Invincible Summer

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Invincible Summer
K.d. lang - Invincible Summer (album).png
Studio album by
k.d. lang
ReleasedJune 20, 2000 (2000-06-20)
Length42:08
Label Warner Bros.
Producer
K.d. lang chronology
Drag
(1997)		Invincible Summer
(2000)		 Live by Request
(2001)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 61/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The A.V. Club (unfavorable) [3]
Billboard (favorable) [4]
Entertainment Weekly B− [5]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-neither.png [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Wall of Sound(41/100) [9]

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."

Contents

Critical reception

In an Allmusic review, Stacia Proefrock wrote "Glowing with happiness and lovey bliss, this lush album is dripping with the kind of bright, slick production that hasn't seen much light since the Brill Building's heyday. Swelling strings, electronic bubbles and warbles, and the occasional mandolin combine to create a sound that manages to evoke a warm feeling of nostalgia without sounding retro. Topping it all off is lang's smooth-as-maple-syrup voice, which shows even greater range than before." [10]

In a three-and-a-half star Rolling Stone review, James Hunter wrote "On 'Invincible Summer,' k.d. lang reorchestrates the relaxed loveliness of Sixties Southern California pop and, to a lesser extent, Brazilian music...The music is often quick-paced fluff with the retro exactness, and the soul, of a Pottery Barn sofa. But for the most part, lang's lighter musical tack encourages her to retire the galloping self-regard that can cancel the attractiveness of her voice." [11]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Consequences of Falling" Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo, Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg 3:52
2."Summerfling" k.d. lang, David Piltch4:15
3."Suddenly"Lang, Piltch3:32
4."It's Happening With You"Lang, Piltch2:48
5."Extraordinary Thing" Abe Laboriel, Jr., Abraham Laboriel, Lang3:35
6."Love's Great Ocean"Lang, Ben Mink 5:40
7."Simple"Lang, Piltch2:44
8."What Better Said"Lang, Abe Laboriel, Jr.3:47
9."When We Collide"Lang, Abe Laboriel, Jr.4:22
10."Curiosity"Lang3:41
11."Only Love"Lang3:52

Personnel

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [12] 12
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [13] 45
UK Albums Chart [14] 17
United States Billboard 200 [15] [A] 58

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [16] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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  15. ↑ Allmusic - Invincible Summer - Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
  16. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
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