A Truly Western Experience

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A Truly Western Experience
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Studio album by
Released1984 (1984)
StudioHomestead Recorders, Edmonton, Alberta
Genre Country
Length26:20
Label Bumstead
Producer k.d. lang, Gaye Delorme, Jamie Kidd
k.d. lang and the Reclines chronology
A Truly Western Experience
(1984)
Angel with a Lariat
(1987)
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A Truly Western Experience is the debut album by k.d. lang and the Reclines, released in 1984.

Contents

The album was re-released in February 2010, with bonus tracks and a DVD with rare videos.

Track listing

  1. "Bopalena" (Webb Pierce, Mel Tillis) – 2:30
  2. "Pine and Stew" (lang) – 3:25
  3. "Up to Me" (Stewart MacDougall) – 3:06
  4. "Tickled Pink" (Dave Bjarnason, lang, Stewart MacDougall, Gordie Matthews, Farley Scott) – 3:22
  5. "Hanky Panky" (Dave Bjarnason, lang, Stewart MacDougall, Gordie Matthews, Farley Scott) – 1:59
  6. "There You Go" (Durwood Haddock, Eddie Miller, W.S. Stevenson) – 2:23
  7. "Busy Being Blue" (Stewart MacDougall) – 4:00
  8. "Stop, Look and Listen" (George London, W.S. Stevenson)  – 2:13
  9. "Hooked on Junk" (Edward Elgar) – 3:35

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. Deming, Mark. "A Truly Western Experience – k.d. lang and the Reclines / k.d. lang". AllMusic . Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  2. Considine, J. D. (2004). "k.d. lang". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp.  474–475. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.