag. Are you allergic to anything? yes country music. Pretty much describes my feelings, but the combination her voice, tasteful arrangements and a rock-solid song selection make this a solid three, probably 3.25 and I might even put it on the relisten pile.

é o nascedouro do modãaao no Canadá, fih! kkkkkk bela voz! sensual, deep! entregou tudo sem prometer! "I'd have time on my hands Time to make some plans Time to take a different point of view Time to take a walk And time to sit and talk But you know I'm too busy bein' blue"

A lesbian!!! Admito que country não me pega tanto. Mesmo assim, ela não deixa a peteca cair!!! O álbum é bom do início ao fim. Algumas músicas tem um som mais estereotipado do gênero, mas os vocais e a interpretação são divinos! Outros momentos são mais jazzy e dão um balanço legal ao álbum. Gostei muito e passou voando.

Not a drill, we have some CanCon today 🚨 I don’t know lang’s music all that well, but I found a cover album of hers in a thrift shop- Hymns of the 49th Parallel- and really liked it. Turns out this is a cover album, and I really like it as well, go figure! Though like an another album from this list I enjoyed from way back, Coles Corner by Richard Hawley, this kind of revivalist country is strange to include in the big 1001 when the originators of the sound like Patsy Cline and Roy Orbison aren't. Another reviewer pointed out the book roasts this very album in the entry for lang's Ingenue (1992), which is oddly not the first time that happens. (The entry for Isn't Anything by MBV derides the band Ride, only to feature their album Nowhere a few short pages later). HL: "Western Stars", "I Wish I Didn't Love You So", "Black Coffee", "Tears Don't Care Who Cries Them"

Although not a fan of the country music tropes and styling, KD Lang is nonetheless amazing. Lock stock and teardrops is a beautifully crafted song. The singing and style of this album has a very strong throw-back sound to a lounge/dancing/crooning era and captures it quite well. But overall it does not appeal to me.

Great voice, and I enjoyed this more than I expected to, but not my thing. 2.5 stars.

I remember K.D. Lang being kind of a big deal in the 80s, but I was a kid & wasn't paying attention. As a fully fledged adult, I'm glad this challenge has introduced me to her music. Holy smokes, this is fantastic. I'm a fan of country music, and I love her particular style of country. It's got soul, melody, and depth. I feel nourished after listening to this. I don't normally give 5 stars to something so brand new to my ears, but this is excellent.

Crooning country and western cabaret. I feel this is the music that would be playing at the end of the night in a country and western bar full of middle aged short haired women.

Great voice, ok country ballads

This was great! A whole mix of Showtunes, Blues, Country, bluescountry and Honytonk. It was fun, polished entertaining. Worth a listen, doesn't disappoint. Maybe I'm just in a good mood today. You're alright Lang...alright.

Something that would play in the background at graduation.

I don't listen to much county or country-styled music, however, the way she interprets the material and the quality of her voice always draw me in. Listen to this and then get at her other albums. Enjoy!

I really like this album. The old country music mixed with lang's amazing voice is a memorable combination.

Langatmiger Blues mit brauchbarer Frauenstimme. Das Album fesselte zu keiner Zeit und ich war froh als ich es vollendet hatte. Wäre ich in einer Hotellobby könnte ich mir die Musik wenigstens schön trinken. Nur die Stimme der Interpretin rettet sie vor der Einsterne-Bewertung.

Shadowland is the debut solo album by Canadian singer-songwriter k.d. lang. This country and pop album performed well critically and commercially, leading to more solo work by k.d. lang. This album was certified gold in Australia & the US, and platinum in Canada. K.d. lang aka Kathryn Dawn Lang has an impressive country music voice and this album showcases it with wonderful backing musicians and producers. The mix of country and pop throughout the tracks made for a great project that most listeners will enjoy.

I didn't think they had A.I.muzack back then but this sure sounds like it.

Good when honky tonk

Love this. Lightweight, idiosyncratic melancholy country music from the 80s by an unpredictable, norm-defying artist. This was a pretty chill and enjoyable/mildly humorous album. Always interesting when people choose to use lower case in their names also, a strong statement. Fun stuff! Three stars.

