En anbefaling: k.d. lang “Recollection”
8. februar 2010
En af glæderne ved denne weblog er, at jeg her kan dele mine musikoplevelser og -glæder med andre. Og det er også den eneste grund til, at jeg vil henlede opmærksomheden på en ny udgivelse med den canadiske sangerinde k. d. lang. Recollection hedder publikationen, og er sangerindens første retrospektive opsamlingsplade med et tværsnit gennem hendes produktion. “Recollection” kommer i både en ordinær to-cd-udgave med sange fra hendes album – og en fire-disc-udgave, der også henvender sig til dem, der i forvejen har hendes plader. Som man kan se af oversigten nedenfor gemmer disc 3 og 4 en del sjældenheder:
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 Ingénue, 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 Ingénue, 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
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 Salmonberries, 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, DVD]: k.d. lang videos
1. Constant Craving (From Ingénue, 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 Soundtrack, 1993)
4. Miss Chatelaine (From Ingénue, 1992)
5. The Mind of Love (From Ingénue, 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)
Den garvede jazz-crooner Tony Bennett, som Lang har indspllet et album sammen med, rangerede Lang ind blandt de fornemste sangere i vor tid: Billie Holliday, Edith Piaf og Hank Williams. Lang er “blessed with a destiny”, sagde han. Store ord fra en kender. Og der er da heller ikke nogen tvivl i mine ører om, at vi har med en af de allerbedste sangerinder at gøre inden for populærmusikken. Anbefales varmt.
