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Hymns of the 49th Parallel is the ninth studio album by the Canadian singer and songwriter k.d. lang, released in 2004. It is an album of songs by lang's favourite Canadian songwriters, and also includes a new version of her original composition "Simple" that initially appeared on her 2000 album Invincible Summer.

Hymns of the 49th Parallel
Studio album by
k.d. lang
Released27 July 2004 (2004-07-27)
Genre
  • Folk
  • pop
  • country
  • gospel
Length47:17
LabelNonesuch
Producer
K.d. lang chronology
A Wonderful World
(2002)		 Hymns of the 49th Parallel
(2004)		 Reintarnation
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(70/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Billboard(favorable)[3]
Blender[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[4]
The Guardian[5]
Mojo[6]
musicOMH(favorable)[7]
People[8]
Q[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Uncut[10]
The Village Voice(favorable)[11]

Title


The album's title refers to the Canada–United States border as the 49th parallel defines much of the international boundary between the two countries.


Track listing


  1. "After the Gold Rush" (Neil Young) – 4:00
  2. "Simple" (k.d. lang, David Piltch) – 3:02
  3. "Helpless" (Neil Young) – 4:15
  4. "A Case of You" (Joni Mitchell) – 5:12
  5. "The Valley" (Jane Siberry) – 5:31
  6. "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen) – 5:01
  7. "One Day I Walk" (Bruce Cockburn) – 3:24
  8. "Fallen" (Ron Sexsmith) – 2:56
  9. "Jericho" (Joni Mitchell) – 3:45
  10. "Bird on a Wire" (Leonard Cohen) – 4:28
  11. "Love is Everything" (Jane Siberry) – 5:43

Personnel



Production



Charts



Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[18] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[19] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] Silver 60,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. "Critic Reviews for Hymns of the 49th Parallel". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  2. Hymns of the 49th Parallel at AllMusic
  3. "Hymns of the 49th Parallel". Billboard. 7 August 2004. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  4. Tucker, Ken (30 July 2004). "Hymns of the 49th Parallel Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  5. Sullivan, Caroline (23 September 2004). "Hymns of the 49th Parallel Review". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  6. "KD Lang – Hymns of the 49th Parallel CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  7. Serck, Linda (27 September 2004). "kd lang – Hymns of the 49th Parallel". musicOMH. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  8. Arnold, Chuck; Novak, Ralph (16 August 2004). "Picks and Pans Review: k.d. lang (Hymns of the 49th Parallel)". People. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  9. Nathan Brackett; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City: Simon and Schuster. p. 474. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  10. "KD Lang – Hymns of the 49th Parallel". Uncut. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  11. Smucker, Tom (24 August 2004). "Don't Blame Canada". The Village Voice. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  12. "Australiancharts.com – k.d lang – Hymns of the 49th Parallel". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  13. Hymns of the 49th Parallel > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
  14. "dutchcharts.nl k.d. lang – Hymns of the 49th Parallel". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  15. "Charts.nz – k.d lang – Hymns of the 49th Parallel". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  16. "End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2004". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  17. "End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2005". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  18. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  19. "Canadian album certifications – k.d. lang – Hymns of the 49th Parallel". Music Canada.
  20. "British album certifications – k.d. lang – Hymns of the 49th Parallel". British Phonographic Industry.





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