Absolute Torch And Twang

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Luck In My Eyes Claves [Clavé] – Graham BoyleSlide Guitar – Greg Leisz	4:13
2	Three Days Written-By – Faron Young, Willie Nelson	3:18
3	Trail Of Broken Hearts	3:26
4	Big Boned Gal Bass [Bowed Basses] – Ben Mink, David Piltch	3:09
5	Didn't I	3:40
6	Wallflower Waltz Acoustic Guitar – k.d. langStrings – Ben Mink	4:23
7	Full Moon Full Of Love Double Bass [Upright Bass] – David PiltchDrums – Ed ThigpenWritten-By – Jeannie Smith, Leroy Preston	2:50
8	Pullin' Back The Reins	4:24
9	Big Big Love Written-By – Kenneth Carroll , Wynn Stewart	2:29
10	It's Me	2:20
11	Walkin' In And Out Of Your Arms Spoons – Graham BoyleVoice [Voices] – The Five Blind Boys Of Alabama*	3:05
12	Nowhere To Stand Organ – Ben Mink	4:27

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sire Records Company
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – WEA International Inc.
• Marketed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Sire Records Company
• Copyright (c) – WEA International Inc.
• Manufactured By – TELDEC Record Service GmbH
• Pressed By – Record Service GmbH
• Recorded At – Vancouver Studios
• Mixed At – Vancouver Studios
• Published By – Bumstead Publishing
• Published By – Zavion Music
• Published By – Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
• Published By – Bug Music
• Published By – Miss Kitty Music
• Published By – Whiskey Drinkin' Music
• Published By – Four Star Sales Co.

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar – Ben Mink (tracks: 1, to 11), Gordie Matthews (tracks: 3, 10)
• Arranged By [Strings] – Ben Mink (tracks: 3, 8, 12)
• Art Direction, Design – Jeri Heiden, k.d. lang
• Bass – John Dymond (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 6, 8 to 11)
• Bass [Fretless] – David Piltch (tracks: 5, 8)
• Drums – Michel Pouliot (tracks: 1 to 11)
• Electric Guitar – Ben Mink (tracks: 4, 10), Gordie Matthews (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 to 9, 11)
• Engineer [Second Engineer] – Marc Ramaer
• Engineer, Mixed By – Greg Penny, Joe Seta
• Lap Steel Guitar – Greg Leisz (tracks: 2, 7, 9)
• Mandola – Ben Mink (tracks: 1, 4, 9 to 11)
• Mandolin – Ben Mink (tracks: 6, 11)
• Percussion – Graham Boyle (tracks: 3, 5, 10)
• Photography By – Victoria Pearson Cameron
• Photography By [Dustsleeve Photo] – A. Alberta Lang
• Photography By [Prarie Photos] – Westlight
• Piano – Michael Creber (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7 to 10)
• Producer – Ben Mink, Greg Penny, k.d. lang
• Steel Guitar – Greg Leisz (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11)
• Tambourine – Graham Boyle (tracks: 4, 9)
• Violin – Ben Mink (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 7)
• Written-By – Ben Mink (tracks: 1, 3 to 6, 8, 10, 11), k.d. lang (tracks: 1, 3 to 6, 8, 10 to 12)

Notes

Recorded and Mixed at Vancouver Studios, Vancouver, B.C. Canada

℗ 1989 Sire Records Company, marketed by Warner Bros. Records Inc., a Warner Communications Company
© 1989 Sire Records Company for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Manufactured in Germany by TELDEC Record Service GmbH

All songs CAPAC, except
Tracks 2 and 9 BMI
Track 7 ASCAP/BMI

Tracks published by:
1, 3 to 6, 8, 10, 11 - © Bumstead Publishing/Zavion Music CAPAC
2 - © Tree Publishing Co. Inc. BMI
7 - Bug Music BMI/Miss Kitty Music ASCAP/Whiskey Drinkin' Music BMI adm. by Bug Music
9 - Four Star Sales Co. BMI
12 - © 1989 Bumstead Publishing CAPAC

This is a repress with a mould SID indicating manufacturing from 1994 or later.
The original pressing has identical artwork and the same matrix showing manufacture by Record Service GmbH but has no SID codes "Absolute Torch And Twang".
A later repress with a different matrix showing manufacturing in 1998 is also found "Absolute Torch And Twang"

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 7599-25877-2 3
• Barcode: 075992587723
• Label Code: LC 3228
• Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM
• Rights Society: CAPAC
• Rights Society: BMI
• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Matrix / Runout: 925877-2 RSA
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 0573
• Other (Distribution code France): WE 851
• Other (SPARS code): AAD

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
1-25877, 9 25877-1	k.d. lang And The Reclines	Absolute Torch And Twang ‎(LP, Album)	Sire, Sire	1-25877, 9 25877-1	US	1989
WX 259C	k.d.Lang And The Reclines*	Absolute Torch And Twang ‎(Cass, Album)	Sire	WX 259C	UK	1989
4-25877	k.d. lang And The Reclines	Absolute Torch And Twang ‎(Cass, Album, AR)	Sire	4-25877	US	1989
9 W1-25877, W1-25877	k.d. lang And The Reclines	Absolute Torch And Twang ‎(LP, Album, Club)	Sire, Sire	9 W1-25877, W1-25877	US	1989
7599-25877-2	k.d. lang And The Reclines	Absolute Torch And Twang ‎(CD, Album)	Sire	7599-25877-2	Europe	1989

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