KD LANG AND THE RECLINES – ABSOLUTE TORCH AND TWANG LP – Nr MINT A2/B2

KD Lang and The Reclines – Absolute Torch And Twang
(Sire Records  1989  WX259)
Matrix No’s: A2/B2

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Sleeve & Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

Kathryn Dawn Lang, OC (born November 2, 1961), known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress.

Lang has won both Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances; hits include “Constant Craving” and “Miss Chatelaine”. She has contributed songs to movie soundtracks and has teamed with musicians such as Roy Orbison, Tony Bennett, Elton John, Anne Murray, Ann Wilson, and Jane Siberry. Lang is also known for being an animal rights, gay rights, and Tibetan human rights activist. She is a tantric practitioner of the old school of Tibetan Buddhism. She performed Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” live at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. Previously, she had performed at the closing ceremony of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Lang possesses the vocal range of a mezzo-soprano.

Absolute Torch and Twang is the third album by k.d. lang and the Reclines, released in 1989.

Track listing

1. “Luck in My Eyes” (k.d. lang, Ben Mink) – 4:10
2. “Three Days” (Willie Nelson) – 3:17
3. “Trail of Broken Hearts” (lang, Mink) – 3:24
4. “Big Boned Gal” (lang, Mink) – 3:08
5. “Didn’t I” (lang, Mink) – 3:39
6. “Wallflower Waltz” (lang, Mink) – 4:22
7. “Full Moon Full of Love” (Leroy Preston, Jeannie Smith) – 2:49
8. “Pullin’ Back the Reins” (lang, Mink) – 4:23
9. “Big Big Love” (Wynn Stewart) – 2:29
10. “It’s Me” (lang, Mink) – 2:20
11. “Walkin’ in and Out of Your Arms” (lang, Mink) – 3:03
12. “Nowhere to Stand” (lang) – 4:27

Personnel

• k.d. lang – acoustic guitar, guitar, vocals
• Graham Boyle – percussion, tambourine, claves, spoons
• Michael Creber – piano
• John Dymond – bass
• The Five Blind Boys of Alabama – background vocals, voices
• Greg Leisz – steel guitar, slide guitar
• Gordie Matthews – acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar
• Ben Mink – organ, acoustic guitar, guitar, mandolin, strings, violin, electric guitar, mandola, bowed bass
• David Piltch – fretless bass, bowed bass
• Michel Pouliot – drums
• Ed Thigpen – drums

Production

• Producers: k.d. lang, Ben Mink, Greg Penny