Watershed | ||||
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Studio album by k.d. lang | ||||
Released | February 5, 2008 | |||
Genre | Folk, jazz, pop, rock | |||
Length | 38:51 | |||
Label | Nonesuch | |||
Producer | k.d. lang, David Piltch | |||
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Alternative cover | ||||
Limited edition
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (76/100) |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Billboard | (positive) |
The Boston Globe | (favorable) |
Hot Press | (positive) |
Now | |
The Observer | |
Paste | (6/10) |
PopMatters | |
Rolling Stone | |
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Watershed is the fifth solo studio album by k.d. lang and was released on February 5, 2008 . It is her first collection of original material since 2000's Invincible Summer. In the US, it debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200, with approximately 41,000 copies sold. In Australia it debuted at #3 on the ARIA Albums Chart and in its ninth week moved to the #1 spot, up from the #38 position one week earlier. In the UK, it debuted and peaked at #35.
A limited edition of the album was released in deluxe packaging which contained a bonus disc with four live tracks and an interview. "I Dream of Spring" was the album's first single, released on November 18, 2007
.*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone