| Angel with a Lariat | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | May 26–June 27, 1986 | |||
| Studio | Maison Rouge, Fulham Broadway, London | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 30:52 | |||
| Label | Sire, Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Dave Edmunds | |||
| k.d. lang chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Mojo | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Angel with a Lariat is the second album by k.d. lang and the Reclines, released in 1987. This was the first release outside of Canada.
The Reclines
Additional personnel
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [5] | 40 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [6] | 53 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada) [7] | Gold | 50,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Kathryn Dawn Lang, known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Lang has won Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances. Her hits include the songs "Constant Craving" and "Miss Chatelaine".
A Truly Western Experience is the debut album by k.d. lang and the Reclines, released in 1984.
Shadowland is the debut solo album by k.d. lang, released in 1988. The album included her collaboration with Kitty Wells, Loretta Lynn and Brenda Lee on "Honky Tonk Angels' Medley" and was produced by Owen Bradley, who produced Patsy Cline's best-known work.
Absolute Torch and Twang is the third album by k.d. lang and the Reclines, released in 1989.
Ingénue is the second solo album by Canadian singer k.d. lang, released in 1992. It is Lang's most successful album on the pop charts, both in her native Canada and internationally, and has more of a cabaret flavor than her earlier more country-influenced work.
All You Can Eat is the third solo album by Canadian singer k.d. lang, released in October 1995.
Invincible Summer is the fifth solo album by k.d. lang, released by Warner Bros. Records in 2000. The album's title derives from a quote by Albert Camus: "In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer."
Live by Request is a live album by k.d. lang, released in 2001. The album was recorded during the taping of the television show Live by Request on the A&E Network. The performance was on December 14, 2000 at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Midtown Manhattan.
Hymns of the 49th Parallel is the ninth studio album by the Canadian singer and songwriter k.d. lang, released in 2004. It is an album of songs by lang's favourite Canadian songwriters, and also includes a new version of her original composition "Simple" that initially appeared on her 2000 album Invincible Summer.
When I Was a Boy is a 1993 album by Jane Siberry. Internationally, it is her most famous album. In Siberry's native Canada, however, the album was commercially successful but not as big a hit as her 1985 album The Speckless Sky.
"Anybody Seen My Baby?" is a song by English rock band the Rolling Stones, released as the first single from their 21st British and 23rd American studio album, Bridges to Babylon (1997). It was written by band vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards, and writing credits were added for k.d. lang and Ben Mink due to the similarities the chorus possesses with lang's 1992 hit "Constant Craving".
Eddi Reader is the second studio album by the Scottish singer Eddi Reader released in the United Kingdom on 20 June 1994.
Watershed is the seventh and most recent solo studio album by k.d. lang and was released on February 5, 2008. It is her first collection of original material since 2000's Invincible Summer. In the US, it debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200, with approximately 41,000 copies sold. In Australia it debuted at #3 on the ARIA Albums Chart and in its ninth week moved to the #1 spot, up from the #38 position one week earlier. In the UK, it debuted and peaked at #35.
Hope & Glory is the first solo album by Heart singer Ann Wilson, released on September 11, 2007.
k.d. lang is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Her discography comprises 12 studio albums, one soundtrack, one live album, four compilation albums and 41 singles.
"Rose Garden" is a song written in 1967 by American singer-songwriter Joe South. It was first recorded by Billy Joe Royal on his 1967 studio album Billy Joe Royal Featuring "Hush". Versions by South himself and Dobie Gray appeared shortly after the original. Gray's version became a minor hit in North America in 1969.
"If I Were You" is a song written by Canadian songwriters k.d. lang and Ben Mink and performed by lang. It was the first single released from lang's third studio album, All You Can Eat (1995), by Warner Bros. on 18 September 1995. The single reached number 24 on the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart and number four on the RPM Adult Contemporary chart. On the US Billboard charts, the single reached number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 and was lang's second and final number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. Overseas, "If I Were You" peaked at number 23 in Australia, number 50 in New Zealand, and number 53 in the United Kingdom. In 2017, Billboard named "If I Were You" k.d. lang's sixth-best song.
"Miss Chatelaine" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter k.d. lang, released in 1992 by Sire and Warner Bros. as the second single from her second solo album, Ingénue (1992). Lang co-wrote the song with Ben Mink, and it was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, one year after her win in the same category for "Constant Craving". The title refers to the Canadian magazine Chatelaine, which named lang Woman of the Year in 1988. The accompanying music video was directed by American photographer and director Rocky Schenck.
"Calling All Angels" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter Jane Siberry. It was featured on the soundtrack for Wim Wenders 1991 film, Until the End of the World, and in the final scene and on the soundtrack for the film Pay It Forward. It features in season 2 episode 1 of Roswell, in the first season finale of Charmed, in episode 1, season 4 of the television series The Fosters, and in Season 1 of The Chair on Netflix. It also plays over the end credits of the 2021 film The Many Saints of Newark.
"Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray" is a song by American country music singer Patsy Cline. It was released as a single in 1957 via Decca Records. It was composed by Eddie Miller and W.S. Stevenson. Released on the heels of Cline's first hit "Walkin' After Midnight," the song was not successful but received positive reviews from critics and journalists.
