Ingénue (album)
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| Studio album by k.d. lang | ||||
| Released | 17 March 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 at Vancouver Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |||
| Genre | Pop, country, folk, jazz | |||
| Length | 41:47 | |||
| Label | Sire, Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer |
Greg Penny Ben Mink k.d. lang |
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| Allmusic |   |
| Chicago Tribune |  |
| Entertainment Weekly | C |
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| Robert Christgau |  |
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Ingénue is the second solo album by k.d. lang, released in 1992. It has more of a cabaret flavor than Lang's previous work, and was her most successful album on the pop charts both in her native Canada and internationally.
The samba-inspired "Miss Chatelaine" was ironic; Chatelaine is a Canadian women's magazine which once chose Lang as its "Woman of the Year", and the song's video depicted Lang — who was usually best known for a fairly androgynous appearance — in an exaggeratedly feminine manner, surrounded by bright pastel colours and a profusion of bubbles reminiscent of a performance on the Lawrence Welk show, complete with an accordion in the instrumentation.
The multi-format hit single "Constant Craving" inspired (albeit subconsciously) The Rolling Stones' 1997 single "Anybody Seen My Baby?", from their Bridges to Babylon album, with the result that the Stones gave writing credits on that song to Lang and her collaborator Ben Mink.
Both "Save Me" and "Still Thrives This Love" were used in the 2003 Showtime film Soldier's Girl.
The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
All songs written by k.d. lang and Ben Mink, except where noted
^shipments figures based on certification alone
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