k.d. lang
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	REAL NAME: Kathryn Dawn Lang BIRTHDAY: November 2, 1961 BIGGEST SINGLE: "Constant Craving" (1992) BIGGEST LP: Ingenue (1992) GRAMMY AWARDS: 4 "I don't think I'll ever have what it takes to be a superstar. I'm too odd for the mainstream. " - k.d. lang, 2000

k.d. (Kathryn Dawn) lang hails from Consort, Alberta, Canada, and was born on November 2, 1961. The uniqueness of k.d.'s singing style has always left people wondering how to classify her. Although she started out on the "country scene," her music has touched showcased many musical styles. The enormity and grandeur of k.d.'s voice allows her the range of musical ability, and gives us a compelling admiration of her sound. For proof of k.d.'s talent, one would only need to listen to her rendition of Roy Orbison's "Cryin'" - quite a step up from her earlier job of driving a grain truck.

k.d.'s early LPs were predominantly regarded as country releases: A Truly Western Experience (1984), Angel With A Lariat (1987), Shadowland (1988), and Absolute Torch And Twang (1989). It was the release of Shadowland that made music lovers outside the country category begin to take notice of k.d. and comparisons between k.d. and Patsy Cline had become very common.

k.d won her first Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Collaboration ("Crying" with Roy Orbison) and was nominated for Best Country Vocal Performance - Female ("I'm Down To My Last Cigarette").

k.d won a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female (Absolute Torch And Twang) and was nominated for Best Country Vocal Collaboration ("Sin City" with Dwight Yoakam) and Best Country Song (songwriter) ("Luck In My Eyes").

# 110 Singles Artist of the Year

k.d. released Ingenue which marked her departure away from country music and into a category of her own. k.d. also achieved pop success with Ingenue with the Top 40 classic "Constant Craving." Her appeal exploded with the LP, single, and accompanying video.

k.d. hit the Top 40 with "Constant Craving."

k.d. won an American Music Award for Favorite New Adult Contemporary Artist.

k.d. won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("Constant Craving") and was nominated for Album of the Year (Ingenue), Record of the Year, and Song of the Year (songwriter) ("Constant Craving").

k.d. teamed up with Erasure's Andy Bell to cover the classic dance anthem, "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" for the Coneheads soundtrack.

k.d.'s video for "Constant Craving" received a MTV Music Video Award for Best Female Video (a surprising feat considering her music was seldom if ever played on MTV). The video was also nominated for Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography.

k.d. was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("Miss Chatelaine").

k.d.'s highly anticipated follow-up to Ingenue was released and the LP was the soundtrack to Even Cowgirls Get The Blues. The movie was considered a theatrical and critical flop, yet to k.d. lang fans it allowed new k.d. music to be released before the next "studio" LP.

k.d. topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play chart for a week with "Lifted By Love."

k.d. was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals ("Moonglow" with Tony Bennett).

k.d. won a Brit Award for Best International Female Artist.

k.d. released All You Can Eat. Although chart single success was limited with the new songs, k.d. did receive a lot of airplay on adult contemporary, alternative, and even dance venues. Between LP releases, k.d. embarked on many tours and contributed to various television performances.

k.d. could be heard dueting with Tony Bennett on his Unplugged LP, and singing solo on the MTV Unplugged Compilation, Vol. 1. k.d. also contributed tracks to a PETA Benefit LP, Tame Yourself Compilation ("Damned Ole Dog"), VH1 Crossroads, Red, Hot + Blue ("So In Love"), and teamed up with Elton John on his Duets LP ("Teardrops").

k.d. has also tried the acting profession with a notable role in a recent CBS miniseries, The Last Don, playing an over-rambunctious, stressed out movie producer, and also appeared on the infamous Ellen "coming out" episode.

k.d. topped the Billboard Dance Club Play chart for a week with "If I Were You."

# 149 Singles Artist of the Year

k.d. released an LP of cover tunes, Drag containing such covers as "The Joker" and "Theme From Valley Of The Dolls." k.d.'s voice and style truly mesmerize and engulf the listener with "Hain't It Funny."

