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Artist | K.D. Lang And The Reclines
Title | Absolute Torch And Twang
Genre | Country Format | Album
Source | CDDA Time | 41:38
Label | Sire Store | 1989
Catalog | 925 877-2 Rip | 2017
Bitrate | 242 kbps Size | 75.78 MB
Freq | 44.1 kHz Encoder | Lame 3.98.4
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01. Luck In My Eyes 4:12
02. Three Days 3:17
03. Trail Of Broken Hearts 3:25
04. Big Boned Gal 3:09
05. Didn't I 3:40
06. Wallflower Waltz 4:23
07. Full Moon Full Of Love 2:49
08. Pullin' Back The Reins 4:23
09. Big Big Love 2:29
10. It's Me 2:20
11. Walkin' In And Out Of Your Arms 3:05
12. Nowhere To Stand 4:26
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When K.D. Lang released her first major-label album in 1987, she caused
considerable controversy within the traditional world of country music.
With her vaguely campy approach, androgynous appearance, and edgy,
rock-inflected music, very few observers knew what to make of her or her
music, although no one questioned her considerable vocal talents. That
confusion never quite dissipated over the course of her career, even when
she abandoned country music for torchy adult contemporary pop in 1992 with
her fourth album, "Ingenue".
"Absolute Torch And Twang" was the last bona fide country album of Lang's
career, and while external circumstances may have forced her hand in
exploring other musical avenues, this set suggests she may have already
been headed that way. "Absolute Torch And Twang" is the definitive
statement of lang's country period; by this time, she'd moved past the
slightly kitschy Patsy Cline homages of her earliest work and developed a
strong musical personality of her own, using her rich and supple voice to
approach material both witty and heartfelt. lang's collaboration with
producer and songwriter Ben Mink was reaching its peak as well, with the
performances and arrangements hitting a superb grace note between polish
and passion.
Lang's songwriting had matured, most notably on "Nowhere To Stand", a
powerful number about child abuse, and she'd developed a knack for writing
about misfits, both defiant and otherwise; as a Canadian lesbian vegetarian
performance artist trying to work within mainstream country music, you have
to know her heart was with the heroines of "Big Boned Gal" and "Wallflower
Waltz". And while lang had embraced vintage countrypolitan sounds on
"Shadowland", "Absolute Torch And Twang" found her bridging a gap between
Cline-style balladry and polished lounge styles on "Trail Of Broken Hearts"
and "Pullin' Back The Reins", and finding a comfortable home in the middle
ground.
While some fans were disappointed when Lang retreated from country music on
her next album, "Ingenue", it's hard to imagine her (or anyone else)
topping an album quite as strong as "Absolute Torch And Twang".
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