Angel with a Lariat
{{Infobox album
| name = Angel with a Lariat
| type = studio
| artist = k.d. lang and the Reclines
| cover = k.d. lang - Angel With a Lariat.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1987|04|11}}
| recorded = May 26–June 27, 1986
| venue =
| studio = Maison Rouge, Fulham Broadway, London
| genre =
- Country
- cowpunk{{cite book|first= Thor |last= Christensen|editor1-first= Gary |editor1-last= Graff |editor2-first= Daniel |editor2-last= Durchholz |year= 1998 |title= MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |chapter= k.d. Lang|publisher= Visible Ink Press |location= Detroit |pages= 657-658}}
| length = 30:52
| label = Sire, Warner Bros.
| producer = Dave Edmunds
| chronology = k.d. lang
| prev_title = A Truly Western Experience
| prev_year = 1984
| next_title = Shadowland
| next_year = 1988
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Deming|first=Mark|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/angel-with-a-lariat-mw0000190605|title=Angel With a Lariat – k.d. lang and the Reclines / k.d. lang|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=May 24, 2022}}
| rev2 = Mojo
| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Prior|first=Clive|title=Cords of Fame|magazine=Mojo|issue=307|date=June 2019|page=37}}
| rev3 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
| rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite book|last=Considine|first=J. D.|author-link=J. D. Considine|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-first=Nathan|editor1-link=Nathan Brackett|editor2-last=Hoard|editor2-first=Christian|editor2-link=Christian Hoard|chapter=k.d. lang|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide|publisher=Simon & Schuster|edition=4th|year=2004|isbn=0-7432-0169-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/474 474–475]}}
}}
Angel with a Lariat is the second album by k.d. lang and the Reclines, released on April 11, 1987. This was the first release outside of Canada.
Track listing
- "Turn Me Round" (Ben Mink) – 3:13
- "High Time for a Detour" (lang, Mink) – 4:09
- "Diet of Strange Places" (lang) – 3:53
- "Got the Bull by the Horns" (Amos Boyd, Billy Jones) – 3:03
- "Watch Your Step Polka" (Teddy Borowiecki, lang, Dennis Marcenko, Gordie Matthews) – 2:01
- "Rose Garden" (Joe South) – 3:19
- "Tune into My Wave" (Mink) – 3:32
- "Angel with a Lariat" (lang) – 3:08
- "Pay Dirt" (lang) – 2:09
- "Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray" (Eddie Miller, W. S. Stevenson) – 2:25
Personnel
The Reclines
- Teddy Borowiecki – accordion, keyboard, backing vocals
- Dennis Marcenko – bass, backing vocals
- Gordie Matthews – guitar, backing vocals
- Ben Mink – guitar, electric mandolin, violin, backing vocals
- Michel Pouliot – drums, backing vocals
Additional personnel
- B.J. Cole – steel guitar on "Diet of Strange Places"
- Roy Dodds – drums on "Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray"
- Dave Edmunds – additional acoustic guitar on "Turn Into My Wave", backing vocals
- Keith Nelson – banjo on "Turn Me Round" and "High Time For a Detour"
- Anne Dudley – string arrangement on "Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray"
Production
- Dave Edmunds – producer
- Carey Taylor – engineer
- Jeri McManus Heiden, Kim Champagne, k.d. lang – art direction
- Amy Vangsgard – 3-D cover illustration
Chart performance
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! Chart (1987) ! Peak |
| {{Album chart|Canada|40|artist=k.d. lang|album=angel with a lariat|chartid=8815}} |
| {{Album chart|BillboardCountry|53|artist=k.d. lang|id=306260}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=k.d. lang|title=Angel with a Lariat|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1987|certyear=1987|access-date=August 19, 2022}}
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References
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