Hymns of the 49th Parallel

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Hymns of the 49th Parallel
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Studio album by
k.d. lang
Released27 July 2004 (2004-07-27)
Genre
Length47:17
Label Nonesuch
Producer
K.d. lang chronology
A Wonderful World
(2002)		Hymns of the 49th Parallel
(2004)		 Reintarnation
(2006)
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Metacritic (70/100) [1]
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The Village Voice (favorable) [11]

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 .

Contents

Title

The album's title refers to the Canada–United States border as the 49th parallel defines much of the international boundary between the two countries.

Track listing

  1. "After the Gold Rush" (Neil Young) – 4:00
  2. "Simple" (k.d. lang, David Piltch) – 3:02
  3. "Helpless" (Neil Young) – 4:15
  4. "A Case of You" (Joni Mitchell) – 5:12
  5. "The Valley" (Jane Siberry) – 5:31
  6. "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen) – 5:01
  7. "One Day I Walk" (Bruce Cockburn) – 3:24
  8. "Fallen" (Ron Sexsmith) – 2:56
  9. "Jericho" (Joni Mitchell) – 3:45
  10. "Bird on a Wire" (Leonard Cohen) – 4:28
  11. "Love is Everything" (Jane Siberry) – 5:43

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [18] 2× Platinum140,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [19] Platinum100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [20] Silver60,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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