When the latest Rolling Stones LP was released there was additional songwriters credited besides Mick and Keith. A songwriting credit was shared with k.d. lang and her writing partner Ben Mink on the track "Anybody Seen My Baby." Apparently the song sounds similar to lang's classic "Constant Craving" - although it is implied as a coincidence. lang reportedly takes the credit as a compliment.

k.d. could also be heard on the soundtracks for Tomorrow Never Dies with "Surrender" and Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil with "Skylark."

At the 2nd annual GLAMA (Gay/Lesbian American Music Awards), lang received the Michael Callen Medal of Achievement given to an artist who is "committed to the courageous act of engendering, nurturing, and furthering gay and lesbian music." k.d. was also honored with a special achievement award by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). lang stated, "It's really taken me about 6 years to process everything that's gone on... All I can tell you is that certainly it's the only way to deal with your life." The award "...is presented to an openly lesbian or gay individual who has achieved excellence in a specific area of media and has furthered the visibility and understanding of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community through his/her work... lang was one of the very first internationally recognized and top selling performers to come out."

VH1: 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll ranked lang at # 33.

The Advocate named k.d. as one of the '25 Coolest Women.'

# 171 Singles Artist of the Year

k.d joined Melissa Etheridge, Garth Brooks, Queen Latifah, the Pet Shop Boys, and George Michael to perform in Washington, DC as part of 'Equality Rocks' - a benefit concert in support of a gay and lesbian human rights campaign (Human Rights Campaign).

k.d.'s next LP, Invincible Summer, was released and she said of her new LP: "I feel confident saying it's my best work ever. It's closer to Ingenue but it's happier, more mature, very, very pop and dare I use the 'swear' word, a little bit more accessible."
k.d. could be seen in the film Eye Of The Beholder.

k.d. was nominated for a MuchMusic Video Music Award for the MuchMoreMusic Award ("Summerfling").

k.d. hit the Top 40 with "Summerfling."

k.d. toured Europe and North America .

Drag was certified gold.

k.d. was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Music Album (Invincible Summer).

k.d. released Live By Request.

k.d. released A Wonderful World with Tony Bennett - a collection of Louis Armstrong songs.
Rolling Stone: 50 Essential 'Woman In Rock' Albums includes Shadowland at # 49.

k.d. topped the Billboard Jazz Albums chart for 15 weeks with A Wonderful World with Tony Bennett.

A Wonderful World was certified gold.

k.d. was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals ("What A Wonderful World" with Tony Bennett).

k.d. could be heard on the compilation Remembering Patsy Cline with "Leavin' On Your Mind."

k.d. topped the Billboard Year-End Charts along with Tony Bennett with the Top Jazz Album (A Wonderful World).

k.d. won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album (A Wonderful World with Tony Bennett) and was also nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals ("La Vie En Rose").

k.d. released a collection of cover tunes - Hymns Of The 49th Parallel.

k.d. could be heard on the soundtrack for Desperate Housewives with "Boom Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife."

A collection of older and remastered tracks was released - Reincarnation.

k.d. could be heard on Tony Bennett's LP Duets: American Classic on the track "Because Of You."

k.d. could be heard on the Happy Feet soundtrack with "Golden Slumbers/The End."

k.d. could be heard on the tribute LP A Tribute To Joni Mitchell with the track "Help Me."

k.d. could be heard on the compilation LP We All Love Ella: Celebrating The First Lady Of Song on the track "Angel Eyes."

k.d. released Watershed. The LP marks the first time k.d. produced all the tracks herself.

The DVD Live With BBC Orchestra was released.

The box set Recollection was released.

k.d. released Sing It Loud.

k.d. could be heard on the Tony Bennett LP Duets II on the track "Blue Velvert."

• June 7: lang teamed up with Neko Case and Laura Veirs and released case/lang/veirs.

• July 14: Ingenue (25th Anniversary Edition) was released. The set included a performance by k.d. on MTV Unplugged.

• May 21: lang released makeover - a collection of remixes.
  
