Album- Recollection (Deluxe)
Released- 02.09.2010
Info- Recollection is k.d. lang's first-ever career retrospective, released 25 years after the release of her debut recording. This four-disc deluxe k.d. lang retrospective—complete with a CD of favorites like "Constant Craving" and k.d.'s take on Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah"; one disc with tracks that never appeared on k.d. lang albums; one of previously unreleased tracks; and a DVD of music videos and TV appearances—illustrates how lang got to this significant point in her career.

DISC 1 - 1. Trail of Broken Hearts	lyrics
Trail of broken hearts Looking back at you Now and from the start These words will travel true The Godspeed of trust Will settle the dust We've been passing through Broken trail so long A long and tired past An emptiness has gone I've found this place at last And here will remain With only the aim Of staying sure and fast Leaving just a part Down the trail of broken hearts Trail of broken hearts Looking back at you Now and from the start These words will travel true The Godspeed of trust Will settle the dust We've been passing through Leaving just a part Down the trail of broken hearts
DISC 1 - 2. Constant Craving	lyrics
Even through the darkest phase Be it thick or thin Always someone marches brave Here beneath my skin Constant craving Has always been Maybe a great magnet pulls All souls towards truth Or maybe it is life itself That feeds wisdom to its youth Constant craving Has always been Craving Ah ha Constant craving Has always been
DISC 1 - 3. The Air That I Breathe	lyrics
If I could make a wish I think I'd pass Can't think of anything I need No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound Nothing to eat, no books to read Making love with you Has left me peaceful, warm and tired What else could I ask There's nothing to be desired Peace came upon me and it leaves me weak So sleep, silent angel, go to sleep Sometimes all I need is the air that I breathe and to love you All I need is the air that I breathe and to love All I need is the air that I breathe Making love with you Has left me peaceful, warm and tired What else could I ask There's nothing to be desired Sometimes all I need is the air that I breathe and to love you All I need is the air that I breathe and to love All I need is the air that I breathe Peace came upon me and it leaves me weak So sleep, silent angel, go to sleep Sleep, silent angel, go to sleep
DISC 1 - 4. Helpless	lyrics
There is a town in north Ontario With dream comfort memory to spare And in my mind I still need a place to go All my changes were there Blue, blue windows behind the stars Yellow moon on the rise Big birds flying across the sky Throwing shadows in our eyes Leaves us Helpless, helpless, helpless... Baby, can you hear me now? The chains are locked and tied around my door Baby, will you sing with me somehow Helpless, helpless, helpless... Blue, blue windows behind the stars Yellow moon on the rise Big birds flying across the sky Throwing shadows in our eyes Leaves us Helpless, helpless, helpless...
DISC 1 - 5. You're OK	lyrics
I am wrought with paranoia For I have brought myself before you Nakedly awaiting your OK Could it be that I annoy you Flaunting ways that I adore you I have no control here either way I awake at night with it And in spite of it It unravels me It's begun to frighten me Is it so that my persistence Blocks the path of least resistance Maybe I'm just getting in your way But I'm alright If you're OK I'm alright If you're OK Can you offer some assistance Let me in on how, for instance, I should be convincing you to sway I awake at night with it And in spite of it It unravels me It's begun to frighten me But I'm alright If you're OK Ya, I'm alright If you're OK
DISC 1 - 6. Western Stars	lyrics
Western stars light up the sky Hear the desert wind roll by Tonight, tonight Western stars can break your heart They keep shinin' when we're apart Tonight, tonight I watch, I wait How long will my heart ache Tonight, oh tonight I watch, I wait My heart is bound to break Tonight Western stars light up the sky Tonight I'm alone to cry Tonight I watch, I wait My heart is bound to break Tonight Western stars light up the sky Hear the desert wind roll by Tonight, tonight Tonight, tonight
DISC 1 - 7. The Valley	lyrics
I live in the hills You live in the valleys And all that you know Are these blackbirds You rise every morning Wondering what in the world Will the world bring today Will it bring you joy Or will it take it away? And every step you take is guided by The map of the light of the land And the blackbird's cry You will walk in good company The valley is dark The burgeoning holding The stillness obscured by their judging You walk through the shadows Uncertain and surely hurting Deserted by the blackbirds And the staccato of the staff And though you trust the light Towards which you wend your way Sometimes it feels all that you wanted Has been taken away You will walk in good company I love the best in you You love the best in me Though it's not always easy Lovely, lonely, We will walk in good company The shepherd upright and flowing You see...
DISC 1 - 8. Summerfling	lyrics
Early morning Mid-July Anticipation's Making me high The smell of Sunday In our hair You ran on the beach With Kennedy flair Sweet, sweet burn Of sun and summer wind And you my friend My new fun thing My summerfling Laugh... Oh how we would laugh At anything And so pretend Of never ending Summerfling The uncommon Kind of breeze Did with our hearts Whatever it pleased Forsake the logic Of perfect plans A perfect moment Slipped through our hands Sweet, sweet burn Of sun and summer wind And you my friend My new fun thing My summerfling Laugh... Oh how we would laugh At anything And so pretend Of never ending Summerfling Strange... The wind can change so quickly Without a word of warning Rearrange our lives Until they're torn in two Sweet, sweet burn Of sun and summer wind And you my friend My new fun thing My summerfling Laugh... Oh how we would laugh At anything And so pretend Of never ending Summerfling
DISC 1 - 9. Miss Chatelaine	lyrics
Just a kiss, just a kiss I have lived just for this I can't explain why I've become Miss Chatelaine Just a smile, just a smile Hold me captive just a while I can't explain Why I've become Miss Chatelaine Every time your eyes meet mine Clouds of qualm Burst into sunshine Just a sigh, just a sigh Words, my love, just reply I can't explain why I've become Miss Chatelaine Miss Chatelaine Just a smile, just a smile Hold me captive just a while I can't explain why I've become Miss Chatelaine Every time your eyes meet mine Clouds of qualm Burst into sunshine Just a kiss, just a kiss I have lived just for this I can't explain why I've become Miss Chatelaine Miss Chatelaine
DISC 1 - 10. I Dream of Spring	lyrics
She arrives like autumn in a rainstorm The threat of thunder above I'll return from the streets of Melbourne I'll return my love This world is filled with frozen loves The sheets of their beds are frightfully cold And I've slept there in the snow with others Yet loved no others before These cold dark places Places I've been In cold dark places I dream of spring This world is filled with frozen loves The sheets of their beds are frightfully cold And I've slept there in the snow with others Yet loved no others before These cold dark places Places I've been In cold dark places I dream of spring In cold dark places I dream of spring
DISC 1 - 11. Hallelujah	lyrics
Now I've heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you don't really care for music, do you? It goes like this The fourth, the fifth The minor fall, the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah Hallelujah, hallelujah Hallelujah, hallelujah Your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you She tied you to a kitchen chair She broke your throne and cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah Hallelujah, hallelujah Hallelujah, hallelujah Baby I've been here before I've seen this room and I've walked the floor I used to live alone before I knew you I've seen your flag on the marble arch Our love is not a victory march It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah Hallelujah, hallelujah Hallelujah, hallelujah Well, maybe there's a God above But all I've ever learned from love Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you It's not a cry that you hear at night It's not someone who's seen the light It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah Hallelujah, hallelujah Hallelujah, hallelujah
DISC 2 - 1. Help Me	lyrics
Help me I think I'm falling In love again When I get that crazy feeling I know I'm in trouble again I'm in trouble 'Cause you're a rambler and a gambler And a sweet-talking ladies man And you love your lovin' But not like you love your freedom Help me I think I'm falling In love too fast It's got me hoping for the future And worrying about the past 'Cause I've seen some hot hot blazes Come down to smoke and ash We love our lovin' But not like we love our freedom Didn't it feel good We were sitting there talking Or lying there not talking Didn't it feel good You dance with the lady With the hole in her stocking Didn't it feel good Didn't it feel good Help me I think I'm falling In love with you Are you going to let me go there by myself That's such a lonely thing to do Both of us flirting and flirting around And hurting too We love our lovin' But not like we love our freedom
DISC 2 - 2. Hush Sweet Lover	lyrics
