





k.d. lang - Ingenue (1STEP)
Vocals, Tambura, Guitar, Mandolin: k.d. lang (A1, A5, B1)
Acoustic Bass: David Piltch (A1, B1)
Electric Bass [Fretless]: David Piltch (B3)
Acoustic Guitar: Ben Mink (A4, B4), Ben Mink (A4)
Electric Guitar: Ben Mink (A4)
Lap Steel Guitar / Pedal Steel Guitar / Steel Guitar: Greg Leisz (A1, A2, A4, B3)
Drum Machine [Beat Box]: Greg Penny (A5)
Clarinet: Myron Schultz (B1-2)
Cello: John Friesen (B1-2, B4)
Santoor [Santur]: Teddy Borowiecki (B1)
Keyboards: Teddy Borowiecki (B3)
Marimba: Gary Burton (A4, B1)
Percussion: Sal Ferreras (B1)
Timpani, Tambourine: Graham Boyle (B2-3)
Strings [Guest Pizzicato]: Martin Laba (A3), Ingrid Friesen (B1)
Additional Vocals: Rosel Zech (B2), Sue Leonard (B5)
1 LP, Slipcase
Numbered Limited Edition (3,000 copies)
Original Master Tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record Color : Black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12''
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : RTI
Label: Warner
Original Label: Sire
Plated (One Step Process) by Dorin Sauerbier
Reissue produced by Tom "Grover" Bierly
Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Originally released in 1992
Reissued in 2025
Tracks :
Side A:
- Save Me
- The Mind of Love
- Miss Chatelaine
- Wash Me Clean
- So It Shall Be
Side B:
- Still Thrives This Love
- Season of Hollow Soul
- Outside Myself
- Tears of Love's Recall
- Constant Craving
Award:
1993 Grammy Award Winner: Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: "Constant Craving"
Review
“k.d. lang’s Ingénue One-Step is sonically and emotionally breathtaking – a reference pressing of a modern classic.” — TrackingAngle.com by Michael Fremer
One Step. Instead of utilizing the industry-standard three-step lacquer process, one-step plating uses only one step, bypassing two processes of generational loss. One-step plating skip the regular father-mother process, going right to a single convert and then pressing. Though this dramatically increases mastering and production costs, it also assures each run is more consistent from disc to disc, with less noise, clearer details and deeper bass. Reducing production complexity to just a single "convert" disc between the lacquer and the press greatly improves groove integrity, diminishes non-fill anomalies and increases signal integrity from the master tape to your system.
Ratings:
AllMusic : 4,5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4,15 / 5