 | Constant Cravingk.d. lang |
Writer(s): k.d. lang, Ben Mink (see lyrics here) Released: April 27, 1992 First Charted: June 20, 1992 Peak: 38 BB, 29 CB, 17 GR, 17 RR, 2 AC, 15 UK, 8 CN, 38 AU, 8 DF (Click for codes to charts.) Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 16.5 video, 51.47 streaming |
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About the Song:Country singer/songwriter Kathryn Dawn “k.d.” Lang was born in 1961 in Alberta, Canada. She went to Red Deer College, became fascinated with Patsy Cline, and decided to become a professional singer. After she graduated in 1982, she responded to an ad posted by Jim Alexander. He was looking for a singer for his country-swing band. WK In the 1980s, lang released three albums with her band the Reclines and a solo album in 1987. On these albums, lang “was a country traditionalist with a difference…there was an intelligence and sly humor in her work that occasionally betrayed her history as a performance artist who entered the musical mainstream through the side door.” AM For her 1992 album Ingénue, lang “officially abandoned Nashville.” RD She transitioned from “a masterful and thoroughly enjoyable country singer” AM to “a far more introspective adult contemporary singer/songwriter.” AM The album’s lead single, “Constant Craving,” served as a great showcase for her new sound. As Billboard’s Larry Flick said, “There is no denying the rootsy, down-home quality of this wonderfully produced tune.” BB The song became her sole top 40 hit on the Billboard pop charts, effectively completing her transition from country to pop star. The song won a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and landed nominations for Song and Record of the Year. It helped lift Ingénue to platinum status – lang’s only album to do so – and garnered it a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. Resources:
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