Honestly cant remember this one too well but I think it was decent and I dont want to listen to it again

A female Chris Isaac - not really my bag but not really offensive to my ears in anyway. I’ll never listen again 3.0

Nice k.d. not her hit album but some gems here. If you are a fan, you will enjoy.

What a voice

So I guess this must be one of the "average if inventive country albums" the book itself refers to in its review of Ingenue. Fabulous voice. Massively not my thing. I did really like the old style crooner I Wish I Didn't Love You So. And the nightclub singer's Black Coffee.

What I expected

я не хочу сказать, что это плохой альбом, но я не знаю, зачем я его послушал

Это жир, это кладезь афробита Как же все сочно и вкусно всё Алкоальбом: да наебиниться просто хочется и радостно плясать

На контрасте с предыдущим инди, который местами звучал очень даже экспериментально и психоделично, было интересно вновь быстро окунуться в какое-то плюс-минус классическое написание песен. Я так понимаю, нам дали теперь женскую канадскую американу. Когда 51ый штат? Мелодично, очен бархатный голос у мадам. Хотя по обложке я думал, у нас будет молодой Элвис)) Тоже кстати хорошо к фильмам бы подошло, как мне кажется. Например, (Waltz Me)...

Oh that's some pretty nice gay blues. Feels oddly Christmassy. This is what Zooey Deschenel reckons she sounds like but doesn't quite.

spotify annihilated 9 out of 12 songs from the album lol

Beautiful voice, nice background music

Dreamy, country album

Nou ja okay. Hip hoppedie dee country. 2/5

Country meets crooner. Nothing standout to me but a good voice

I’ve been a fan of k.d. since the Absolute Torch and Twang album that was just one year after this. While clearly the song choices speak to a sub-genre, she has always been able to bring these old school sounds into a more popular market while at the same time embodying Patsy Cline. And her vocal control is masterful. Recognising this is probably a hard sell for most folks, you can’t deny her talent.

I just hate this so, so much. Ruined my day.

Some of it I really liked. Some of it felt to drag for me. Certainly a talent and I enjoyed listening to a style that isn’t typically on my playlist. 2.75/3

Now we have an answer to the age old question: what do lesbian cowgirls listen to after a rough breakup? This album is totally fine, but I def did not expect to see KD Lang on this list. But at the end of the day it’s easy on the ears and totally fine. 2.75/5

An artist that's always passed me by but I actually really dug this. Will listen again

Du country qui selon moi ne se démarque pas tant de la majorité de ce que j'ai entendu. Ça se laisse écouter, mais je n'ai pas trouvé grand chose pour m'accrocher. 5/10

2.5/5

I have been a fan for many, many years, but I hadn't heard this album. As her first pop album, it was interesting to hear where some of her signature sounds came from.

meh she sound like she is doing a female elvis impression.

I wish I didn’t love you so Lock, Stock and Teardrops Black Coffee

Loveeee it

a bit to twangy

What a great album! A tribute to some amazing songwriting, coupled with k.d. lang’s gorgeous vocals. You totally hear the influence of Patsy Cline.

This sounds at least 20-30 years older than it actually is. Her voice is great, but apart from a few songs the album was pretty unmemorable. If it was actually 50s I'd enjoy it more I think. Stand-out: Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes

No thank you...

Didn't sound good to this man's ears

Well I can appreciate that it's probably a great example of what it is, early country western stuff isn't really my thing.

I could see this being the soundtrack to a Quentin Tarantino western 1

I hear some country and western, but the style is more lounge. I felt like I entered a small bar in the 1950s ... I think the slide guitar is what makes the sound so C & W. K. D. is a great singer. A treat to hear the full album.

Not surprised to find this was produced by Patsy Cline’s producer. This could be a modern Patsy album. Great voice.

Easy listening music

- I Wish I Didn't Love You So - Black Coffee - Tears Don't Care Who Cries Them

Didn't really enjoy this that much.

Soft 2

Bruh

If you are looking for music to listen to while resting next to the fireplace during snowy January nights, this is for you. I listened to this while cleaning the bathroom. It did not work. My wife was mad at me for leaving the toilet halfway dirty. She was right. Then I played Slayer's Angel of Death during the second cleaning round. The toilet was so clean after that. Well, give k.d. land a try. She has a good voice.

