Lenka | ||||
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Released | 23 September 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2008 | |||
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Label | Epic | |||
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Lenka chronology | ||||
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Singles from Lenka | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
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. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Show" | Stuart Brawley | 3:56 | |
2. | "Bring Me Down" |
| Brawley | 3:29 |
3. | "Skipalong" | Pierre Marchand | 3:53 | |
4. | "Don't Let Me Fall" | Mike Elizondo | 2:51 | |
5. | "Anything I'm Not" | Lenka Kripac | Marchand | 3:18 |
6. | "Knock Knock" | John Alagía | 3:41 | |
7. | "Dangerous and Sweet" |
| Elizondo | 3:32 |
8. | "Trouble Is a Friend" |
| Elizondo | 3:36 |
9. | "Live Like You're Dying" | Lenka Kripac | Jason Lader | 3:49 |
10. | "Like a Song" | Lenka Kripac | Marchand | 3:20 |
11. | "We Will Not Grow Old" |
| Elizondo | 3:18 |
Total length: | 38:42 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Force of Nature" | Elizondo | 3:33 | |
Total length: | 42:15 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Trouble is a Friend (Acoustic Version)" | Thomas "Tawgs" Salter & Lenka Kripac | 3:43 |
14. | "Gravity Rides Everything (Woodstock Session Version)" | Vivian Green, Buddy Broc & Eric Judy | 3:52 |
15. | "Anything I'm Not (Woodstock Session Version)" | Lenka Kripac | 3:39 |
16. | "Vincent O'Brien (Woodstock Session Version)" | Matthew Ward | 2:49 |
17. | "We Will Not Grow Old (Woodstock Session Version)" | Lenka Kripac, Billy Mohler & Dylan Burns | 3:29 |
Total length: | 58:27 |
Charts
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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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 |
US Billboard Heatseekers - East North Central[21] | 2 |
US Billboard Heatseekers - Pacific[22] | 1 |
US Billboard Heatseekers - South Atlantic[23] | 1 |
US Billboard Heatseekers - West North Central[24] | 4 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Poland (ZPAV)[25] | Gold | 10,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Credits and personnel
Credits for Lenka adapted from Barnes & Noble.[26]
Performance Credits
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Technical Credits
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References
- ↑ Leahey, Andrew. "Review: Lenka". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ↑ "Review of Lenka - Lenka". BBC. Archived from the original on 12 February 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
- ↑ Day, Adrienne (16 September 2008). "Review: Lenka". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ↑ "Album Review - Lenka: 'Lenka'". Digital Spy. 29 June 2009. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
- ↑ Sullivan, Caroline (26 June 2009). "Review: Lenka". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ↑ "Lenka - Lenka | album reviews". musicOMH. Archived from the original on 27 December 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
- ↑ McCormick, Neil (1 July 2009). "Review: Lenka". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ↑ "Lenka Discography". discogs.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ↑ "Columbia Records UK – Lenka - Lenka". Columbia Records. 29 June 2009. Archived from the original on 25 August 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ↑ "New Releases Singles - Week Commencing 17th November 2008" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association Ltd. 17 November 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ↑ https://www.billboard.com/artist/lenka/chart-history/adult-pop-songs
- ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Singles - Week Commencing 10th November 2008" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association Ltd. 10 November 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - Trouble Is a Friend - Single by Lenka". iTunes Store (United States). 1 September 2009. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ "Lenka - Trouble Is A Friend - Music Charts". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - Lenka by Lenka". iTunes Store (United States). Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Lenka - Lenka". austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. 24 May 2009. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Lenka - Lenka". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ↑ "Lenka". Official Charts Company. 23 May 2009. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- 1 2 https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1422145/charts-awards
- ↑ "Heatseekers - East North Central". Billboard. 27 September 2008. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
- ↑ "Heatseekers - Pacific". Billboard. 27 September 2008. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
- ↑ "Heatseekers - South Atlantic". Billboard. 27 September 2008. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
- ↑ "Heatseekers - West North Central". Billboard. 29 November 2008. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
- ↑ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2009 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
- ↑ "Lenka by Epic, Lenka - Barnes & Noble". Barnes & Noble. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.