Shadowland (k.d. lang album)

Shadowland is the debut solo album by k.d. lang, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music). 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.

Shadowland
Studio album by
k.d. lang
Released1988 (1988)
RecordedBradley's Barn, Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
GenreCountry, pop
Length35:17
LabelSire, Warner Bros.
ProducerOwen Bradley
K.d. lang chronology
Angel with a Lariat
(1987)		 Shadowland
(1988)		 Absolute Torch and Twang
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Los Angeles Times[2]
Robert ChristgauB[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

Track listing

Side one

Western Stars (Chris Isaak) - 3:12

  1. "Lock, Stock and Teardrops" (Roger Miller) – 3:28
  2. "Sugar Moon" (Cindy Walker, Bob Wills) – 2:26
  3. "I Wish I Didn't Love You So" (Frank Loesser) – 3:07
  4. "(Waltz Me) Once Again Around the Dance Floor" (Don Goodman, Sara Johns, Jack Rowland) – 2:35
  5. "Black Coffee" (Sonny Burke, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:17

Side two
  1. "Shadowland" (Dick Hyman, Charles Tobias) – 2:28
  2. "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" (Slim Willet) – 2:20
  3. "Tears Don't Care Who Cries Them" (Fred Tobias, Charles Tobias) – 3:03
  4. "I'm Down to My Last Cigarette" (Harlan Howard, Billy Walker) – 2:46
  5. "Busy Being Blue" (Stewart MacDougall) – 3:40
  6. "Honky Tonk Angels' Medley" – 2:55

Personnel

Production
  • Producer: Owen Bradley
  • Engineer: Bobby Bradley

Chart performance

Singles
Year Single Peak positions
CAN Country US Country
1988 "Busy Being Blue" — —
"Honky Tonk Angels Medley" — —
"I'm Down to My Last Cigarette" 7 21
"Lock, Stock, and Teardrops" * 53

References
  1. Shadowland at AllMusic
  2. Los Angeles Times review
  3. Christgau, Robert (March 14, 1989). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  4. Rolling Stone review
  5. "k.d. lang Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  6. "k.d. lang Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  8. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
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