4+

Pretty cool country and blues!

I like Western Stars, Waltz Me, Sugar Moon, and I kind of like Lock stock and Teardrops and some of the others

Song: I Wish I Didn't Love You So This sounds like it came straight out of the 50s. It's a very nostalgic, pretty track, and Lang has a great voice. Overall, this was a pretty solid track, and a song I'd definitely return to.

It's pleasant.

4/5. Country music with a voice of a rising 90's indie rock artist. It's definitely unique, I'll give it that. These covers actually feel like original songs which is nice and she sure can sing, belting through some of them. It's basically if feminine-Morrissey did noir-country, it's a vibe for sure that sometimes hits, sometimes not but it was better than I was expecting from the first song.

K.d. Lang goes country and it didn’t do it for me

You know, this is not a bad record. I'm not sure that I had ever listened to any K.D. Lang before I listened to this, and it's about what I expected it to be. It's like, americana/country adjacent, but also from 1988 so there is more saxophone than I think there should be, but that jives with the time. It's a fine record. Not bad, but kind of ignorable. I think it's cool that she was a lesbian that made country-ish music, but it's very western swingy which I'm not really into, and she does that thing I hate with her voice a lot where she like, swings it open so it does that deep vibrato thing but not holding a word out? There's got to be a word for doing that with your voice but I don't know what it is. Anyway I hate that thing it's so corny unless you're like, Ella Fitzgerald.

Several covers, but a great voice.

Am I really going to rate a country album I’ve never heard of a five stars? Yes I am. Country has many sub genres, and although I don’t know what to call this one, I love it. Lang’s voice is just phenomenal.

Country.

Ooof, female pop slooooooooooowww country. No thank you.

A good kind of country.

Not bad. A lot more of a country feel than expected but maybe that's normal. I've only ever heard her songs with Tony Bennett before.

I guess it's just the style but these feels like it should be a christmas album.

This sounded like something that would be in a sad commercial about Alzheimer’s and then listed all of the side effects. I think it had potential but didn’t work well. It felt snoozy and weepy and just unfortunate.

This is country. VERY country. I don't have the experience nor truly the preference to determine how or where this ranks in terms of older classics but to my ears it seems quite authentic in terms of voice, song structure, and arrangement. Which also seems impressive for 1988 when I'm guessing there was a strong early bent towards pop-country. Anyways, I don't really *like* it but it's quite obviously well-constructed and kd has a great voice for this which even as/for a non-country fan makes it a decent listen. TL;DR: Seems too high-quality to give less than a 3 and points for Canadian coolness. 6/10 3 stars.

I only really know KF Lang’d ‘Constant Craving’ so this was different from my expectations. Not bad, but different.

A bit to much 'easy listening' and traditional vibes for my taste. Still some nice tunes.

Previously rated: Ingenue (3/5) ******************** Some very pretty songs here. Sort of Patsy Cline like. I liked the medley at the end.

A lovely lesson

Rápido 2. Country yuck.

Interesting, great orchestration, surprisingly delightful. Genre bending excellence.

So country

Beautiful voice. Nice album

A little too country for me.

Country, pop. Bonita voz.

country western lesbian dares to adopt a cultural identity that would seem naff and out of place to sing about heartbreak and loneliness the question is how do i make my hair look like that

Not my sort of music. Painfully bland and boring. Perhaps some Grandmas out there liked this - but I'm afraid I didn't. It's a 1 star

A little Honky Tonk, Jazz and Modern Country. A good listen for sure.

When KD Lang slows down on songs like I Wish I Didn't Love You So and Black Coffee - ripped straight from the 50's - the album becomes bearable. But the terrible country twang was already outdated when this came out. Looking past her amazing voice, I now know for certain I'm not a KD Lang fan.

100% great!

NO

Oh the twang! Good music, but not for me.

Started pretty slow but actually turned out to be an album I enjoyed. Not that I would go out of my way to listen to it again but it had some nice songs with a kind of folky/country vibe which is not really what I thought of when I thought of k.d. lang. which gave me some new perspective. As far as debut albums go this is pretty solid.

