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.
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AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Track Listing - Disc 1
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| 2 | 04:37 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 3 | 06:14 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 4 | 04:15 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 5 | 03:03 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 6 | 03:14 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 7 | 05:30 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
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| 9 | 03:49 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 10 | 04:02 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 11 | 05:08 | SpotifyAmazon |
Track Listing - Disc 2
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| 1 | 04:00 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 2 | 04:06 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 3 | 02:43 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 4 | 03:48 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 5 | 05:26 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 6 | 04:17 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 7 | 04:17 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 8 | 04:34 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 9 | 04:35 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 10 | 05:19 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 11 | 05:36 | SpotifyAmazon |
