Watershed (k.d. lang album)

Watershed
Studio album by k.d. lang
Released February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05)
Genre Folk, jazz, pop, rock
Length 38:51
Label Nonesuch
Producer k.d. lang, David Piltch
k.d. lang chronology
Reintarnation
(2006)		 Watershed
(2008)		 Sing It Loud
(2011)
Alternative cover
Limited edition
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(76/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Billboard(positive)[3]
The Boston Globe(favorable)[4]
Hot Press(positive)[5]
Now[6]
The Observer[7]
Paste(6/10)[1][8]
PopMatters[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Uncut[1]

Watershed is the fifth 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.[11] In the US, it debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200, with approximately 41,000 copies sold.[12] In Australia it debuted at #3 on the ARIA Albums Chart[13] and in its ninth week moved to the #1 spot, up from the #38 position one week earlier.[14] In the UK, it debuted and peaked at #35.[15]

A limited edition of the album was released in deluxe packaging which contained a bonus disc with four live tracks and an interview. "I Dream of Spring" was the album's first single, released on November 18, 2007.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Dream of Spring"  k.d. lang, David Piltch4:00
2."Je fais la planche"  lang, Ben Mink2:51
3."Coming Home"  lang, Piltch3:26
4."Once in a While"  lang3:27
5."Thread"  lang, Piltch3:38
6."Close Your Eyes"  Teddy Borowiecki, lang, Greg Leisz, Piltch4:26
7."Sunday"  Borowieski, lang4:17
8."Flame of the Uninspired"  lang, Mink3:30
9."Upstream"  lang, Piltch3:37
10."Shadow and the Frame"  Borowiecki, lang, Meredith3:07
11."Jealous Dog"  lang, Piltch2:32
Bonus live tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Dream of Spring"  lang, Piltch3:45
2."Wash Me Clean"  lang4:11
3."The Valley"  Jane Siberry6:20
4."Hallelujah"  Leonard Cohen5:22

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008) Position
Australian ARIA Album Chart[13] 1
Canadian Albums Chart[16] 3
New Zealand Albums Chart[17] 16
Norwegian Albums Chart[18] 40
UK Albums Chart[15] 35
U.S. Billboard 200[16] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (2008) Position
Australian Albums Chart[19] 44

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[20] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[21] Gold 50,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. 1 2 3 Critic reviews at Metacritic
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ Billboard review at the Wayback Machine (archived February 3, 2008)
  4. ↑ The Boston Globe review
  5. ↑ Hot Press review
  6. ↑ Now review
  7. ↑ The Observer review
  8. ↑ Paste review
  9. ↑ PopMatters review
  10. ↑ Rolling Stone review at the Wayback Machine (archived July 25, 2008)
  11. ↑ Hasty, Katie (2007-10-10). "K.D. Lang Eyeing February for Next Album". Billboard. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
  12. ↑ Hasty, Katie (2008-02-13). "Digital Sales Propel Johnson to Second No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
  13. 1 2 "australian-charts.com k.d. lang - Watershed" (ASP). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  14. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  15. 1 2 "k.d. lang > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  16. 1 2 "allmusic ((( Watershed > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  17. ↑ "charts.org.nz k.d. lang - Watershed" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  18. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com k.d. lang - Watershed" (ASP). Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  19. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2008". aria.com.au. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  20. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  21. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – k.d. lang – Watershed". Music Canada.
Preceded by
Pretty. Odd. by Panic! at the Disco		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
April 14, 2008 - April 21, 2008 		Succeeded by
Apocalypso by The Presets
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