Lenka (album)

Lenka
Studio album by Lenka
Released 23 September 2008
Recorded 2008
Genre
Label Epic
Producer
  • John Alagìa
  • Mike Elizondo
  • Pierre Marchand
  • Stuart Brawley
  • Jason Lader
Lenka chronology
Lenka
(2008)		 Two
(2011)
Singles from Lenka
  1. "The Show"
    Released: 15 June 2009
  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]

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]

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) Length
1. "The Show"  
 3:56
2. "Bring Me Down"  
  • Stuart Brawley
  • Lenka
 3:29
3. "Skipalong"  
  • Michael Kevin Farrell
  • Lenka
 3:53
4. "Don't Let Me Fall"  
  • Lenka
  • Thomas Salter
 2:51
5. "Anything I'm Not"  Lenka 3:18
6. "Knock Knock"  
  • Kevin Griffin
  • Lenka
 3:41
7. "Dangerous and Sweet"  
  • Daniel Burns
  • Lenka
  • Billy Mohler
 3:32
8. "Trouble Is a Friend"  
  • Lenka
  • Salter
 3:36
9. "Live Like You're Dying"  Lenka 3:49
10. "Like a Song"  Lenka 3:20
11. "We Will Not Grow Old"  
  • Burns
  • Lenka
  • Mohler
 3:18
Total length:
 38:42

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

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Poland (ZPAV)[21] Gold 10,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone

Credits and personnel

Credits for Lenka adapted from Barnes & Noble.[22]

Performance Credits

  • Lenka - Primary Artist, Percussion, Piano, Glockenspiel, Keyboards, Vocals, Vibes
  • Keith Ciancia - Drums, Keyboards
  • Luis Conte - Percussion
  • Larry Corbett - Cello
  • Joel Derouin - Strings, Violin
  • Armen Garabedian - Violin
  • Mark Goldenberg - Bass
  • Victor Indrizzo - Drums
  • Roland Kato - Viola
  • Trevor Lawrence - Drums
  • Danny Levin - Trombone, Trumpet, Vocals
  • Pierre Marchand - Bass, Accordion
  • Josefina Vergara - Violin
  • John Alagia - Acoustic Guitar
  • Sean Hurley - Bass
  • Joey Waronker - Drums
  • Stuart Brawley - Organ, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals, Bells, Timpani, Vibes
  • Mike Elizondo - Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Mellotron, Vibes
  • Maxime St-Pierre - Horn
  • Joe Corcoran - Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Moog Synthesizer
  • Zac Rae - Piano, Keyboards
  • Howie Day - Vocals, Guest Appearance
  • Paz Lenchantin - Violin
  • Philip Vaiman - Violin
  • Adam MacDougall - Piano, Keyboards
  • Ana Lenchantin - Cello
  • Missy Higgins - Vocals
  • Lester Nuby - Drums
  • Tereza Stanislav - Strings, Violin
  • Jason Reeves - Vocals
  • Aaron Sterling - Drums
  • Pascal Shefteshy - Guitar
  • Wes Precourt - Violin
  • Mario de León - Violin, Concert Master
  • Matthew Funes - Viola
  • Daniel Thouin - Organ, Piano
  • James Gulliver Hancock - Vocals
  • Dave Kostiner - Vocals
  • Jean Philippe Goncalves - Drums
  • Maxime Saint Pierre - Trumpet, Horn
  • Dan Thouin - Organ, Piano
  • Brian Macleod - Drums
  • Keefus Ciancia - Keyboards

Technical Credits

  • Dan Burns - Composer
  • Greg Calbi - Mastering
  • Ted Jensen - Mastering
  • Pierre Marchand - Producer, Engineer, Audio Production
  • Brian Scheuble - Engineer
  • John Alagia - Producer, Audio Production
  • Suzie Katayama - String Contractor
  • Stuart Brawley - Arranger, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Horn Arrangements, Audio Production
  • Mike Elizondo - Programming, Producer, Audio Production
  • Pierre Girard - Engineer
  • Joe Corcoran - Programming, Engineer
  • Billy Mohler - Composer
  • Jason Lader - Producer, Engineer, Audio Production
  • Jason Reeves - Composer
  • Thomas Salter - Composer
  • Sheri Lee - Art Direction
  • Pascal Shefteshy - Engineer
  • David Paul Campbell - String Arrangements
  • Lenka - Composer
  • David Campbell - Arranger

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. 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. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/306946/Lenka/chart?f=343
  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". Chart Stats. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  20. 1 2 http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1422145/charts-awards
  21. ↑ "Polish album certifications – Lenka – Lenka" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
  22. ↑ "Lenka by Epic, Lenka - Barnes & Noble". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 10 May 2015.

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