Hush, sweet lover, hush And gently hold me in your trust Lay down your walls Let me love you with lust Hush, sweet lover, hush And gently fold me in your touch I beg of you hush, lover, hush Fall, sweet lover, fall Fall, giving me all All you can give Lover, please give me all Hush, sweet lover, hush And gently sway this waking crush Soothe my desire And my wanting you such Hush, sweet lover, hush And gently stay within our trust I beg of you hush, lover, hush Fall, sweet lover, fall Fall, giving me call All you can give Lover, please give me all I'm willing to fall I'll give you my all All I can give I'll give my all Hush, sweet lover, hush And gently hold me in your trust Lay down your walls Let me love you with lust Hush, sweet lover, hush And gently fold me in your touch I beg of you hush, lover I beg of you hush, lover I'm begging you hush, lover hush
DISC 2 - 3. Beautifully Combined	lyrics
Have the gods lost their minds? Are they acting out of kindness To send a vision such as you Now the object of my blindness The alchemy of inner worlds Can I possibly explain it? All the grace that you possess My complexity in plainness You and I Beautifully combined Beyond knowing why Trust is you and I You and I Beautifully combined Beyond knowing why Truth is you and I Truth is you and I Are beautifully combined
DISC 2 - 4. Crying (with Roy Orbison)	lyrics
I was all right for a while I could smile for a while Then I saw you last night You held my hand so tight When you stopped to say hello You wished me well You couldn't tell That I'd been crying over you Crying over you Then you said, so long Left me standing all alone Alone and crying, crying, crying, crying It's hard to understand That the touch of your hand Can start me crying I thought that I was over you But it's true, so true I love you even more Than I did before But darling, what can I do For you don't love me And I'll always be Crying over you Crying over you Yes, now you're gone And from this moment on I'll be crying, crying, crying, crying Crying, crying over you
DISC 2 - 5. Love for Sale	lyrics
Love for sale Appetizing young love for sale Love that's fresh and still unspoiled Love that's only slightly soiled Love for sale Who will buy Who would like to sample my supply Who's prepared to pay the price For a trip to paradise Love for sale Let the poets pipe of love In their childish way I know every type of love Better far than they If you want the thrill of love I've been through the mill of love Old love New love Everything but true love Love for sale Appetizing young love for sale If you want to try my wares Follow me and climb the stairs Love for sale
DISC 2 - 6. Golden Slumbers / The End	lyrics
Once, there was a way to get back homeward Once, there was a way to get back home Sleep, pretty darling, do not cry And I will sing a lullaby Golden slumbers fill your eyes Smiles await you when you rise Sleep, pretty darling, do not cry And I will sing a lullaby And in the end the love you take Is equal to the love you make Golden slumbers fill your eyes Smiles await you when you rise Sleep, pretty darling, do not cry And I will sing a lullaby
DISC 2 - 7. Barefoot	lyrics
When the sun goes down here And darkness falls The blanket of winter Leaves no light at all You search for shelter To calm the storm Shaking with an instinct Just to stay warm I'd walk through the snow barefoot If you'd open up your door I'd walk through the snow barefoot You hear the howling Of dogs and wind Stirring up the secrets That are frozen within The ice will haunt you It lays so deep Locking up inside you The dreams that you keep I'd walk through the snow barefoot If you'd open up your door I'd walk through the snow barefoot This wind through my soul blows cold I'd walk through the snow barefoot If you'd open up your door I'd walk through the snow barefoot
DISC 2 - 8. Moonglow (with Tony Bennett)	lyrics
It must have been moonglow Way up in the blue It must have been moonglow That led me straight to you I still hear you saying "Dear one, holdme fast" And I start in praying Oh Lord, please let this last We seemed to float right through the air Heavenly songs seemed to come from everywhere And now when there's moonglow Way up in the blue I always remember That moonglow gave me you
DISC 2 - 9. So In Love	lyrics
Strange, dear, but true, dear When I'm close to you, dear The stars fill the sky So in love with you am I Even without you My arms fold about ou You know, darling, why So in love with you am I In love with the night mysterious The night when you first were there In love with my joy delirious The thought that you might care So taunt me and hurt me Deceive me, desert me I'm yours 'til I die So in love with you am I In love with my joy delirious The thought that you might care So taunt me and hurt me Deceive me, desert me I'm yours 'til I die So in love So in love So in love with you, my love, am I