Absolute Torch and Twang explained

Absolute Torch and Twang
Type:	studio
Artist:	k.d. lang and the Reclines
Cover:	k.d. lang - Absolute Torch and Twang.jpg
Genre:	Country
Length:	41:31
Label:	Sire, Warner Bros.
Producer:	k.d. lang, Ben Mink, Greg Penny
Chronology:	k.d. lang
Prev Title:	Shadowland
Prev Year:	1988
Next Title:	Ingénue
Next Year:	1992

Absolute Torch and Twang is the third album by k.d. lang and the Reclines, released in 1989.

Critical reception

Fred Dellar of Hi-Fi News & Record Review gave the best rating to the album and said that "Canuck has fashioned yet another album that crosses borderlines and blends various aspects of country music with the sounds stemming from a late night, 40's jukebox".^[1]

Personnel

Musicians

• k.d. lang – acoustic guitar, guitar, vocals
• Graham Boyle – percussion, tambourine, claves, spoons
• Michael Creber – piano
• John Dymond – bass
• The Five Blind Boys of Alabama – background vocals, voices
• Greg Leisz – steel guitar, slide guitar
• Gordie Matthews – acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar
• Ben Mink – organ, acoustic guitar, guitar, mandolin, strings, violin, electric guitar, mandola, bowed bass
• David Piltch – fretless bass, bowed bass
• Michel Pouliot – drums
• Ed Thigpen – drums

Production

• Producers: k.d. lang, Ben Mink, Greg Penny

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1989–1990)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[2]	81
Canadian Albums (RPM)	29
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	8

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	44
Chart (1990)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	16

Awards

Grammy Awards

References

Print sources

• Nash. Alanna. Alanna Nash. K.D. Lang. Stereo Review. August 1989. 54. 8. 26 October 2021. 75. New York. Diamandis Communications Inc.. World Radio History. 0142-6230. https://web.archive.org/web/20210903215428/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Hi-Fi-News/80s/Hi-Fi-News-1989-12.pdf. 3 September 2021.

Notes and References

1. News: Dellar. Fred. Fred Dellar. Review: k.d. lang — Absolute Torch and Twang. Hi-Fi News & Record Review. magazine. August 1989. 34. 8. 2 September 2021. 107. Croydon. Link House Magazines Ltd. World Radio History. 0142-6230. https://web.archive.org/web/20210902075515/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Hi-Fi-News/80s/Hi-Fi-News-1989-08.pdf. 2 September 2021.
2. Web site: Chartifacts – Week Ending: 26 April 1992 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 117) . Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). February 17, 2017.
3. Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989. Billboard. January 2, 2021.
4. Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990. Billboard. January 2, 2021.