Invicible Summer [20th Anniversary Edition]

by k.d. lang

Overview

The k.d. lang who played tribute to Patsy Cline seems a millennium away from the smooth, pop-infused chanteuse on this album. Glowing with happiness and lovey bliss, this lush album is dripping with the kind of bright, slick production that hasn't seen much light since the Brill Building's heyday. Swelling strings, electronic bubbles and warbles, and the occasional mandolin combine to create a sound that manages to evoke a warm feeling of nostalgia without sounding retro. Topping it all off is lang's smooth-as-maple-syrup voice, which shows even greater range than before, occasionally issuing the bell-like tones more often heard from fellow Canadians Jane Siberry and Sarah McLachlan. If there is a fault to this album, it's that it's too smooth; while the listener is surfing these waves of happiness and cushiony pop, an occasional desire for edges and bones surfaces. While "The Consequences of Falling," "Love's Great Ocean," and "Simple" are all fine songs, this recording also lacks the kind of hooky, knockout singles that have been featured on her best albums. ~ Stacia Proefrock

Product Details

Release Date:	01/08/2021
Label:	Warner Records
UPC:	0093624892724
Rank:	59648

Album Credits

Performance Credits

k.d. lang   Primary Artist
Jon Hassell   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Damian LeGassick   Guitar,Keyboards
Teddy Borowiecki   Accordion,Keyboards
Larry Corbett   Cello
Armen Garabedian   Violin
Smokey Hormel   Guitar
Greg Leisz   Pedal Steel
Rusty Anderson   Guitar
David Piltch   Bass,Cornet,Guitar,Mandolin,Keyboards,Moog Bass,Whistle (Human),Guitar (Baritone)
Joel Derouin   Violin
Wendy Melvoin   Guitar
Jon Stewart   Guitar
Rick Baptist   Trumpet
Denyse Buffum   Viola
John Wittenberg   Violin
Abe Laboriel, Jr.   Drums,Vocals
Abraham Laboriel, Sr.   Bass,Guitar,Vocals
Berj Garabedian   Violin
David Stenske   Viola
Suzie Katayama   Cello
Peter Kent   Violin
Gayle Levant   Harp
Ben Mink   Viola,Violin,Keyboards
John Fumo   Trumpet
Bob Peterson   Violin
Jon Lewis   Trumpet
Mario de Leon   Violin
Daniel Smith   Cello
Victoria Miskolczy   Viola
John Friesen   Cello

Technical Credits

Tony Flores   Assistant Engineer
Damian LeGassick   Producer,Brass Arrangement,String Arrangements
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Billy Steinberg   Composer
David Piltch   Loop,Composer
Johnny "Hammond" Smith   Mixing
James Stone   Assistant Engineer
David Kahne   Mixing,Producer
Marie Claire D'Ubaldo   Composer
Rick Nowels   Composer
Abe Laboriel, Jr.   Composer
Alex Gifford   Vocal Arrangement
Andy Ackland   Assistant Engineer
Ben Mink   Composer,String Arrangements
Rob Brill   Mixing
k.d. lang   Composer
Jason Mauza   Engineer
Albert Camus   Composer
John Smith   Mixing,Engineer
Jeri Heiden   Design,Art Direction
John Heiden   Design,Art Direction
Eric White   Editing,Digital Editing,Drum Programming
Just Loomis   Photography