  
  
  
  
  

	A Truly Western Experience Released: 1984 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Bopalena" - "Pine And Stew" - "Up To Me" - "Tickled Pink" - "Hanky Panky" - "There You Go" - "Busy Being Blue" - "Stop, Look And Listen" - "Hooken On Junk"
	Angel With A Lariat Released: July, 1987 Tracks: "Turn Me Round" - "High Time For A Detour" - "Diet Of Strange Places" - "Got The Bull By The Horns" - "Watch Your Step Polka" - "Rose Garden" - "Tune Into My Wave" - "Angel With My Wave" - "Pay Dirt" - "Three Cigarettes in An Ashtray"
	Shadowland Released: April, 1988 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 73 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Western Stars" - "Lock, Stock And Teardrops" - "Sugar Moon" - "I Wish I Didn't Love You So" - "(Waltz Me) Once Again Around The Dance Floor" - "Black Coffee" - "Shadowland" - "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes" - "Tears Don't Care Who Cries Them" - "I'm Down To My Last Cigarette" - "Busy Being Blue" - "Honky Tonk Angel's Medley"
	Absolute Torch And Twang Released: May, 1989 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 69 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Luck In My Eyes" - "Three Days" - "Trail Of Broken Hearts" - "Big Boned Gal" - "Didn't I" - "Wallflower Waltz" - "Full Moon Full Of Love" - "Pullin' Back The Reins" - "Big Big Love" - "It's Me" - "Walkin' In And Out Of Your Arms" - "Nowhere To Stand"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Ingenue Ingenue (25th Anniversary Edition) Released: March, 1992 US: 2x Platinum Billboard peak: # 18 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Save Me" - "Mind Of Love" - "Miss Chatelaine" - "Wash Me Clean" - "So It Shall Be" - "Still Thrives This Love" - "Season Of Hollow Soul" - "Outside Myself" - "Tears Of Love's Recall" - "Constant Craving"
	Even Cowgirls Get The Blues (soundtrack) Released: November, 1993 Billboard peak: # 82 Rolling Stone review: k.d. Tracks: "Just Keep Me Moving" - "Hush Sweet Lover" - "Lifted By Love" - "In Perfect Dreams" - "Curious Soul Ashtray" - "Don't Be A Lemming Polka" - "Sweet Little Cherokee"
	All You Can Eat Released: October, 1995 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 37 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "If I Were You" - "Maybe" - "You're OK" - "Sexuality" - "Get Some" - "Acquiesce" - "This" - "World Of Love" - "Infinite And Unforseen" - "I Want It All"
	Drag Released: June, 1997 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 29 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Don't Smoke In Bed" - "Air That I Breathe" - "Smoke Dreams" - "My Last Cigarette" - "The Joker" - "Theme From Valley Of The Dolls" - "Your Smoke Screen" - "My Old Addiction" - "Till The Heart Caves In" - "Smoke Rings" - "Hain't It Funny" - "Love Is Like A Cigarette"
	Invincible Summer Released: June, 2000 Billboard peak: # 58 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "The Consequences Of Falling" - "Summerfling" - "Suddenly" - "It's Happening With You" - "Extraordinary Thing" - "Love's Great Ocean" - "Simple" - "What Better Said" - "When We Collide" - "Curiosity" - "Only Love"
	Live By Request Released: August, 2001 Billboard peak: # 94 Live Tracks: "Summerfling" - "Big Boned Gal" - " Black Coffee" - "Trail Of Broken Hearts" - "Crying" - "Don't Smoke In Bed" - "The Consequences Of Falling" - "Miss Chatelaine" - "Three Cigarettes In An Ashtray" - "Barefoot" - "Constant Craving" - "Wash Me Clean" - "Pullin' Back The Reins" - "Simple"
