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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.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002ZTIIXK/?tag=imwan-20

This is from the WEA sell sheet, but it cuts off at the bottom and doesn't list the full tracklist:


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.

Her work is regularly featured in movies, but her most powerful

I love k.d., but isn't this her second retrospective in a row (the first focusing on earlier material)? That said, I guess I'm glad to get her non-album tracks compiled onto one disc.

Hmm, the wording suggests that the 10 songs that didn't appear on her own albums are probably duets (the Tony Bennett), guest vocals, or soundtrack cuts, rather than true unreleased songs. So, I'll probably pass on this, unless the set list magically has all the songs I like on several of the albums; that way I could sell the albums and keep this, thereby saving space!!

Hope this comp includes the song "Barefoot" from the 1991 movie Salmonberries (in which she also acted).

AKAIK it's never appeared on any album. There is a live version from her Live By Request album but the studio version from the movie is better.

Now that I think about it, she has a quite a few other soundtrack songs that should be added including "Love Affair" (Twister, 1996), "Anywhere But Here" (Anywhere But Here, 1999), "Surrender" (Tomorrow Never Dies, 1997). And that's just scratching the surface. They could easily come up with 10 non album tracks from her movie contributions.

Yeah!! Now a "rarities" collection I would buy!!

i wonder if it will have the now requisite one or two "new" songs to make the completist fans have to buy it.

from http://www.kdlang.com.

what is with the eleven track maximum per disc?

k.d. lang will release her first-ever career retrospective, Recollection, 25 years after the release of her debut recording. The two-disc set will be available February 2 on Nonesuch Records. Recollection features 22 of k.d.'s most beloved recordings, including an all-new interpretation of the Leonard Cohen classic, "Hallelujah." The deluxe package includes a third disc of previously unreleased recordings - many performed live - as well as a bonus DVD of music videos and rarely seen live performance footage.



Track Listing:

Disc 1: the best of k.d. lang vol. 1

1. Trail of Broken Hearts (Originally released on Absolute Torch and Twang, 1989)
2. Constant Craving (Originally released on Ingenue, 1992)
3. Air That I Breathe (Originally released on Drag, 1997)
4. Helpless (Originally released on Hymns of the 49th Parallel, 2004)
5. You’re OK (Originally released on All You Can Eat, 1995)
6. Western Stars (Originally released on Shadowland, 1988)
7. The Valley (Originally released on Hymns of the 49th Parallel, 2004)
8. Summerfling (Originally released on Invincible Summer, 2000)
9. Miss Chatelaine (Originally released on Ingenue, 1992)
10. I Dream of Spring (Originally released on Watershed, 2008)
11. Hallelujah (Originally released on Hymns of the 49th Parallel, 2004)

Disc 2: the best of k.d. lang vol. 2

1. Help Me (Originally released on A Tribute to Joni Mitchell, 2007)
2. Hush Sweet Lover (Originally released on Even Cowgirls Get the Blues: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1993)
3. Beautifully Combined (Previously Unreleased)
4. Crying (with Roy Orbison) (Originally released on Hiding Out: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1987)
5. Love for Sale (From the film The Black Dahlia, 2006)
6. Golden Slumbers / The End (Originally released on Happy Feet: Music from the Motion Picture, 2006)
7. Barefoot (From the film Salmonberr ies, 1991)
8. Moonglow (with Tony Bennett) (Originally released on Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged, 1994)
9. So in Love (Originally released on Red, Hot & Blue, 1990)
10. Calling All Angels (with Jane Siberry) (Originally released on Until the End of the World: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1991)
11. Hallelujah (Previously unreleased)

Disc 3 [Deluxe edition]: k.d. lang rarities

1. I’m Sitting on Top of the World (Originally released on The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: Music from the Motion Picture, 2005)
2. Sexuality (Originally released on All You Can Eat, 1995)
3. Skylark (Originally released on Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture, 1997)
4. Helpless (Live from KCRW, October 12, 2008)
5. Western Stars (Live from KCRW, October 12, 2008)
6. Wash Me Clean (Live from KCRW, October 12, 2008)
7. Thread (Live from KCRW, October 12, 2008)
8. Once in a While (Live from KCRW, October 12, 2008)
9. I Dream of Spring (Live from KCRW, October 12, 2008)
10. Smoke Rings (Live from KCRW, October 12, 2008)
11. The Right to Love (Live from KCRW, October 12, 2008)

Disc 4 [Deluxe edition]: k.d. lang videos

1. Constant Craving (From Ingenue, 1992)
2. Just Keep Me Moving (From Even Cowgirls Get the Blues: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1993)
3. Hush Sweet Lover (From Even Cowgirls Get the Blues: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrac k, 1993)
4. Miss Chatelaine (From Ingenue, 1992)
5. The Mind of Love (From Ingenue, 1992)
6. Crying (with Roy Orbison) (From Hiding Out: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1987)
7. You’re OK (From All You Can Eat, 1995)
8. Summerfling (From Invincible Summer, 2000)
9. Love Is Everything (From Hymns of the 49th Parallel, 2004)
10. Hallelujah (Live at the 2005 Juno Awards)
11. Helpless (Live at the 2005 Juno Awards)
http://www.kdlang.com

Good, but not great, IMHO.

Disc 1: Barely skims the surface of her released album material. Totally ignores A Truly Western Experience and Angel With A Lariet.

Disc 2: Good overall with many 'hoped for' tracks included. But there are a lot of soundtrack/compilation tracks missing.

Disc 3: Are the first 3 tracks the original recordings or re-recordings? They say "Originally released on", just like Disc 2. Mixed feelings on unreleased live recordings...would have prefered this disc be filled with rarities as on Disc 2.

Disc 4: Not that interested in video content. Will probably only watch once.

The comment about only 11 tracks per disc is valid. Much more could have fit on here.
I will buy and enjoy this deluxe set, but as with most compilations there are missed opportunities.

I see no reason to think that Disc 3 1-3 are new recordings.

I raised my question about those three tracks based on this statement from her website: "The deluxe Recollection package includes a third disc of previously unreleased recordings—many performed live."

This seems contradictory based on the track listings for the 3 songs in question.
Not a big deal in the scheme of things....I'd just prefer the original recordings.

Sure wish Anywhere But Here had been included

yep!

they're there!

I wonder how much the 3-disc set will retail for?

Anyone spring for the Deluxe Version of this?

Yup, picked it up today.

Cost me $32.99CDN, cheapest price I've seen on this side of the border.

i saw it at borders for $34.99, they had one.

Starbucks has their own reissue, "Beautifully Combined". The track list is as follows:

Beautifully Combined: The Best of K.D. Lang by Starbucks Entertainment
A Starbucks exclusive, this handpicked-by-k.d. retrospective includes her greatest hits, plus exciting extras including the never-before-released title track and duets with Roy Orbison and Tony Bennett.

TRACK LIST
1. Constant Craving
2. Calling All Angels
3. Crying
4. Hallelujah
5. Helpless
6. What a Wonderful World
7. Miss Chatelaine
8. Golden Slumbers/The End
9. Wash Me clean
10. Simple
11. Pullin' Back the Reins
12. Black Coffee
13. Beautifully Combined

I wound up buying the deluxe set at J&R ($29.99, IIRC) and returned the 2-CD set to Discorama. I like getting those bonus DVDs with the videos.