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| | Hymns of the 49th Parallel | | | Music Artist : | | k.d. lang | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Nonesuch | | Release Date : | | 2004-07-27 | | Store Price : | | $18.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $13.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. After the Gold Rush (Young)
2. Simple (lang/Piltch)
3. Helpless (Young)
4. A Case of You (Mitchell)
5. The Valley (Siberry)
6. Hallelujah (Cohen)
7. One Day I Walk (Cockburn)
8. Fallen (Sexsmith)
9. Jericho (Mitchell)
10. Bird on a Wire (Cohen)
11. Love Is Everything (Siberry)
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Great covers of mellow Canadian songs
Submitted on: 2009-04-03 |
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Canada has a rich musical heritage, to which k d lang has contributed much since she first emerged in the eighties. As you probably know, k d has long been something of a maverick for a variety of reasons and has pursued her musical career in her own way, not being afraid of controversy. This has sometimes worked to her disadvantage, but the longevity of her career shows that she is succeeding on her own terms. I haven't contributed much to that success as the only other album of hers that I owned prior to buying this was Shadowland, although I bought that one twice - first on vinyl and later on CD.
On this album, k d pays tribute to her fellow Canadians by recording a selection of their songs. Two songs each by Neil Young (After the gold rush, Helpless), Joni Mitchell (A case of you, Jericho), Jane Siberry (The valley. Love is everything) and Leonard Cohen (Hallelujah, Bird on a wire), together with one each by Bruce Cockburn (One day I walk) and Ron Sexsmith (Fallen), plus a song that k d co-wrote (Simple) make up the album. Of the original artists, I am a huge fan of Neil Young and Joni Mitchell but I haven't listened to most of the others.
The songs are of the mellow variety, so perhaps some people may complain about the lack of variation in tempo (though I`m happy with it), but the songs are all of a high quality. The music features piano, keyboards, accordion, guitars, bass, drums and plenty of strings, but k d`s voice is the most important instrument by far, and it sounds as good as ever. |
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Excellent CD.
Submitted on: 2009-02-21 |
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Hymns of the 49th Parallel
I think that K.D.Lang picked excellent songs for this CD.
She did her usual good job singing the selections and the music
arrangements were excellent!
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Wow, I love this album.
Submitted on: 2009-02-14 |
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| First, let me say I have never been a huge K.D. Lang fan, but this album blew me away when I first heard it. Her vocals are outstanding, the song selection is relevant and flows well for the listener, and it is an outstanding album to relax with after a hard day. I frequently listen to this album when in my vehicle and everyone always asks who I am listening to. When I tell them, they are surprised by who the artist is and how good this album is. As I said, I am no life-long-Lang fan. I just know I love listening to the music and vocals on this album. |
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The Ultimate k.d.
Submitted on: 2009-01-25 |
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| The arts are such a personal thing and we all have our own preferences so it's difficult to recommend artistic renditions to anyone. With that in mind, I absolutely LOVE this CD! In my opinion it is k.d. lang at her finest! I'm a fan of all the Canadian artists she covers on this CD; I'm a fan of k.d. lang. This is the ultimate combination! As for k.d. lang, no one has a voice like this woman! Pure velvet with a touch of smoke. I totally recommend this CD! |
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 Mellow out with this Music
Submitted on: 2008-12-22 |
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| I actually bought this K.D. Lang CD for her Hallelujah song. Thankfully I am pleased with the entire CD for my listening pleasure. It is a nice mellowing experience when I am in the mood. |
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