Absolute Torch and Twang

Absolute Torch and Twang is the third album by k.d. lang and the Reclines, released in 1989.

Absolute Torch and Twang
Studio album by k.d. lang and the Reclines
Released	1989 (1989)
Genre	Country
Length	41:31
Label	Sire, Warner Bros.
Producer	k.d. lang, Ben Mink, Greg Penny
K.d. lang and the Reclines chronology
Shadowland (1988) Absolute Torch and Twang (1989) Ingénue (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Los Angeles Times	[3]
Q	[4]
Robert Christgau	B+[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]

Track listing

1. "Luck in My Eyes" (k.d. lang, Ben Mink) – 4:10
2. "Three Days" (Willie Nelson) – 3:17
3. "Trail of Broken Hearts" (lang, Mink) – 3:24
4. "Big Boned Gal" (lang, Mink) – 3:08
5. "Didn't I" (lang, Mink) – 3:39
6. "Wallflower Waltz" (lang, Mink) – 4:22
7. "Full Moon Full of Love" (Leroy Preston, Jeannie Smith) – 2:49
8. "Pullin' Back the Reins" (lang, Mink) – 4:23
9. "Big Big Love" (Wynn Stewart) – 2:29
10. "It's Me" (lang, Mink) – 2:20
11. "Walkin' in and Out of Your Arms" (lang, Mink) – 3:03
12. "Nowhere to Stand" (lang) – 4:27

Personnel

• k.d. lang – acoustic guitar, guitar, vocals
• Graham Boyle – percussion, tambourine, claves, spoons
• Michael Creber – piano
• John Dymond – bass
• The Five Blind Boys of Alabama – background vocals, voices
• Greg Leisz – steel guitar, slide guitar
• Gordie Matthews – acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar
• Ben Mink – organ, acoustic guitar, guitar, mandolin, strings, violin, electric guitar, mandola, bowed bass
• David Piltch – fretless bass, bowed bass
• Michel Pouliot – drums
• Ed Thigpen – drums

Production

• Producers: k.d. lang, Ben Mink, Greg Penny

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[7]	81
Canadian RPM Country Albums	8
Canadian RPM Top Albums	29
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	12
U.S. Billboard 200	69

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		CAN Country	CAN	US Country
1989	"Full Moon Full of Love"	1	—	22
	"Three Days"	9	—	55
1990	"Luck in My Eyes"	10	—	—
	"Big Boned Gal"	23	—	—
	"Pulling Back the Reins"	—	—	—
	"Trail of Broken Hearts"	—	87	—

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
1989	Absolute Torch and Twang	Best Female Country Vocal Performance

References

1. Absolute Torch and Twang at AllMusic
2. Chicago Tribune review
3. Los Angeles Times review
4. Album reviews at CD Universe
5. Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
6. Rolling Stone review
7. "Chartifacts – Week Ending: 26 April 1992 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 117)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 2017-02-17.