Hymns of the 49th Parallel is the sixth album by k.d. lang, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music). It is primarily an album of cover versions of songs by lang's favourite Canadian songwriters, although it also includes one original song written by lang and David Piltch.

Track listing

1. "After the Gold Rush" (Neil Young) – 4:00
2. "Simple" (lang, Piltch) – 3:02
3. "Helpless" (Neil Young) – 4:15
4. "A Case of You" (Joni Mitchell) – 5:12
5. "The Valley" (Jane Siberry) – 5:31
6. "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen) – 5:01
7. "The Day I Walk" (Bruce Cockburn) – 3:24
8. "Fallen" (Ron Sexsmith) – 2:56
9. "Jericho" (Mitchell) – 3:45
10. "Bird on a Wire" (Leonard Cohen) – 4:28
11. "Love is Everything" (Siberry) – 5:43

Personnel

• k.d. lang - vocals
• Teddy Borowiecki - piano, accordion, keyboard
• Clayton Cameron - drums
• Larry Corbett - cello
• Brian Dembow - viola
• Eumir Deodato - conductor
• Stephen Erdody - cello
• Cynthia Fogg - viola
• Tiffiany Yi Hu - violin
• Armen Ksadjikian - cello
• Ben Mink - acoustic guitar, fiddle, electric guitar
• Ralph Morrison - violin, concert master
• Sara Parkins - violin
• David Piltch - electric bass, acoustic bass
• David Stenske - violin
• Cecilia Tsan - cello

Production

• Producers: k.d. lang, Ben Mink
• Engineer: David Leonard
• Mixing: David Leonard
• Mastering: Bob Ludwig
• Digital editing: Ben Mink
• Assistant: John Morrical
• Technical assistance: David Eaman, John Musgrave, Russell Nash
• String arrangements: Eumir Deodato
• Contractor: David Sherr
• Copyist: Tom Calderaro
• Cover photo: Andy Goldsworthy
• Photography: Jeri Heiden, John Heiden

Charts

k.d. lang albums | 2004 albums