Hymns of the 49th Parallel

Songs by her favourite Canadian songwriters, including Hallelujah.
k.d. lang, 2004

Released: 27 July 2004
Studio: Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Label: Nonesuch
Producer: k.d. lang and Ben Mink
Length: 47:17

The title refers to the Canada-US border, which the 49th parallel defines for much of its length. The record gathers songs by Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Jane Siberry, Bruce Cockburn and Ron Sexsmith, plus a new version of her own Simple, which first appeared on Invincible Summer in 2000. Lang and Mink produced it, with string arrangements by Eumir Deodato, mixing by David Leonard and mastering by Bob Ludwig.

It went platinum in Canada in April 2006 with more than 100,000 copies sold, and double platinum in Australia in December 2007 with more than 140,000.

Track listing

After the Gold Rush4:00
Simple3:02
Helpless4:15
A Case of You5:12
The Valley5:31
Hallelujah5:01
One Day I Walk3:24
Fallen2:56
Jericho3:45
Bird on a Wire4:28
Love Is Everything5:43

Personnel

k.d. lang vocals
Ben Mink acoustic guitar, fiddle, electric guitar
Teddy Borowiecki piano, accordion, keyboard
Clayton Cameron drums
David Piltch electric and acoustic bass
Eumir Deodato string arrangements, conductor
David Leonard engineer, mixing

More from k.d. lang

Shadowland (1988), Absolute Torch and Twang (1989), Ingénue (1992), Drag (1997)

Sources

Hymns of the 49th Parallel, Wikipedia
k.d. lang, Wikipedia