Lenka (album)

Lenka is the debut studio album by Australian recording artist Lenka. It was released on 23 September 2008 by Epic Records.[8] The first single, "The Show", was released on 15 June 2009.[9]

Lenka
Studio album by
Lenka
Released23 September 2008
Recorded2008
Genre
LabelEpic
Producer
  • John Alagìa
  • Mike Elizondo
  • Pierre Marchand
  • Stuart Brawley
  • Jason Lader
Lenka chronology
Lenka
(2008)		 Two
(2011)
Singles from Lenka
  1. "The Show"
    Released: 6 September 2008
  2. "Trouble Is a Friend"
    Released: 1 September 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BBC Music(favourable)[2]
Entertainment Weekly(B)[3]
Digital Spy[4]
The Guardian[5]
MusicOMH[6]
The Daily Telegraph[7]

Singles

"The Show" was released to digital retailers on 6 September 2008 as the album's lead single.[10] The song had moderate success, peaking at number 25 on the US Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart,[11] and at number 65 on the ARIA Singles Chart in Australia.[12]

"Trouble Is a Friend" was released to digital retailers as the album's second and final single on 1 September 2009.[13] It failed to match the success of its predecessor, peaking at number 65 on the German Singles Chart.[14]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Show"
Stuart Brawley3:56
2."Bring Me Down"
  • Kripac
  • Brawley
Brawley3:29
3."Skipalong"
Pierre Marchand3:53
4."Don't Let Me Fall"
Mike Elizondo2:51
5."Anything I'm Not"KripacMarchand3:18
6."Knock Knock"
John Alagía3:41
7."Dangerous and Sweet"
Elizondo3:32
8."Trouble Is a Friend"
  • Kripac
  • Salter
Elizondo3:36
9."Live Like You're Dying"KripacJason Lader3:49
10."Like a Song"KripacMarchand3:20
11."We Will Not Grow Old"
  • Kripac
  • Burns
  • Mohler
Elizondo3:18
Total length:38:42
iTunes bonus track[15]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Force of Nature"
Elizondo3:33
Total length:42:15

Charts
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[16] 30
German Albums Chart 35
Polish Albums Chart[17] 4
Swiss Albums Chart[18] 48
UK Albums Chart[19] 58
US Billboard 200[20] 142
US Billboard Heatseekers[20] 3
US Billboard Heatseekers - East North Central[21] 2
US Billboard Heatseekers - Pacific[22] 1
US Billboard Heatseekers - South Atlantic[23] 1
US Billboard Heatseekers - West North Central[24] 4

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)[25] Gold 10,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone

Credits and personnel

Credits for Lenka adapted from Barnes & Noble.[26]

Performance Credits

Technical Credits

References
  1. Leahey, Andrew. "Review: Lenka". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  2. "Review of Lenka - Lenka". BBC. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  3. Day, Adrienne (16 September 2008). "Review: Lenka". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  4. "Album Review - Lenka: 'Lenka'". Digital Spy. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  5. Sullivan, Caroline (26 June 2009). "Review: Lenka". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  6. "Lenka - Lenka | album reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  7. McCormick, Neil (1 July 2009). "Review: Lenka". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  8. "Lenka Discography". discogs.com. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  9. "Columbia Records UK – Lenka - Lenka". Columbia Records. 29 June 2009. Archived from the original on 25 August 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  10. "New Releases Singles - Week Commencing 17th November 2008" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association Ltd. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  11. https://www.billboard.com/music/lenka/chart-history/adult-pop-songs
  12. "ARIA Top 100 Singles - Week Commencing 10th November 2008" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association Ltd. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  13. "iTunes - Music - Trouble Is a Friend - Single by Lenka". iTunes Store (United States). 1 September 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  14. "Lenka - Trouble Is A Friend - Music Charts". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  15. "iTunes - Music - Lenka by Lenka". iTunes Store (United States). Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  16. Steffen Hung. "Lenka - Lenka". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  17. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  18. Steffen Hung. "Lenka - Lenka". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  19. "Lenka". Official Charts Company. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  20. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1422145/charts-awards
  21. "Heatseekers - East North Central". Billboard. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  22. "Heatseekers - Pacific". Billboard. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  23. "Heatseekers - South Atlantic". Billboard. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  24. "Heatseekers - West North Central". Billboard. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
  25. "Polish album certifications – Lenka – Lenka" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
  26. "Lenka by Epic, Lenka - Barnes & Noble". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
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