Invincible Summer k.d. Lang

• 1 The Consequences Of Falling 03:51
• 2 Summerfling 03:51
• 3 Suddenly 03:18
• 4 It's Happening With You 02:47
• 5 Extraordinary Thing 03:34
• 6 Love's Great Ocean 05:25
• 7 Simple 02:42
• 8 What Better Said 03:47
• 9 When We Collide 04:23
• 10 Curiosity 03:41
• 11 Only Love 03:56
• Total Runtime 41:15

Info for Invincible Summer

Singer-songwriter k.d. lang's tenth album, Invincible Summer certainly lives up to the title, with a lazy, warm tone that evokes long summer afternoons lying around doing nothing in particular.

A faintly 'retro' feel can be found in many of the songs: some subtly, like 'Summerfling,' and others more evidently, like 'It's Happening with You,' which has a 70s-disco sound in the background. This is subtly reinforced by the definitely 70s-style art in the background of the title screen, and certainly goes along with the nostalgic, wistful lyrics of the album. In fact, 'It's Happening with You' and 'Summerfling' are the most distinctive of the songs here, with more personality than the softer ballads that make up the remainder of the album.

On the whole, Invincible Summer is best described as just... mellow. Fans of k.d. lang will find much to like here, as her voice is very much the centerpiece of the songs, with the rest of the soundtrack serving to support her rendition of the lyrics, and never overpowering her. On the other hand, nothing seems like a stretch here: lang croons through most of the songs with the same level of energy and the same general style. There's nothing in songs like 'Love's Great Ocean' or 'What Better Said' to really be memorable on their own; on the other hand, the album does have a consistent tone and mood that perhaps make it more distinctive as a whole, compared to lang's other albums, than in individual songs.

Kathy Dawn Lang, guitar & vocals
David Piltch, bass (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 11)
Wendy Melvoin, guitar (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 to 11)
Damian leGassick, keyboards (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 11)
Teddy Borowiecki, keyboards (tracks: 2 to 6, 8 to 11)
Abe Laboriel Jr., drums
Dan Smith, cello
Larry Corbett, cello
Suzie Katayama, cello
David Stenske, viola
Denyse Buffum, viola
Vickie Miskolczy, viola
Armen Garabedian, violin
Berj Garabedian, violin
Bob Peterson, violin
Eddie Stein, violin
Joel Derouin, violin
John Wittenberg, violin

Recorded at Conway Studios, Hollywood, CA.
Mixed at O'Henry Sound Studios, Burbank, CA.
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering, Portland, ME.
Producer Damian leGassick

Digitally remastered.

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