Absolute Torch and Twang

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Absolute Torch and Twang
K.d. lang - Absolute Torch and Twang.jpg
Studio album by
Released1989 (1989)
Genre Country
Length41:31
Label Sire, Warner Bros.
Producer k.d. lang,
Ben Mink,
Greg Penny
k.d. lang chronology
Shadowland
(1988)
Absolute Torch and Twang
(1989)
Ingénue
(1992)

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

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [1]
Chicago Sun-Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
NME 7/10 [5]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Record Mirror 5/5 [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Village Voice B+ [10]

Fred Dellar of Hi-Fi News & Record Review gave the best rating to the album and said that "Canuck has fashioned yet another album that crosses borderlines and blends various aspects of country music with the sounds stemming from a late night, 40's jukebox". [11]

Track listing

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Luck in My Eyes"
  • Ben Mink
  • k.d. lang
4:10
2."Three Days"3:17
3."Trail of Broken Hearts"
  • Ben Mink
  • k.d. lang
3:24
4."Big Boned Gal"
  • Ben Mink
  • k.d. lang
3:08
5."Didn't I"
  • Ben Mink
  • k.d. lang
3:39
6."Walflower Waltz"
  • Ben Mink
  • k.d. lang
4:22
7."Full Moon Full of Love"
  • Leroy Preston
  • Jeannie Smith
2:49
8."Pullin' Back the Reins"
  • Ben Mink
  • k.d. lang
4:23
9."Big, Big Love"
2:29
10."It's Me"
  • Ben Mink
  • k.d. lang
2:20
11."Walkin' in and Out of Your Arms"
  • Ben Mink
  • k.d. lang
3:03
12."Nowhere to Stand"
  • k.d. lang
4:27
Total length:41:31

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Chart performance

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [17] Gold35,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [18] Platinum100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [19] Silver60,000^
United States (RIAA) [20] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards

Grammy Awards

YearWinnerCategory
1989Absolute Torch and Twang Best Female Country Vocal Performance

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