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Lenka is the debut studio album by Australian recording artist Lenka. It was released on 23 September 2008 by Epic Records.[8] The first single, "The Show", was released on 15 June 2009.[9]

Lenka
Studio album by
Lenka
Released23 September 2008
Recorded2008
Genre
  • Pop
  • indie pop
LabelEpic
Producer
Lenka chronology
Lenka
(2008)		 Two
(2011)
Singles from Lenka
  1. "The Show"
    Released: 6 September 2008
  2. "Trouble Is a Friend"
    Released: 1 September 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BBC Music(favourable)[2]
Entertainment Weekly(B)[3]
Digital Spy[4]
The Guardian[5]
MusicOMH[6]
The Daily Telegraph[7]

Singles


"The Show" was released to digital retailers on 6 September 2008 as the album's lead single.[10] The song had moderate success, peaking at number 25 on the US Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart,[11] and at number 65 on the ARIA Singles Chart in Australia.[12]

"Trouble Is a Friend" was released to digital retailers as the album's second and final single on 1 September 2009.[13] It failed to match the success of its predecessor, peaking at number 65 on the German Singles Chart.[14]


Track listing


No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Show"
Stuart Brawley3:56
2."Bring Me Down"
  • Kripac
  • Brawley
Brawley3:29
3."Skipalong"
Pierre Marchand3:53
4."Don't Let Me Fall"
  • Kripac
  • Thomas "Tawgs" Salter
Mike Elizondo2:51
5."Anything I'm Not"KripacMarchand3:18
6."Knock Knock"
John Alagía3:41
7."Dangerous and Sweet"
Elizondo3:32
8."Trouble Is a Friend"
  • Kripac
  • Salter
Elizondo3:36
9."Live Like You're Dying"KripacJason Lader3:49
10."Like a Song"KripacMarchand3:20
11."We Will Not Grow Old"
  • Kripac
  • Burns
  • Mohler
Elizondo3:18
Total length:38:42
iTunes bonus track[15]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Force of Nature"
  • Kripac
  • Wally Gagel
  • Xandy Barry
Elizondo3:33
Total length:42:15

Charts


Chart (2008) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[16] 30
German Albums Chart 35
Polish Albums Chart[17] 4
Swiss Albums Chart[18] 48
UK Albums Chart[19] 58
US Billboard 200[20] 142
US Billboard Heatseekers[20] 3
US Billboard Heatseekers - East North Central[21] 2
US Billboard Heatseekers - Pacific[22] 1
US Billboard Heatseekers - South Atlantic[23] 1
US Billboard Heatseekers - West North Central[24] 4

Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)[25] Gold 10,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.


Credits and personnel


Credits for Lenka adapted from Barnes & Noble.[26]

Performance Credits

Technical Credits


References


  1. Leahey, Andrew. "Review: Lenka". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  2. "Review of Lenka - Lenka". BBC. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  3. Day, Adrienne (16 September 2008). "Review: Lenka". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  4. "Album Review - Lenka: 'Lenka'". Digital Spy. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  5. Sullivan, Caroline (26 June 2009). "Review: Lenka". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  6. "Lenka - Lenka | album reviews". musicOMH. Archived from the original on 27 December 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  7. McCormick, Neil (1 July 2009). "Review: Lenka". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  8. "Lenka Discography". discogs.com. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  9. "Columbia Records UK – Lenka - Lenka". Columbia Records. 29 June 2009. Archived from the original on 25 August 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  10. "New Releases Singles - Week Commencing 17th November 2008" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association Ltd. 17 November 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  11. https://www.billboard.com/artist/lenka/chart-history/adult-pop-songs
  12. "ARIA Top 100 Singles - Week Commencing 10th November 2008" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association Ltd. 10 November 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  13. "iTunes - Music - Trouble Is a Friend - Single by Lenka". iTunes Store (United States). 1 September 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  14. "Lenka - Trouble Is A Friend - Music Charts". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  15. "iTunes - Music - Lenka by Lenka". iTunes Store (United States). Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  16. Steffen Hung. "Lenka - Lenka". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  17. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  18. Steffen Hung. "Lenka - Lenka". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  19. "Lenka". Official Charts Company. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  20. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1422145/charts-awards
  21. "Heatseekers - East North Central". Billboard. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  22. "Heatseekers - Pacific". Billboard. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  23. "Heatseekers - South Atlantic". Billboard. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  24. "Heatseekers - West North Central". Billboard. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
  25. "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2009 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
  26. "Lenka by Epic, Lenka - Barnes & Noble". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 10 May 2015.



На других языках

- [en] Lenka (album)

[es] Lenka (Álbum de Lenka)

Lenka es el álbum debut como solista de la cantante australiana Lenka lanzado el 23 de septiembre de 2008, luego de haber formado parte del grupo Decoder Ring.

[it] Lenka (album)

Lenka è il primo ed eponimo album in studio della cantante australiana Lenka, pubblicato il 23 settembre 2008.


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