Misplaced Pages

A Truly Western Experience

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
1984 studio album by k.d. lang and the Reclines
A Truly Western Experience
Studio album by k.d. lang and the Reclines
Released1984 (1984)
StudioHomestead Recorders, Edmonton, Alberta
GenreCountry
Length26:20
LabelBumstead
Producerk.d. lang, Gaye Delorme, Jamie Kidd
k.d. lang and the Reclines chronology
A Truly Western Experience
(1984) 		Angel with a Lariat
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

A Truly Western Experience is the debut album by k.d. lang and the Reclines, released in 1984.

The album was re-released in February 2010, with bonus tracks and a DVD with rare videos.

Track listing

  1. "Bopalena" (Webb Pierce, Mel Tillis) – 2:30
  2. "Pine and Stew" (lang) – 3:25
  3. "Up to Me" (Stewart MacDougall) – 3:06
  4. "Tickled Pink" (Dave Bjarnason, lang, Stewart MacDougall, Gordie Matthews, Farley Scott) – 3:22
  5. "Hanky Panky" (Dave Bjarnason, lang, Stewart MacDougall, Gordie Matthews, Farley Scott) – 1:59
  6. "There You Go" (Durwood Haddock, Eddie Miller, W.S. Stevenson) – 2:23
  7. "Busy Being Blue" (Stewart MacDougall) – 4:00
  8. "Stop, Look and Listen" (George London, W.S. Stevenson)  – 2:13
  9. "Hooked on Junk" (Edward Elgar) – 3:35

Personnel

  • k.d. lang – acoustic guitar, vocals, cover design
  • Dave Bjarnason – drums
  • Jamie Kidd – organ
  • Gary Koliger – steel guitar
  • Stewart MacDougall – piano, vocals
  • Gordie Matthews – guitar, slide guitar
  • Farley Scott – bass
  • Michael Shellard, Ian Oscar – backing vocals

Production

  • Producers: k.d. lang, Gaye Delorme, Jamie Kidd
  • Engineer: Jamie Kidd
  • Cover design: k.d. lang

Sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada — 35,000

References

  1. Deming, Mark. "A Truly Western Experience – k.d. lang and the Reclines / k.d. lang". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  2. Considine, J. D. (2004). "k.d. lang". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 474–475. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  3. Bream, Jon (May 9, 1987). "Lang gives Nashville a colorful new face". Minneapolis Star and Tribune. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via ProQuest.
k.d. lang
Studio albums
with The Reclines
Solo
with The Siss Boom Bang
Covers
with Tony Bennett
Other albums
Singles
Related
Categories:
A Truly Western Experience Add topic