Angel with a Lariat explained
| Angel with a Lariat |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | k.d. lang and the Reclines |
| Cover: | k.d. lang - Angel With a Lariat.jpg |
| Recorded: | May 26–June 27, 1986 |
| Studio: | Maison Rouge, Fulham Broadway, London |
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| Length: | 30:52 |
| Label: | Sire, Warner Bros. |
| Producer: | Dave Edmunds |
| Chronology: | k.d. lang |
| Prev Title: | A Truly Western Experience |
| Prev Year: | 1984 |
| Next Title: | Shadowland |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
Angel with a Lariat is the second album by k.d. lang and the Reclines, released in 1987. This was the first release outside of Canada.
Track listing
- "Turn Me Round" (Ben Mink) – 3:13
- "High Time for a Detour" (lang, Mink) – 4:09
- "Diet of Strange Places" (lang) – 3:53
- "Got the Bull by the Horns" (Amos Boyd, Billy Jones) – 3:03
- "Watch Your Step Polka" (Teddy Borowiecki, lang, Dennis Marcenko, Gordie Matthews) – 2:01
- "Rose Garden" (Joe South) – 3:19
- "Tune into My Wave" (Mink) – 3:32
- "Angel with a Lariat" (lang) – 3:08
- "Pay Dirt" (lang) – 2:09
- "Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray" (Eddie Miller, W. S. Stevenson) – 2:25
Personnel
The Reclines
- Teddy Borowiecki – accordion, keyboard, backing vocals
- Dennis Marcenko – bass, backing vocals
- Gordie Matthews – guitar, backing vocals
- Ben Mink – guitar, electric mandolin, violin, backing vocals
- Michel Pouliot – drums, backing vocals
Additional personnel
- B.J. Cole – steel guitar on "Diet of Strange Places"
- Roy Dodds – drums on "Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray"
- Dave Edmunds – additional acoustic guitar on "Turn Into My Wave", backing vocals
- Keith Nelson – banjo on "Turn Me Round" and "High Time For a Detour"
- Anne Dudley – string arrangement on "Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray"
Production
- Dave Edmunds – producer
- Carey Taylor – engineer
- Jeri McManus Heiden, Kim Champagne, k.d. lang – art direction
- Amy Vangsgard – 3-D cover illustration
Notes and References
- Book: Christensen, Thor . Gary . Graff . Daniel . Durchholz . 1998 . MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide . k.d. Lang. . Detroit . 657-658.
