k.d. lang - Recollection (2010) 2CD / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Since 2006’s Reintarnation chronicled k.d. lang’s alt-country beginnings, there was a need for a compilation that focused on her smoky prime, the recordings from Ingénue on, the recordings that turned her into a crossover star. Recollection, available as either a double-disc or a deluxe set that expands that pair with a disc of live recordings and a DVD of music videos, does just that, painting a portrait of lang the modern-day torch singer. In doing so, it repeats a little of Reintarnation, but even those tunes don’t quite possess the wild, almost campy retro-swing of lang’s early years. Nothing about Recollection is camp: this is all smooth and assured, accentuating lang’s nuance if not her range, and if this winds up being a little too streamlined, at least it offers a better overall introduction to lang’s music than her previous compilation. by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Tracklist 1 :
1     Trail of Broken Hearts 3:25
Ben Mink / k.d. lang
2     Constant Craving 4:37
Ben Mink / k.d. lang
3     The Air That I Breathe 6:14
Albert Hammond / Michael Hazlewood
4     Helpless 4:15
Neil Young
5     You're OK 3:03
Ben Mink / k.d. lang
6     Western Stars 3:14
Chris Isaak
k.d. lang feat: The Jordanaires / The Nashville String Machine      
7     The Valley 5:30
Jane Siberry
8     Summerfling 3:52
David Piltch / k.d. lang
9     Miss Chatelaine 3:49
Ben Mink / k.d. lang
10     I Dream of Spring 4:02
David Piltch / k.d. lang
11     Hallelujah 5:08
Leonard Cohen
Tracklist 2 :
1     Help Me 4:00
Joni Mitchell
2     Hush Sweet Lover 4:06
Ben Mink / k.d. lang
3     Beautifully Combined 2:43
Joshua Grange / k.d. lang
4     Crying 3:48
Joe Melson / Roy Orbison
5     Love for Sale 5:26
Cole Porter
6     Golden Slumbers/The End 4:17
John Lennon / Paul McCartney
7     Barefoot 4:17
Bob Telson / k.d. lang
8     Moonglow 4:34
Eddie DeLange / Will Hudson / Irving Mills
9     So in Love 4:35
Cole Porter
10     Calling All Angels 5:19
Jane Siberry
11     Hallelujah [New Version] 5:36
Leonard Cohen