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Spirit Of The West: Go Figure

On June 25, 1991, “Warner Music Canada” label released “Go Figure”, the fifth Spirit of The West album. It was recorded in 1991, at “Vancouver Studios” in Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Joe Chiccarelli.

Personnel:

  • Geoffrey Kelly – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, flute, bodhrán, whistle
  • Hugh McMillan – electric and pedal steel guitar, bass, chapman stick, mandolin, mandola
  • John Mann – acoustic guitar
  • Dave Pickell – keyboards
  • Dave Kershaw – organ
  • Linda McRae – vocals, accordion
  • Vince Ditrich – drums, percussion
  • Jim McGillveray – percussion
  • Phil Comparelli – trumpet
  • Peggy Lee – cello
  • Greg Reely – recording, mixing
  • Darren Grahn – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Marty Dolan – art direction, design, photography
  • Rosamond Norbury – layout, photography 
  • Ann Vrlak – typography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Mann and Geoffrey Kelly.

  1. D for Democracy (Scour the House)
  2. Big Head
  3. Spot the Difference
  4. Pulling Lame
  5. Let’s Make a Mystery
  6. Goodbye Grace
  7. Just Another Day
  8. Polaroid
  9. Political
  10. Ship Named Frank
  11. Far Too Canadian

k. d. land: Ingénue

On March 17, 1992, “Sire” label released “Ingénue”, the second k.d. lang studio album. It was recorded in 1991, at “Vancouver Studios” in Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Greg Penny, k. d. lang and Ben Mink.

Personnel:

  • k.d. lang – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, tamboura, tambourine, percussion
  • Ben Mink – acoustic and electric guitars, bass, viola, violin, percussion, beatboxing, programming, string arrangements, engineer
  • Greg Leisz – steel, pedal steel and lap steel guitar
  • Teddy Borowiecki – keyboards, piano, accordion, santur
  • David Piltch – acoustic, electric and fretless bass guitar
  • Greg Penny – percussion, beatboxing, programming, engineer, mixing
  • Randall Stoll – drums
  • Graham Boyle – percussion, tympani, tambourine
  • Mryon Schultz – clarinet
  • Gary Burton – marimba, vibraphone
  • Ingrid Friesen, Martin Laba – pizzicato violin
  • John Friesen – cello
  • Marc Ramaer – engineer, mixing
  • Morrie Eaman – engineer
  • Steve Royea, Louie Teran, Pete Wonsiak – engineer assistant
  • Chris Puram – mixing assistant
  • Chris Bellman – mastering
  • Jeri Heiden – art direction, design
  • Greg Ross – design
  • Glen Erler – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by k.d. lang and Ben Mink, except where noted.

  1. Save Me
  2. The Mind of Love
  3. Miss Chatelaine
  4. Wash Me Clean – k. d. lang
  5. So It Shall Be – k. d. lang, Greg Penny
  6. Still Thrives This Love
  7. Season of Hollow Soul
  8. Outside Myself
  9. Tears of Love’s Recall
  10. Constant Craving