Watershed
Studio album by
k.d. lang
ReleasedFebruary 5, 2008 (2008-02-05)
GenreFolk, jazz, pop, country
Length38:51
LabelNonesuch
Producerk.d. lang, David Piltch
K.d. lang chronology
Reintarnation
(2006)		 Watershed
(2008)		 Recollection
(2010)
Alternative cover
Limited edition
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(76/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Billboard(positive)[3]
The Boston Globe(favorable)[4]
Hot Press(positive)[5]
Now[6]
The Observer[7]
Paste(6/10)[1][8]
PopMatters[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Uncut[1]

Watershed is the seventh and most recent solo studio album by k.d. lang and was released on February 5, 2008. It is her first collection of original material since 2000's Invincible Summer.[11] In the US, it debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200, with approximately 41,000 copies sold.[12] In Australia it debuted at #3 on the ARIA Albums Chart[13] and in its ninth week moved to the #1 spot, up from the #38 position one week earlier.[14] In the UK, it debuted and peaked at #35.[15]

A limited edition of the album was released in deluxe packaging which contained a bonus disc with four live tracks and an interview. "I Dream of Spring" was the album's first single, released on November 18, 2007.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Dream of Spring"k.d. lang, David Piltch4:00
2."Je fais la planche"lang, Ben Mink2:51
3."Coming Home"lang, Piltch3:26
4."Once in a While"lang3:27
5."Thread"lang, Piltch3:38
6."Close Your Eyes"Teddy Borowiecki, lang, Greg Leisz, Piltch4:26
7."Sunday"Borowiecki, lang4:17
8."Flame of the Uninspired"lang, Mink3:30
9."Upstream"lang, Piltch3:37
10."Shadow and the Frame"Borowiecki, lang, Ann Meredith3:07
11."Jealous Dog"lang, Piltch2:32
Bonus live tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Dream of Spring"lang, Piltch3:45
2."Wash Me Clean"lang4:11
3."The Valley"Jane Siberry6:20
4."Hallelujah"Leonard Cohen5:22

Personnel

  • K.D. Lang – banjo, guitar, percussion, piano, harp, keyboards, vocals, drum programming, production
  • Teddy Borowiecki – organ, guitar, piano, keyboards, programming, vibraphone, string conductor, photography
  • Grecco Buratto – guitar
  • Danny Frankel – percussion, drums
  • Jon Hassell – trumpet
  • Greg Leisz – guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar
  • Ben Mink – acoustic guitar
  • Noam Pikelny – banjo
  • David Piltch – bass, guitar, percussion, electric bass, drums, acoustic bass, production
  • Bryan Sutton – guitar
Technical
  • Lynne Earls – engineering, programming, editing
  • David Leonard – mixing, string engineering, string mixing
  • Steve Jensen, Martin Kirkup – management
  • Glen Nakasako, Jeri Heiden – photography
  • John Heiden, Nick Steinhardt – design

Charts

References

  1. 1 2 3 Critic reviews at Metacritic
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ "Billboard review". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 3, 2008. Retrieved April 19, 2013.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ The Boston Globe review
  5. ↑ Hot Press review
  6. ↑ Now review
  7. ↑ "Observer Music Monthly Reviews 26-40". The Guardian. 2008-01-20. Archived from the original on 2023-05-04.
  8. ↑ Paste review
  9. ↑ PopMatters review
  10. ↑ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved April 19, 2013.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ↑ Hasty, Katie (2007-10-10). "K.D. Lang Eyeing February for Next Album". Billboard. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
  12. ↑ Hasty, Katie (2008-02-13). "Digital Sales Propel Johnson to Second No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
  13. ↑ "australian-charts.com k.d. lang - Watershed" (ASP). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  14. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  15. 1 2 "k.d. lang > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – k.d. lang – Watershed". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  17. 1 2 "allmusic (((Watershed > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums)))". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Charts.nz – k.d. lang – Watershed". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – k.d. lang – Watershed". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  20. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2008". aria.com.au. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  21. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  22. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – k.d. lang – Watershed". Music Canada.
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