''A Truly Western Experience'' is the debut album by

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, released in 1984. The album was re-released in February 2010, with bonus tracks and a DVD with rare videos.

Track listing

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) – 2:30 #"Pine and Stew" (lang) – 3:25 #"Up to Me" (Stewart MacDougall) – 3:06 #"Tickled Pink" (Dave Bjarnason, lang, Stewart MacDougall, Gordie Matthews, Farley Scott) – 3:22 #"Hanky Panky" (Dave Bjarnason, lang, Stewart MacDougall, Gordie Matthews, Farley Scott) – 1:59 #"There You Go" (Durwood Haddock, Eddie Miller, W.S. Stevenson) – 2:23 #"Busy Being Blue" (Stewart MacDougall) – 4:00 #" Stop, Look and Listen" (George London, W.S. Stevenson) – 2:13 #"Hooked on Junk" (Edward Elgar) – 3:35

Personnel

k.d. lang Kathryn Dawn Lang (born November 2, 1961), known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop (music), pop and country music, country singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Lang has won Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical perfor ...

– acoustic guitar, vocals, cover design *Dave Bjarnason – drums *Jamie Kidd – organ *Gary Koliger –

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*Stewart MacDougall – piano, vocals *Gordie Matthews – guitar,

slide guitar Slide guitar is a technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music. It involves playing a guitar while holding a hard object (a slide) against the strings, creating the opportunity for glissando effects and deep vibratos tha ...

*Farley Scott – bass *Michael Shellard, Ian Oscar – backing vocals

Production

*Producers: k.d. lang, Gaye Delorme, Jamie Kidd *Engineer: Jamie Kidd *Cover design: k.d. lang

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Truly Western Experience, A K.d. lang albums 1984 debut albums