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Revision as of 01:26, 11 February 2018

Untitled
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Show"
3:56
2."Bring Me Down"
  • Stuart Brawley
  • Lenka
3:29
3."Skipalong"
  • Michael Kevin Farrell
  • Lenka
3:53
4."Don't Let Me Fall"
  • Lenka
  • Thomas Salter
2:51
5."Anything I'm Not"Lenka3:18
6."Knock Knock"
  • Kevin Griffin
  • Lenka
3:41
7."Dangerous and Sweet"
  • Daniel Burns
  • Lenka
  • Billy Mohler
3:32
8."Trouble Is a Friend"
  • Lenka
  • Salter
3:36
9."Live Like You're Dying"Lenka3:49
10."Like a Song"Lenka3:20
11."We Will Not Grow Old"
  • Burns
  • Lenka
  • Mohler
3:18
Total length:38:42
iTunes bonus track[15]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Force of Nature"
  • Lenka
  • Wally Gagel
  • Xandy Barry
3:33

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
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

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)[21] Gold 10,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Credits and personnel

Credits for Lenka adapted from Barnes & Noble.[22]

Performance Credits

Technical Credits

References

  1. ^ Leahey, Andrew. "Review: Lenka". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Review of Lenka - Lenka". BBC. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  3. ^ Day, Adrienne (16 September 2008). "Review: Lenka". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Album Review - Lenka: 'Lenka'". Digital Spy. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  5. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (26 June 2009). "Review: Lenka". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  6. ^ "Lenka - Lenka | album reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  7. ^ McCormick, Neil (1 July 2009). "Review: Lenka". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  8. ^ "Lenka Discography". discogs.com. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  9. ^ "Columbia Records UK – Lenka - Lenka". Columbia Records. 29 June 2009. Archived from the original on 25 August 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "New Releases Singles - Week Commencing 17th November 2008" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association Ltd. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  11. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/lenka/chart-history/adult-pop-songs
  12. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles - Week Commencing 10th November 2008" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association Ltd. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  13. ^ "iTunes - Music - Trouble Is a Friend - Single by Lenka". iTunes Store (United States). 1 September 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  14. ^ "Lenka - Trouble Is A Friend - Music Charts". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  15. ^ "iTunes - Music - Lenka by Lenka". iTunes Store (United States). Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  16. ^ Steffen Hung. "Lenka - Lenka". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  17. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  18. ^ Steffen Hung. "Lenka - Lenka". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  19. ^ "Lenka". Chart Stats. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  20. ^ a b https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1422145/charts-awards
  21. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2009 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
  22. ^ "Lenka by Epic, Lenka - Barnes & Noble". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
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