	A Wonderful World Released: November, 2002 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 41 Tracks: "Exactly Like You" - "La Vie En Rose" - "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)" - "You Can Depend On Me" - "What A Wonderful World" - "That's My Home" - "A Kiss To Build A Dream On" - "I Wonder" - "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" - "You Can't Lose A Broken Heart" - "That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)" - "If We Never Meet Again"
	Hymns Of The 49th Parallel Released: July, 2004 Billboard peak: # 55 Tracks: "After The Gold Rush" - "Simple" - "Helpless" - "A Case Of You" - "The Valley" - "Hallelujah" - "One Day I Walk" - "Fallen" - "Jericho" - "Bird On A Wire" - "Love Is Everything"
	Reintarnation Released: April, 2006 Tracks: "Pay Dirt" - "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes" - "Big Boned Gal" - "Don't Be A Lemming Polka" - "Curious Soul Astray" - "It's Me" - "Luck In My Eyes" - "Diet Of Strange Places" - "Big Big Love" - "Trail Of Broken Hearts" - "Nowhere To Stand" - "Friday Dance Promenade" - "Got The Bull By The Horns" - "Angel With A Lariat" - "Pine And Stew" - "Hanky Panky" - "Pullin Back The Reins" - "Cowgirl Pride" - "Change My Mind" - "Turn Me Round"
	Watershed Released: February, 2008 Billboard peak: # 8 Rolling Stone: Tracks: "I Dream Of Spring" - "Je Fais La Planche" - "Coming Home" - "Once In Awhile" - "Thread" - "Close Your Eyes" - "Sunday" - "Flame Of The Uninspired" - "Upstream" - "Shadow And The Frame" - "Jealous Dog"
	Recollection (2CD set) Recollection (3CD/DVD box set) Released: February, 2010 Tracks: "Trail Of Broken Hearts" - "Constant Craving" - "The Air That I Breathe" - "Helpless" - "You're OK" - "Western Stars" - "The Valley" - "Summerfling" - "Miss Chatelaine" - "I Dream Of Spring" - "Hallelujah" - "Help Me" - "Hush Sweet Lover" - "Beautifully Combined" - "Cry" (with Roy Orbison) - "Love For Sale" - "Golden Slumbers / The End" - "Barefoot" - "Moonglow" (with Tony Bennett) - "So In Love" - "Calling All Angels" (with Jane Siberry) - "Hallelujah" (New Version) Box Set Tracks also includes: "Sitting On Top Of The World" - "Sexuality" - "Skylark" - "Helpless (live) - "Wester Stars" (live) - "Wash Me Clean" (live) - "Thread" (live) - "Once In A While" (live) - "I Dream of Spring" (live) - "Smoke Rings" (live) - "The Right To Love" (live)
	Sing It Loud Released: April, 2011 Tracks: "I Confess" - "A Sleep With No Dreaming" - "The Water's Edge" - "Perfect World" - "Sugar Buzz" - "Sing It Loud" - "Inglewood" - "Habit Of Mind" - "Heaven" - "Sorry Nevermore"
iTunes Amazon.mp3 vinyl	case/lang/veirs (with Neko Case and Laura Veirs) Released: June 17, 2016 Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 33 Tracks: "Atomic Number" - "Honey And Smoke" - "Song For Judee" - "Blue Fire" - "Delirium" - "Greens Of June" - "Behind The Armory" - "Best Kept Secret" - "1000 Miles Away" - "Supermoon" - "I Want To Be Here" - "Down" - "Why Do We Fight" - "Georgia Stars"
iTunes Amazon.mp3 vinyl	makeover Released: May 21, Tracks: "Lifted By Love" (Club Xanax Mix) - "If I Were You" (Close To The Groove Edit) - "Just Keep Me Moving" (Movin' Mix) - "Sexuality" (Tony Maserati Final Radio Remix) - "Miss Chatelaine" (St. Tropez Mix) - "Theme From 'Valley Of The Dolls'" (Jr. Vasquez 7" Mix) - "The Consequence Of Falling" (Love To Infinity Radio Mix) - "Just Keep Me Moving" (Wild Planet Mix) - "If I Were You" (Main Mix) - "Sexuality" (DJ Krush Full Mix) - "Summerfling" (Ananda's Sweet Bird Of Summer Extended Mix) - "The Consequence Of Falling" (Love To Infinity Funk Mix) - "Lifted By Love" (Elevate Your Love Mix) - "Summerfling" (Wamdue's Makin' Me High Dub)