RIYL Patsy Cline etc. which I do

Well that was a hard listen. It feels like 70s country music without the fun. Jump in any elevator in the US and you will hear something similar. 1 stars

Western Stars - 7/10 Lock, Stock and Teardrops - 6/10 Sugar Moon - 7/10 I Wish I Didn’t Love You So - 6/10 Once Again Around the Dance Floor - 8/10 Black Coffee - 7/10 Shadowland - 7/10 Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - 8/10 Tears Don’t Care Who Cries Them - 7/10 I’m Down To My Last Cigarette - 8/10 Busy Being Blue - 7/10 Honky Tonk Angels Medley - 7/10 TOTAL - 85/120

Si bien no estaba familiarizado con el trabajo de k.d. lang en el pasado, este disco (a pesar de no ser el primero), me sirvió como una introducción al trabajo de la talentosa artista. Su voz melódica y dulce; sus letras introspectivas y sentimentales; y su respeto por la tradición folk norteamericana, la pone a la cabeza de las artistas canadienses dedicadas al country. Gran álbum, sumamente recomendable.

De instrumenten zijn met vlagen nog wel oké (al is het voor het grootste gedeelte té kitsch), maar in combinatie met de zang gaat het richting het vieze. Een beetje een foute pornovibe, wat ik denk ik op die manier invul vanwege de saxofoon. In combinatie met de foto op de hoes word ik er toch wel wat naar van. Ik kan niet aan het beeld ontsnappen van vrouwen van wie de gloriedagen inmiddels wel erg klein zijn geworden in de achteruitkijkspiegel, die één keer in de week onder het mom van linedancen in een aftandse, donkere oud-voetbalkantine bij elkaar komen om stapelglaasjes Bavaria te drinken en Drum-shagjes te roken tot ze niet meer kunnen om elkaar dan met het zout en vet van de (gratis) pinda's nog aan de vies-gele vingertoppen met afgekloven nagels plakkend genadeloos schraal te vingeren op een toilet, waarvan de bril vol bruine schroeiplekken van de uitgedrukte peuken er al jaren scheef en half gebroken op hangt. Die daarna weer rustig terug gaan naar hun man en/of katten. Verder roept het geen specifieke beelden bij me op. De 35 minuten kropen voorbij.

I think I prefer k.d. lang's songs that are more pop than country, but I did overall enjoy this album. Though I don't love country music, there are some really good songs here, and k.d.'s voice is so good on everything. My favorite songs on the album are "Sugar Moon" and "(Waltz Me) Once Again Around the Dance Floor."

Activisme > muziek

Shadowland, a.k.a. How 36 Minutes Can Seem Like An Eternity. It's just too much Country for my taste. 2.5/5

Cool woman sang mix of elivis presley, johnny cash, sinatra, marty robbins etc. Did enjoy. For the genre a 7/10

I don't doubt the musical quality of the record. I'm just not the biggest fan of this country lounge blues karaoke folk genre. Sorry.

nice country throwback not too good though

Not sure what I was expecting from the cover and title but it definitely wasn't country. It's interesting though. On the best tracks, it mixes in enough pop sensibilities to keep me interested.

Great 👍

Great vocals. Nice song choice of standards of country and western music . I'm not crazy about all the old time country songs and twangy guitar, but still a very nice album. Favorite tracks: Black Coffee, Shadowland 3/5

Erm… thanks k.d. ... nice Patsy Cline impression … erm… thanks…

hatsy cline

Country & western music, which was a surprise - but I don't like it.

Mah, suoni e voce ricercati e dal chiaro piglio passatista.

Honky tonk vibes for the most part. Pretty relaxed vibe

At just over half an hour I thought this would be a pretty quick listen but it sure seemed like a slog. K. D. Lang is one of those artists where I can recognize that they have an undeniable talent but I have no interest in listening to them. I think a part of that is it seems like she is more interested in showcasing her voice than she is in serving a song so she over-sings the song. She also gives me the impression that she's someone who sings country but hasn't lived country. I didn't like the lounge-y stuff and hated the collaborative final song. Definitely a one and done for me and just squeaking past a one star rating.

Didn't expect this... great voice! Nice slide guitar!

OK

Zzz

Ok

Great production, but too much twang for me

Wish I had found this album sooner

I think I love how kd lang ends all of her songs - judged based purely on her winsome outros, I would give this 6 stars out of 5.

