Lenka (album)

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]

Lenka
Studio album by Lenka
Released	23 September 2008
Recorded	2008
Genre	Pop indie pop
Label	Epic
Producer	John Alagìa Mike Elizondo Pierre Marchand Stuart Brawley Jason Lader
Lenka chronology
Lenka (2008) Two (2011)
Singles from Lenka
"The Show" Released: 6 September 2008 "Trouble Is a Friend" Released: 1 September 2009

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
BBC Music	(favourable)[2]
Entertainment Weekly	(B)[3]
Digital Spy	[4]
The Guardian	[5]
MusicOMH	[6]
The Daily Telegraph	[7]

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
1.	"The Show"	Lenka Kripac Jason Reeves	Stuart Brawley	3:56
2.	"Bring Me Down"	Kripac Brawley	Brawley	3:29
3.	"Skipalong"	Kripac Michael Farrell	Pierre Marchand	3:53
4.	"Don't Let Me Fall"	Kripac Thomas "Tawgs" Salter	Mike Elizondo	2:51
5.	"Anything I'm Not"	Kripac	Marchand	3:18
6.	"Knock Knock"	Kripac Kevin Griffin	John Alagía	3:41
7.	"Dangerous and Sweet"	Kripac Daniel Burns Billy Mohler	Elizondo	3:32
8.	"Trouble Is a Friend"	Kripac Salter	Elizondo	3:36
9.	"Live Like You're Dying"	Kripac	Jason Lader	3:49
10.	"Like a Song"	Kripac	Marchand	3:20
11.	"We Will Not Grow Old"	Kripac Burns Mohler	Elizondo	3:18
Total length:				38:42

iTunes bonus track[15]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Force of Nature"	Kripac Wally Gagel Xandy Barry	Elizondo	3:33
Total length:				42:15

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
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
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

Lenka - Primary Artist, Percussion, Piano, Glockenspiel, Keyboards, Vocals, Vibes Keith Ciancia - Drums, Keyboards Luis Conte - Percussion Larry Corbett - Cello Joel Derouin - Strings, Violin Armen Garabedian - Violin Mark Goldenberg - 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 - 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 - 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

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.
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/music/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". Official Charts Company. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
20. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1422145/charts-awards
21. "Heatseekers - East North Central". Billboard. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
22. "Heatseekers - Pacific". Billboard. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
23. "Heatseekers - South Atlantic". Billboard. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
24. "Heatseekers - West North Central". Billboard. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
25. "Polish album certifications – Lenka – Lenka" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
26. "Lenka by Epic, Lenka - Barnes & Noble". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 10 May 2015.

External links

• inthenews.co.uk
• Lenka (Decoder Ring) Releases S/T Solo Debut 9/23 (NeuFutur magazine)
• Review at Contactmusic.com