''Lenka'' is the debut studio album by Australian recording artist

Lenka Lenka Kripac (born 19 March 1978) is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress best known for her song " The Show", from her debut album, ''Lenka''. " The Show" has been used in numerous advertisements, most notably for Old Navy, as well as ...

. It was released on 23 September 2008 by

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. The first single, "

The Show Show or The Show may refer to: Competition, event, or artistic production * Agricultural show, associated with agriculture and animal husbandry * Animal show, a judged event in the hobby of animal fancy ** Cat show ** Dog show ** Horse show ** Sp ...

", was released on 15 June 2009.

Singles

" was released to digital retailers on 6 September 2008 as the album's lead single. The song had moderate success, peaking at number 25 on the US ''Billboard'' Adult Pop Songs chart, and at number 65 on the

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in Australia. "

Trouble Is a Friend "Trouble Is a Friend" is a song by Australian recording artist and actress Lenka from her debut studio album, ''Lenka'' (2008). It was released on 1 September 2009 as the album's second and final single. The song was written by Thomas Salter and ...

" was released to digital retailers as the album's second and final single on 1 September 2009. It failed to match the success of its predecessor, peaking at number 65 on the

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Track listing

Charts

Certifications

Credits and personnel

Credits for ''Lenka'' adapted from

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. Performance Credits *Lenka - Primary Artist, Percussion, Piano, Glockenspiel, Keyboards, Vocals, Vibes *Keith Ciancia - Drums, Keyboards *

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- Percussion *Larry Corbett - Cello *Joel Derouin - Strings, Violin *Armen Garabedian - Violin *

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- 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 Jon Joseph Waronker (born May 20, 1969) is an American drummer and music producer. He is best known as a regular drummer of both Beck and R.E.M., and as member of the experimental rock bands Atoms for Peace and Ultraísta. Background Waronker w ...

- 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 Melissa Morrison Higgins (born 19 August 1983), known professionally as Missy Higgins, is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Her Australian number-one albums are ''The Sound of White'' (2004), ''On a Clear Night'' (2007) and ''The Ol ...

- 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

External links

inthenews.co.ukLenka (Decoder Ring) Releases S/T Solo Debut 9/23 (''NeuFutur'' magazine)Review at Contactmusic.com
{{Authority control 2008 debut albums Lenka albums Albums produced by Mike Elizondo Epic Records albums