Really nice.

Great voice. Corny country. She’s like the original Brandi Carlisle, and only slightly because of you know what. I’d say the music feels like a Christmas album without the sleigh bells. It’s like that classic big band music, with some pedal steel. She has a knack for the slow stuff and this an enjoyable venture.

Yee-haw

Had to keep this one down low, I don't think it was bad per se just couldn't connect with it.

3 stars

Makee laulaja

Beautiful voice and songs. Gentle country sound.

Smooth voice. Maybe I’m grumpy today but I just wasn’t feeling it. Second 2 score today I’m issuing.

She's got a nice voice. I vastly prefer the country incarnation to the comatose pop of Ingenue.

Too american eww

Turns out I love k.d. lang.

Not my type of thing, but OK.

Favorites were "Don't let the stars get in your eyes" and "Busy Being Blue"

Sad butch cowgirl jams. Not bad

Pretty jumbled and shambolic. She can certainly sing, but maybe hadn't found her style at this point. Pleasant enough, and maybe better after a few more listens, but Canadian country pastiche is not for me.

Country, pop. Bonita voz.

Lesbian country music... Better than expected

was ok again, ill keep the 3 streak

Honestly thought it was a dude on the cover, so you can imagine my surprise when I heard the singing. Jokes aside, I think this had great vocals and was almost Leann Rimes-esque. Didn't resonate with me cause I'm generally not a lover of country music, but thought it was good. 7/10

This is so boring. Definitely not a fan. My first one star.

Une superbe voix. La musique marie des accents country, jazz et blues.

Like a country Billie Holliday. Very cool

Damn, this is very much country. Some songs like I "Wish I didn't love you so" also dip into Sinatra-esque traditional pop-easy listening-jazz-swing-big band. But then k.d. lang blasts you with southern country and whatever Honky-Tonky is again. Transports you right into an old dirty bar, places a whiskey in your hand and gives you a feeling of longing for the good ol' days. Surprisingly enjoyable. 3.5/5 | 7/10.

Great voice, but the album feels too long and drags on. 3/5

Not for me

Not my thing at all.

Sad cowboy kinda

3.5 maybe? Shes got a cool voice, good songwriter as well. Kind of dig her stuff

Not the biggest country fan, but this isn’t terry

IT WAS SO CORNY AND LOVELY SO GOOOD

Listened to this in the car and fell asleep. Pretty chill

Western or country music doesn't do much for me. I liked Ingenue better, but this album was still short and sweet. I still liked the singer's voice plenty.

Not for me

Good pop country

k.d. lang has one of the best voices in music, and k.d. lang is a Canadian hero, but... this album is just by-the-numbers crowd-pleasing C&W. Music for line-dancers, and I just can't get into it, sorry.

I honestly was very surprised with this album. First of all when seeing the album cover I assumer this album was some sort of alt-rock so when I played it and it was country I was very surprised and I would say it was a fairly pleasant surprise because I am always looking for good new country albums whereas I am always getting recommended alt-rock albums. This was a very enjoyable album with my favorite tracks being \"Lock, Stock and Teardrops\", \"Shadowland\", \"Black Coffee\" and \"Tears Don't Care Who Cries Them\" but in reality I liked pretty much all the songs on the album. One problem I have with some country music is sometimes country artists will fall back on the easiest, most derivative lyrics and topics without putting forth any new ideas. I think this may come from the fact that country singers lean more conservative and in turn are more rooted in tradition but in art tradition can lead to stagnation. This album while still being clearly country provided some small differences that I think made it stand out from the crowd. Also while the final song is not my favorite I do love the inclusion of some country legends and specifically one of my two or three favorites Loretta Lynn. Also in general k.d.'s vocals really stood out to me on this album as being very strong and really were the center of attention which is an aspect that I personally enjoy in my favorite country music. To me, the vocals in country music can sometimes take a back seat to things like lyrics or trying to create the country music feel but this album I think gives all these aspects their just due and it came out really good. Solid 8.5/10

I didn't even know that k.d. lang started as a country singer. I suppose I am glad that gap in knowledge was filled due to this listen, but beyond providing context for her subsequent work, is this an important album for the list?

This anachronistic covers album has no place on the list.