Watershed (k.d. lang album)

Watershed is the seventh and most recent solo studio album by k.d. lang and was released on February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05). 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]

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]

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 (2007-11-18).

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. 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. "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. "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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