K.d. lang, Reintarnation - 60m 24s

Tracks & Durations

1. Pay Dirt	2:10
2. Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes	2:19
3. Big Boned Gal	3:08
4. Don't Be A Lemming Polka	2:17
5. Curious Soul Astray	3:39
6. It's Me	2:20
7. Luck In My Eyes	4:03
8. Diet Of Strange Places	3:53
9. Big Big Love	2:30
10. Trail Of Broken Hearts	3:21
11. Nowhere To Stand	4:35
12. Ssued on CD)	2:20
13. Got The Bull By The Horns	3:02
14. Angel With A Lariat	3:11
15. Pine And Stew	3:14
16. Hanky Panky	1:59
17. Pullin' Back The Reins	4:25
18. Cowgirl Pride	1:46
19. Changed My Mind (Previously Unissued)	2:45
20. Turn Me Round	3:15

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Review

Some k.d. lang fans argue that the Alberta-born crooner released her best work during the first 10 years of her career. Dressed in layers of thrift store finery, with stage moves that recalled the Tasmanian Devil, lang's quirky 'cow-punk' style made an unforgettable first impression. Sassy antics aside, her appeal was cross-generational, blowing audiences away night after night with an incredible voice and commanding presence. Lang's new release Reintarnationis a best-of anthology of her independent music from this period--from her self-released single, 1983's "Friday Dance Promenade" to material from 1989's Absolute Torch and Twang--as well as a smattering of lesser-known numbers from the Even Cowgirls Get The Blues soundtrack. The 20-song collection does a great job of mixing some of lang's hoe-down favourites ("Turn Me Round," "Hanky Panky," "Big Boned Gal") with gorgeous, open-throated ballads that showcase her singing and songwriting skills (with the help of co-producer/co-writer Ben Mink). Her performances in late '80s songs like "Diet of Strange Places," "Trail of Broken Hearts" and "Pullin' Back the Reins" were a preview of the vocal deftness that later launched her into superstardom, most notably via her moving cover of Roy Orbison's "Crying" years later.

While one would hope for a handful of previously-unreleased tracks on this retrospective, alas, there's just one: a pleasant but harmless track called "Change My Mind" which was dropped 20 years ago, but later completed and recorded for this collection. The shortage of as-yet-unheard material is the only disappointment from this worthwhile collection. --Denise Sheppard

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When K.D. Lang emerged from the Canadian heartland, she reinvented western swing and traditional country with an astonishing voice as big as the wide open prairies she hailed from. Both challenging the country music establishment and delighting myriad country fans, her rich, iconoclastic fusion of influences-blending retro flourishes with post-modern sensibilities-also won over roots music and alt-rock lovers in legion numbers. Lang's now-historic pipes and spiritied "cowboy-punk" interpretatins have created a seamless signature sound that can only begin to be described by "alt-country." Mining her early western-flavored classics, the first-ever compilation from this vocal great explores the ascendance of a brilliant career.

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