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Track Listings
| 1. Luck In My Eyes |
| 2. Three Days |
| 3. Trail Of Broken Hearts |
| 4. Big Boned Gal |
| 5. Didn't I |
| 6. Wallflower Waltz |
| 7. Full Moon Full Of Love |
| 8. Pullin' Back The Reins |
| 9. Big Big Love |
| 10. It's Me |
| 11. Walkin' In And Out Of Your Arms |
| 12. Nowhere To Stand |
Product Description
Amazon.ca Canadian Essential
This 1989 album was k.d. lang's generous farewell to the country music world that had given her the cold shoulder after her stellar collaboration with legendary producer Owen Bradley on Shadowland. Songs such as "Pulling Back the Reins"--written by lang with coproducer-guitarist Ben Mink--combined classic country and western imagery with more revealingly personal emotions. At the same time, the album maintained a sly sense of humor missing from much of her later work. The covers of Willie Nelson ("Three Days") and Wynn Stewart ("Big Big Love") certainly don't hurt. The Reclines, lang's band, is notable for the presence of Greg Leisz on steel guitar. -Rick Mitchell
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An '80s high-water mark in country music, Absolute Torch and Twang stands as one of the Alberta singer's finest recorded moments. It's no surprise that this disc, which arrived on the heels of Shadowland, broke k.d. lang in Canada. Her voice--a rich, emotive croon--breezily handles country swing ("Three Days"), country rock ("Didn't I," "Big Big Love") and sombre tearjerkers ("Wallflower Waltz," "Pullin' Back the Reins"), the latter foreshadowing future albums such as Ingenue. Ably abetted by the Reclines, lang delivers a set that makes good on its name while demonstrating why she is among the most electrifying artists Canada has ever produced--even when she's not wearing the infamous wedding dress. --Adem Tepedelen
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wow!,
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This review is from: Absolute Torch & Twang (Audio CD)
I've owned this album since back when it first came out. A co-worker lent it and after the first 30 seconds of the CD - Luck In My Eyes - I was hooked. After Pullin' Back The Reins, I knew I had to buy it. Immediately. What an amazingly sensuous song! I challenge you to not get lost in it. k.d. soars, snarls and struts from beginning to end. I'm not a big country fan, but then this isn't big country. This is Big Music. Thank You k.d. lang!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best albums I have ever heard,
By Brian loves music (Ottawa, ON Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Absolute Torch & Twang (Audio CD)
I don't know what to say about k.d. lang and this album. She has one of the purest voices in music today. Is her incredible voice wasted by singing a bunch of twangy country songs? Absolutely not. Although you might expect someone with such a remarkably pure and angelic voice to go the Whitney or Celine route, she can in fact get away with singing just about anything. She displays so much emotion and power in every song on this album, and she manages to take a cover track and make it her own (Three Days).Trail of Broken Hearts and Pullin' Back The Reins are two songs I'm sure most people have heard, and these are both beautiful ballads. The faster songs on this album are just as pleasurable and will have you tapping your toes. When the CD is over, you'll be reaching for the remote to play the CD again. It's Me and Luck In My Eyes are definite highlights. Out of the hundreds of CD's I own, this one ranks in my top 5 for sure. It is a true classic.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
What Can One Say About k.d.?,
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This review is from: Absolute Torch & Twang (Audio CD)
Ordinarily, I do not review CDs. God knows there are plenty of people out there to do that, and they don't need me adding my opinions of dubious value to the pile.However. However, I cannot let this particular album go by without comment. Ingenue is a superior album; one of my very favorites. I also prefer Shadowland to this one. But it was lang singing "Pullin' Back the Reigns" on, I believe, Saturday Night Live that made me a fan for life. That voice; those gestures; the power of the performance. It reached through the T.V., grabbed me by the ears, and *forced* me to pay attention. Other than Peter Gabriel, I have never in my life seen a performer of such dynamic power as lang. And to this day, that comes through in that track, at least to me. The remainder of the album is enjoyable, and often excellent (e.g., "Trial of Broken Hearts"). But I bought this album for that one song, and I have never regretted it.
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