Watershed (k.d. lang album)

Watershed
Watershed
Studio album by k.d. lang
Released	February 5, 2008
Genre	Folk, jazz, pop, country
Length	38:51
Label	Nonesuch
Producer	k.d. lang, David Piltch
K.d. lang chronology
Alternative cover
	Limited edition

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(76/100)^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Billboard	(positive)^[3]
The Boston Globe	(favorable)^[4]
Hot Press	(positive)^[5]
Now	^[6]
The Observer	^[7]
Paste	(6/10)^[1]^[8]
PopMatters	^[9]
Rolling Stone	^[10]
Uncut	^[1]

Watershed is the seventh and most recent solo studio album by k.d. lang and was released on February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05). It is her first collection of original material since 2000's Invincible Summer.^[11] In the US, it debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200, with approximately 41,000 copies sold.^[12] In Australia it debuted at #3 on the ARIA Albums Chart^[13] and in its ninth week moved to the #1 spot, up from the #38 position one week earlier.^[14] In the UK, it debuted and peaked at #35.^[15]

A limited edition of the album was released in deluxe packaging which contained a bonus disc with four live tracks and an interview. "I Dream of Spring" was the album's first single, released on November 18, 2007 (2007-11-18).

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Dream of Spring"	k.d. lang, David Piltch	4:00
2.	"Je fais la planche"	lang, Ben Mink	2:51
3.	"Coming Home"	lang, Piltch	3:26
4.	"Once in a While"	lang	3:27
5.	"Thread"	lang, Piltch	3:38
6.	"Close Your Eyes"	Teddy Borowiecki, lang, Greg Leisz, Piltch	4:26
7.	"Sunday"	Borowiecki, lang	4:17
8.	"Flame of the Uninspired"	lang, Mink	3:30
9.	"Upstream"	lang, Piltch	3:37
10.	"Shadow and the Frame"	Borowiecki, lang, Ann Meredith	3:07
11.	"Jealous Dog"	lang, Piltch	2:32

Bonus live tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Dream of Spring"	lang, Piltch	3:45
2.	"Wash Me Clean"	lang	4:11
3.	"The Valley"	Jane Siberry	6:20
4.	"Hallelujah"	Leonard Cohen	5:22

Personnel

K.D. Lang – banjo, guitar, percussion, piano, harp, keyboards, vocals, drum programming, production
Teddy Borowiecki – organ, guitar, piano, keyboards, programming, vibraphone, string conductor, photography
Grecco Buratto – guitar
Danny Frankel – percussion, drums
Jon Hassell – trumpet
Greg Leisz – guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar
Ben Mink – acoustic guitar
Noam Pikelny – banjo
David Piltch – bass, guitar, percussion, electric bass, drums, acoustic bass, production
Bryan Sutton – guitar

Technical

Lynne Earls – engineering, programming, editing
David Leonard – mixing, string engineering, string mixing
Steve Jensen, Martin Kirkup – management
Glen Nakasako, Jeri Heiden – photography
John Heiden, Nick Steinhardt – design

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[16]	1
Canadian Albums Chart^[17]	3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[18]	16
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[19]	40
UK Albums Chart^[15]	35
U.S. Billboard 200^[17]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[20]	44

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[21]	Gold	35,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)^[22]	Gold	50,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Critic reviews at Metacritic
^ Allmusic review
^ "Billboard review". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 3, 2008. Retrieved April 19, 2013.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ The Boston Globe review
^ Hot Press review
^ Now review
^ "Observer Music Monthly Reviews 26-40". The Guardian. 2008-01-20. Archived from the original on 2023-05-04.
^ Paste review
^ PopMatters review
^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved April 19, 2013.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Hasty, Katie (2007-10-10). "K.D. Lang Eyeing February for Next Album". Billboard. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
^ Hasty, Katie (2008-02-13). "Digital Sales Propel Johnson to Second No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
^ "australian-charts.com k.d. lang - Watershed" (ASP). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
^ ^a ^b "k.d. lang > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
^ "Australiancharts.com – k.d. lang – Watershed". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "allmusic (((Watershed > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums)))". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
^ "Charts.nz – k.d. lang – Watershed". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – k.d. lang – Watershed". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
^ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2008". aria.com.au. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
^ "Canadian album certifications – k.d. lang – Watershed". Music Canada.

External links

Watershed at Metacritic

[metacritic-1] Critic reviews at Metacritic

[2] Allmusic review

[3] "Billboard review". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 3, 2008. Retrieved April 19, 2013.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[4] The Boston Globe review

[5] Hot Press review

[6] Now review

[7] "Observer Music Monthly Reviews 26-40". The Guardian. 2008-01-20. Archived from the original on 2023-05-04.

[8] Paste review

[9] PopMatters review

[10] "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved April 19, 2013.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[11] Hasty, Katie (2007-10-10). "K.D. Lang Eyeing February for Next Album". Billboard. Retrieved 2007-10-11.

[12] Hasty, Katie (2008-02-13). "Digital Sales Propel Johnson to Second No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-02-16.

[auchart-13] "australian-charts.com k.d. lang - Watershed" (ASP). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 10, 2014.

[ariacharts-14] "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2008-04-13.

[UKchart-15] "k.d. lang > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved February 10, 2014.

[ac_Australia_k.d._lang-16] "Australiancharts.com – k.d. lang – Watershed". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2021.

[NAchart-17] "allmusic (((Watershed > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums)))". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 10, 2014.

[ac_New_Zealand_k.d._lang-18] "Charts.nz – k.d. lang – Watershed". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2021.

[ac_Norway_k.d._lang-19] "Norwegiancharts.com – k.d. lang – Watershed". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2021.

[20] "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2008". aria.com.au. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 10, 2014.

[Australiak.d._langWatershedalbumCertRef-21] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.

[Canadak.d._langWatershedalbumCertRef-22] "Canadian album certifications – k.d. lang – Watershed". Music Canada.

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