Hymns of the 49th Parallel

Hymns of the 49th Parallel
Studio album by k.d. lang
Released July 27, 2004 (2004-07-27)
Genre Folk, pop, country, gospel
Length 47:17
Label Nonesuch
Producer k.d. lang, Ben Mink
k.d. lang chronology
A Wonderful World
(2002)A Wonderful World2002		 Hymns of the 49th Parallel
(2004)		 Reintarnation
(2006)Reintarnation2006
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(70/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Billboard(favorable)[3]
Blender[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[4]
The Guardian[5]
Mojo[6]
musicOMH(favorable)[7]
People[8]
Q[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Uncut[10]
The Village Voice(favorable)[11]

Hymns of the 49th Parallel is the ninth studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter k.d. lang, released in 2004. It is an album of songs by lang's favourite Canadian songwriters, and also includes a new version of her original composition "Simple" that initially appeared on her 2000 album Invincible Summer.

Title

The album's title refers to the Canada–United States border as the 49th parallel defines much of the international boundary between the two countries.

Track listing

  1. "After the Gold Rush" (Neil Young) – 4:00
  2. "Simple" (k.d. lang, David Piltch) – 3:02
  3. "Helpless" (Neil Young) – 4:15
  4. "A Case of You" (Joni Mitchell) – 5:12
  5. "The Valley" (Jane Siberry) – 5:31
  6. "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen) – 5:01
  7. "One Day I Walk" (Bruce Cockburn) – 3:24
  8. "Fallen" (Ron Sexsmith) – 2:56
  9. "Jericho" (Joni Mitchell) – 3:45
  10. "Bird on a Wire" (Leonard Cohen) – 4:28
  11. "Love is Everything" (Jane Siberry) – 5:43

Personnel

Production

  • Producers: k.d. lang, Ben Mink
  • Engineer: David Leonard
  • Mixing: David Leonard
  • Mastering: Bob Ludwig
  • Digital editing: Ben Mink
  • Assistant: John Morrical
  • Technical assistance: David Eaman, John Musgrave, Russell Nash
  • String arrangements: Eumir Deodato
  • Contractor: David Sherr
  • Copyist: Tom Calderaro
  • Cover photo: Andy Goldsworthy
  • Photography: Jeri Heiden, John Heiden

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[18] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[19] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] Silver 60,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Critic Reviews for Hymns Of The 49th Parallel". metacritic.com. Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
  2. ↑ Hymns of the 49th Parallel at AllMusic
  3. ↑ "Hymns of the 49th Parallel". billboard.com. Billboard. August 7, 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-08-03. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
  4. ↑ Tucker, Ken (2004-07-30). "Hymns of the 49th Parallel Review". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
  5. ↑ Sullivan, Caroline (2004-09-23). "Hymns of the 49th Parallel Review". guardian.co.uk. The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
  6. ↑ "KD Lang - Hymns of the 49th Parallel CD Album". cduniverse.com. CD Universe. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
  7. ↑ Serck, Linda (2004-09-27). "kd lang - Hymns Of The 49th Parallel". musicomh.com. musicOMH. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
  8. ↑ Arnold, Chuck; Novak, Ralph (2004-08-16). "Picks and Pans Review: k.d. lang (Hymns of the 49th Parallel)". people.com. People. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
  9. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 474. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  10. ↑ "KD Lang - Hymns Of The 49th Parallel". Uncut. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
  11. ↑ Smucker, Tom (2004-08-24). "Don't Blame Canada". villagevoice.com. The Village Voice. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
  12. ↑ "australian-charts.com k.d. lang - Hymns of the 49th Parallel". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  13. 1 2 Allmusic - Hymns of the 49th Parallel > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
  14. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl k.d. lang - Hymns of the 49th Parallel". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  15. ↑ "charts.org.nz - k.d. lang - Hymns of the 49th Parallel". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  16. ↑ ARIA Charts "End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2004" Check |url= value (help). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  17. ↑ ARIA Charts "End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2005" Check |url= value (help). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  18. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  19. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – k.d. lang – Hymns of the 49th Parallel". Music Canada.
  20. ↑ "British album certifications – k.d. lang – Hymns of the 49th Parallel". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Hymns of the 49th Parallel in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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