Sing It Loud (album)

For the discography of Sing It Loud, see Sing It Loud § Discography.
Sing It Loud
Studio album by
k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang
ReleasedApril 1, 2011 (2011-04-01)
GenreFolk, jazz, pop, country rock
Length56:38 (Deluxe version)
LabelNonesuch
Producerk.d. lang, Joe Pisapia
k.d. lang chronology
Recollection
(2010) 		Sing It Loud
(2011) 		case/lang/veirs
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(74/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
BBC Music(favorable)[3]
The Guardian[4]
The Independent[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
Mojo[1]
musicOMH[7]
Now[8]
Q[1]
Uncut[1]
The Washington Post(favorable)[9]

Sing It Loud is the thirteenth studio album by k.d. lang, credited to k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang, and was released on April 1, 2011 (2011-04-01).

Track listing

All songs written by k.d. lang and Joe Pisapia unless otherwise noted.

  1. "I Confess" (lang, Daniel Clarke, Joshua Grange) – 4:25
  2. "A Sleep with No Dreaming" – 3:31
  3. "The Water's Edge" – 3:53
  4. "Perfect Word" – 4:41
  5. "Sugar Buzz" – 5:14
  6. "Sing It Loud" (Pisapia) – 5:25
  7. "Inglewood" – 3:30
  8. "Habit of Mind" (lang, Clarke, Grange) – 4:13
  9. "Heaven" (David Byrne, Jerry Harrison) – 4:10
  10. "Sorrow Nevermore" (lang, Clarke, Grange) – 3:33

14-track deluxe version exclusive to kdlang.com includes:

  1. "Reminiscing" (Graeham Goble) – 3:45
  2. "I Am the Winner" – 2:26
  3. "Hollywood Kids" – 3:53
  4. "Hungry Bird" – 4:42

Release history

Region Date Label
Australia April 1, 2011 WEA
United States April 11, 2011 Nonesuch Records
Netherlands April 15, 2011 Nonesuch Records / Warner Music
United Kingdom April 18, 2011 Nonesuch Records

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 2
Canadian Albums Chart[11] 7
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 28
UK Albums Chart[13] 34
U.S. Billboard 200[11] 32

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
Australian Albums Chart[14] 61

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[15] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Critic reviews at Metacritic
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ BBC Music review
  4. ^ "kd lang and the Siss Boom Bang: Sing It Loud – review". The Guardian. 2011-04-16. Archived from the original on 2019-09-20.
  5. ^ The Independent review
  6. ^ Los Angeles Times review
  7. ^ musicOMH review
  8. ^ Now review
  9. ^ The Washington Post review
  10. ^ "Australiancharts.com – k.d. lang – Sing It Loud". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  11. ^ a b "allmusic ((( Sing It Loud > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  12. ^ "Charts.nz – k.d. lang – Sing It Loud". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  13. ^ "k.d. lang > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  14. ^ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2011". aria.com.au. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  15. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.