Lenka (album)
Lenka | ||||
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Studio album by Lenka | ||||
Released | 23 September 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2008 | |||
Genre | ||||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer |
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Lenka chronology | ||||
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Singles from Lenka | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
BBC Music | (favourable)[2] |
Entertainment Weekly | (B)[3] |
Digital Spy | [4] |
The Guardian | [5] |
MusicOMH | [6] |
The Daily Telegraph | [7] |
Lenka is the debut studio album by Australian recording artist Lenka. It was released on 23 September 2008 by Epic Records.[8] The first single, "The Show", was released on 15 June 2009.[9]
Singles
"The Show" was released to digital retailers on 6 September 2008 as the album's lead single.[10] The song had moderate success, peaking at number 25 on the US Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart,[11] and at number 65 on the ARIA Singles Chart in Australia.[12]
"Trouble Is a Friend" was released to digital retailers as the album's second and final single on 1 September 2009.[13] It failed to match the success of its predecessor, peaking at number 65 on the German Singles Chart.[14]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Show" | 3:56 | |
2. | "Bring Me Down" |
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3:29 |
3. | "Skipalong" |
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3:53 |
4. | "Don't Let Me Fall" |
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2:51 |
5. | "Anything I'm Not" | Lenka | 3:18 |
6. | "Knock Knock" |
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3:41 |
7. | "Dangerous and Sweet" |
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3:32 |
8. | "Trouble Is a Friend" |
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3:36 |
9. | "Live Like You're Dying" | Lenka | 3:49 |
10. | "Like a Song" | Lenka | 3:20 |
11. | "We Will Not Grow Old" |
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3:18 |
Total length: |
38:42 |
iTunes bonus track[15] | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
12. | "Force of Nature" | 3:33 |
Charts
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums Chart[16] | 30 |
German Albums Chart | 35 |
Polish Albums Chart[17] | 4 |
Swiss Albums Chart[18] | 48 |
UK Albums Chart[19] | 58 |
US Billboard 200[20] | 142 |
US Billboard Heatseekers[20] | 3 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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Poland (ZPAV)[21] | Gold | 10,000* |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
Credits and personnel
Credits for Lenka adapted from Barnes & Noble.[22]
Performance Credits
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Technical Credits
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References
- ↑ Leahey, Andrew. "Review: Lenka". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ↑ "Review of Lenka - Lenka". BBC. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
- ↑ Day, Adrienne (16 September 2008). "Review: Lenka". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ↑ "Album Review - Lenka: 'Lenka'". Digital Spy. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
- ↑ Sullivan, Caroline (26 June 2009). "Review: Lenka". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ↑ "Lenka - Lenka | album reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
- ↑ McCormick, Neil (1 July 2009). "Review: Lenka". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ↑ "Lenka Discography". discogs.com. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ↑ "Columbia Records UK – Lenka - Lenka". Columbia Records. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ↑ "New Releases Singles - Week Commencing 17th November 2008" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association Ltd. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/306946/Lenka/chart?f=343
- ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Singles - Week Commencing 10th November 2008" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association Ltd. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - Trouble Is a Friend - Single by Lenka". iTunes Store (United States). 1 September 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ "Lenka - Trouble Is A Friend - Music Charts". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - Lenka by Lenka". iTunes Store (United States). Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Lenka - Lenka". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLIS. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Lenka - Lenka". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ↑ "Lenka". Chart Stats. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- 1 2 http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1422145/charts-awards
- ↑ "Polish album certifications – Lenka – Lenka" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
- ↑ "Lenka by Epic, Lenka - Barnes & Noble". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
External links
- inthenews.co.uk
- Lenka (Decoder Ring) Releases S/T Solo Debut 9/23 (NeuFutur magazine)
- Review at Contactmusic.com