℗ 2016 Nonesuch Records Inc.
Released | July 22, 2016 |
Duration | 47m 13s |
Record Label | Nonesuch |
Genre | Adult Contemporary |
Hymns of the 49th Parallel
k.d. lang
Available in MQA and 192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
1.1
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After the Gold Rush
k.d. lang |
4:00 | |||
1.2
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Simple
k.d. lang |
3:02 | |||
1.3
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Helpless
k.d. lang |
4:14 | |||
1.4
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A Case of You
k.d. lang |
5:11 | |||
1.5
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The Valley
k.d. lang |
5:31 | |||
1.6
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Hallelujah
k.d. lang |
5:00 | |||
1.7
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One Day I Walk
k.d. lang |
3:24 | |||
1.8
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Fallen
k.d. lang |
2:56 | |||
1.9
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Jericho
k.d. lang |
3:45 | |||
1.10
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Bird on a Wire
k.d. lang |
4:28 | |||
1.11
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Love Is Everything
k.d. lang |
5:42 |
On Hymns of the 49th Parallel, k.d. lang's first for Nonesuch Records, the Canadian songstress fulfills her longstanding desire to create a Canadian songbook. On the album, she pays homage to fellow Canadian artists including Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Jane Siberry, Ron Sexsmith, and Bruce Cockburn.
“These songs are part of my cultural fabric, my Canadian soundtrack. They have nurtured my musical DNA,” lang says. “To recognize and honor the profound impact they have had on me, my approach to interpreting these songs is to sing them as honestly, as purely, and as true to how I heard them as possible, with respect and reverence for the songs and for the songwriters...as hymns...simply songs of praise.”
While countless artists have put forth versions of American standards, the lineage of Canadian songwriters has been all but overlooked. In the absence of an existing Canadian songbook, lang chose to anchor Hymns with a few canonical artists: Mitchell, Cohen, and Young. Siberry, Sexsmith, and Cockburn were included not only because they are among lang’s favourites, but because they show the country’s rich songwriting culture continuing into the present and future.
192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Nonesuch Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.09 -0.10 to -0.08 | -14.78 -15.87 to -13.63 | -11.92 -13.00 to -10.60 | 8 7 to 9 | |
1 | After the Gold Rush | -0.09 | -13.63 | -10.9 | 8 |
2 | Simple | -0.10 | -15.70 | -12.9 | 9 |
3 | Helpless | -0.08 | -13.68 | -10.6 | 8 |
4 | A Case of You | -0.10 | -14.89 | -12.8 | 9 |
5 | The Valley | -0.10 | -15.87 | -13.0 | 9 |
6 | Hallelujah | -0.09 | -13.92 | -11.2 | 7 |
7 | One Day I Walk | -0.09 | -14.48 | -11.7 | 9 |
8 | Fallen | -0.09 | -14.73 | -11.4 | 7 |
9 | Jericho | -0.08 | -15.11 | -12.5 | 9 |
10 | Bird on a Wire | -0.10 | -14.71 | -11.7 | 8 |
11 | Love Is Everything | -0.09 | -15.82 | -12.4 | 9 |