Hymns of the 49th Parallel

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Hymns of the 49th Parallel
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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
Source Rating
Metacritic (70/100)[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[2]
Billboard (favorable)[3]
Blender 4.5/5 stars[1]
Entertainment Weekly C+[4]
The Guardian 4/5 stars[5]
Mojo 4/5 stars[6]
musicOMH (favorable)[7]
People 3.5/4 stars[8]
Q 2/5 stars[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 4/5 stars[9]
Uncut 2/5 stars[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 includes a cover version of her original composition that initially appeared on the 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" (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 Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[18] 2× Platinum 140,000
Canada (Music Canada)[19] Platinum 100,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

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External links

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