Recollection 2 CD Set

Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0075597979893
Item Dimensions: 17
Label: Nonesuch
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
MPN: 523268
Number Of Discs: 2
Publication Date: February 23, 2010
Publisher: Nonesuch
Release Date: February 09, 2010
Studio: Nonesuch

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Disc 1:

1. Trail of Broken Hearts
2. Constant Craving
3. The Air That I Breathe
4. Helpless
5. You're OK
6. Western Stars
7. The Valley
8. Summerfling
9. Miss Chatelaine
10. I Dream Of Spring
11. Hallelujah

Disc 2:

1. Help Me
2. Hush Sweet Lover
3. Beautifully Combined (New Song)
4. Crying (Duet with Roy Orbison)
5. Love for Sale
6. Golden Slumbers
7. Barefoot
8. Moonglow (Duet with Tony Bennett)
9. So In Love
10. Calling All Angels (Duet with Jane Siberry)
11. Hallelujah (New Version)

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• A Wonderful World
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• Watershed
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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
k.d. lang is a once-in-a-generation artist who has consistently displayed an extraordinary interpretative range as well as remarkable vocal prowess. It's no wonder she has, over the course of more than two decades, attracted such collaborators as Roy Orbison and Tony Bennett, along with admirers like Philip Glass and Madonna. As lang has matured, she continues to surprise and impress. With the 2008 release of her self-penned, self-produced Nonesuch disc Watershed, Rolling Stone declared, "k.d. lang does what the gifted and the lucky always should: improve as time passes." The Times of London agreed: "It's a quirk of the music industry that one of the sexiest, most sensual voices in all of pop music comes not from some raven-tressed siren in a glitter-dress but a middle-aged woman with a utility haircut and a penchant for male tailoring." lang herself called the album "a culmination of everything I've done -- there's a little bit of jazz, a little country, a little of the Ingénue sound, a little Brazilian touch."

This two-disc retrospective -- which includes favorites like "Constant Craving" and "Smoke Rings," as well as ten tracks that never appeared on k.d. lang albums; and interpretations of classic songs like Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" and The Hollies "The Air That I Breathe" -- illustrates how lang got to this significant point in her career, 25 years after the independent release of her debut, A Truly Western Experience. As lang moved from the subversively whimsical cow-punk sound of her early career in Western Canada to a broader pop palette, she has shown an ever-increasing sophistication, both as songwriter and interpreter. Dramatic, country-meets-lounge opener "Trail of Broken Hearts," from her 1989 Grammy Award-winning Absolute Torch and Twang album, encapsulates where she came from and where she was heading. The luxurious adult pop of "Constant Craving," from the platinum-selling 1992 Ingenue, garnered her a Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female Grammy and remains her best known and most successful single. The effervescent "Miss Chatelaine," also from Ingenue, remains a concert favorite and "I Dream of Spring," is a particularly lush example of what she so artfully created for the acclaimed Watershed.

Her bravura rendition of "Crying," originally cut with Orbison for the soundtrack to the movie Hiding Out, has become a showstopper in her live performances, perhaps rivaled only be her beautifully restrained version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah." This soaring signature tune appears here as both a new recording, and in its original studio version. On her 2004 Nonesuch debut, Hymns of the 49th Parallel, she explored the work of her fellow Canadian songwriters, including Neil Young ("Helpless") and the woefully underrated Jane Siberry (the sublime "The Valley"). Regardless of its source, her choice of cover material has always been inspired, as evidenced by her take on the Hollies' "The Air That I Breathe," Joni Mitchell's "Help Me," the Beatles' Golden Slumbers," and Chris Isaak's "Western Stars," produced by Nashville legend Owen Bradley, Patsy Cline's mentor, for Shadowlands. lang is equally adept with such standards as Cole Porter's "Love For Sale" and "So In Love," and the jazz classic Moonglow" (performed here with Tony Bennett), and that has endeared her to a multi-generational audience.

Album Description:
2010 two CD collection from the singer, songwriter, performer and once-in-a-generation artist who has consistently displayed an extraordinary interpretative range as well as remarkable vocal prowess. This double disc retrospective -- which includes favorites like 'Constant Craving' and 'Smoke Rings,' as well as 10 tracks that never appeared on k.d. lang albums; and interpretations of classic songs like Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' and The Hollies 'The Air That I Breathe' -- illustrates how lang got to this significant point in her career, 25 years after the independent release of her debut, A Truly Western Experience. 22 tracks.




Rating: - Unbelievable!
Have had the CD for a month now....listen to it daily...Air That I Breathe is THE BEST track on the CD! This CD is sooooooooo worth every penny!! Thanks k.d.!!

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Rating: - Short Memory
Almost every song on this double disc "Recollection" of k.d. lang's finest is a gem. I can't argue with any of them. Her voice is a treasure of emotional intensity and vulnerability, and her interpretive skills are with few rivals in modern music. So why not five stars?

Well, frankly, the collection is skimpy. There's easily another half hour's space available between the two discs, room enough for at least one song from "Angel With A Lariat" and "Live By Request" or a couple more songs ... Read More

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Rating: - Good songs but last2 songs on cd scratched, won't play
Great Cd but unfortunately the Cd will skip
and say error because of scatches on the lasy 2 songs
which one happens to be my favorite

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Rating: - A wonderful compilation
I always find compilations a bit suspect, especially when they include "previously unreleased material". One can't help but wonder if there wasn't a perfectly fine reason these were never released, specifically because they simply aren't all that good; they didn't make the cut. This is not the case here, though, as lang lends her lovely voice and writing skills (she co-wrote three of the 11 previously unreleased songs) to this effort. I am left to wonder why some of these superb renditions were never ... Read More

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Rating: - Amazing
An amazing CD set. Love all of the music. A must for your music library.

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