Live by Request (k.d. lang)
Encyclopedia
Live by Request is a live album
by k.d. lang
, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music
). The album was recorded during the taping of the television show Live by Request
on the A&E Network
.
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by k.d. lang
K.D. Lang
Kathryn Dawn Lang, OC , known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress...
, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music
2001 in music
See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....
). The album was recorded during the taping of the television show Live by Request
Live by Request
Live by Request is a television show on the A&E Network. On it, notable artists hold concerts where the set list would be determined by viewer phone calls. The show was created based on an idea by Tony Bennett. Bennett starred in its first episode, which ran on Valentine's Day 1997; during that...
on the A&E Network
A&E Network
The A&E Network is a United States-based cable and satellite television network with headquarters in New York City and offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, London, Los Angeles and Stamford. A&E also airs in Canada and Latin America. Initially named the Arts & Entertainment Network, A&E launched...
.
Track listing
- "Summerfling" (lang, Piltch) – 4:03
- "Big Boned Gal" (lang, Mink) – 2:55
- "Black Coffee" (Sonny BurkeSonny BurkeSonny Burke was a big band leader. In 1937, he graduated from Duke University where he had formed and led the jazz big band known as the Duke Ambassadors....
, Paul Francis WebsterPaul Francis WebsterPaul Francis Webster was an American lyricist who won three Academy Awards for Best Song and was nominated sixteen times for the award.-Biography:...
) – 3:44 - "Trail of Broken Hearts" (lang, Mink) – 3:19
- "Crying" (Joe MelsonJoe MelsonJoe Melson , is an American singer and a BMI Award–winning songwriter.Melson was born in Bonham, the seat of Fannin County in northeast Texas. He was reared on a farm until he was sixteen. He attended high school in Gore, Oklahoma, and in Chicago before he returned to Texas to study at the two-year...
, Roy OrbisonRoy OrbisonRoy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis...
) – 4:32 - "Don't Smoke in Bed" (Willard RobisonWillard RobisonWillard Robison was an American composer of popular song. Born in Shelbina, Missouri, his songs reflect a rural, melancholy theme steeped in Americana. Their warm style has drawn comparison to Hoagy Carmichael...
) – 3:44 - "The Consequences of Falling" (DUbaldo, Nowels, Steinberg) – 3:55
- "Miss Chatelaine" (lang, Mink) – 3:25
- "Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray" (Eddie Miller, WS Stevenson) – 2:52
- "Barefoot" (lang, Telson) – 4:20
- "Constant Craving" (lang, Mink) – 4:32
- "Wash Me Clean" (lang) – 3:50
- "Pullin' Back the Reins" (lang, Mink) – 4:41
- "Simple" (lang, Piltch) – 3:29
Personnel
- k.d. lang - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Gregg Arreguin - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Teddy Borowiecki - keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Amy Keys - background vocals
- Abe Laboriel Jr.Abe Laboriel Jr.Abe Laboriel Jr. is an American session drummer. He is the son of Mexican bassist Abraham Laboriel, Sr. and brother of producer, songwriter, and film composer Mateo Laboriel....
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Greg LeiszGreg LeiszGreg Leisz is an American multi-instrumentalist, playing lap and pedal steel guitars, guitar, mandolin, and bass.- Biography :Leisz was influenced early on by the Byrds and Flying Burrito Brothers, especially pedal steel player "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow...
- guitar, pedal steel - Kate MarkowitzKate MarkowitzKate Markowitz is an American singer-songwriter. Markowitz is perhaps best known as a back-up vocalist who has recorded and performed with a number of singers, most notably James Taylor but also Willy DeVille, Shawn Colvin, Mylène Farmer, Don Henley, Billy Joel, k.d. lang, Lyle Lovett, Graham...
- background vocals - David Piltch - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Production
- Producer: Mitch Maketansky
- Executive producers: Danny Bennett, Andy Kadison, Paul Rappaport
- Mixing: David Thoener
- Repertoire: Mio Vukovic
- Director: Lawrence Jordan
- Lighting director: Dale Lynch
- Stage technician: Bobby Carlos
- Art direction: Mio Vukovic
- Design: Lawrence Azerrad
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)Year | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|
2001 | The Billboard 200 | 94 |
2001 | Top Internet Albums | 11 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|---|
1992 | "Constant Craving" | Adult Contemporary | 2 |
1992 | "Constant Craving" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 38 |
1992 | "Constant Craving" | Top 40 Mainstream | 22 |