Lenka (album)

Lenka
Lenka
Studio album by Lenka
Released	23 September 2008
Recorded	2008
Genre	Pop; indie pop;
Length	38:42
Label	Epic
Producer	John Alagìa; Mike Elizondo; Pierre Marchand; Stuart Brawley; Jason Lader;
Lenka chronology
Singles from Lenka
	"The Show"; Released: 6 September 2008; "Trouble Is a Friend"; Released: 1 September 2009;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
BBC Music	(favourable)
Entertainment Weekly	(B)
Digital Spy
The Guardian
MusicOMH
The Daily Telegraph

Lenka is the debut studio album by Australian recording artist Lenka. It was released on 23 September 2008 by Epic Records. The first single, "The Show", was released on 15 June 2009.

Singles

"The Show" 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 ARIA Singles Chart in Australia.

"Trouble Is a Friend" 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 German Singles Chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Show"	Lenka Kripac Jason Reeves	Stuart Brawley	3:56
2.	"Bring Me Down"	Lenka Kripac Brawley	Brawley	3:29
3.	"Skipalong"	Lenka Kripac Michael Farrell	Pierre Marchand	3:53
4.	"Don't Let Me Fall"	Lenka Kripac Thomas "Tawgs" Salter	Mike Elizondo	2:51
5.	"Anything I'm Not"	Lenka Kripac	Marchand	3:18
6.	"Knock Knock"	Lenka Kripac Kevin Griffin	John Alagía	3:41
7.	"Dangerous and Sweet"	Lenka Kripac Daniel Burns Billy Mohler	Elizondo	3:32
8.	"Trouble Is a Friend"	Lenka Kripac Salter	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"	Lenka Kripac Burns Mohler	Elizondo	3:18
Total length:				38:42

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

Expanded Edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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
Austrian Albums Chart	30
German Albums Chart	35
Polish Albums Chart	4
Swiss Albums Chart	48
UK Albums Chart	58
US Billboard 200	142
US Billboard Heatseekers	3
US Billboard Heatseekers - East North Central	2
US Billboard Heatseekers - Pacific	1
US Billboard Heatseekers - South Atlantic	1
US Billboard Heatseekers - West North Central	4

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)	Gold	10,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Credits and personnel

Credits for Lenka adapted from Barnes & Noble.

Performance Credits

Lenka - Primary Artist, Percussion (3, 5), Piano (1, 8, 10-11), Glockenspiel (3), Keyboards (7-8), Vocals (1-11), Vibes, Vibraphone (10)
Keith Ciancia - Drums, Keyboards
Luis Conte - Percussion (8)
Larry Corbett - Cello (4)
Joel Derouin - Strings, Violin
Armen Garabedian - Violin (4)
Mark Goldenberg - Bass (6)
Victor Indrizzo - Drums (9)
Roland Kato - Viola (4)
Trevor Lawrence - Drums (8, 11)
Danny Levin - Trombone (1-2), Trumpet (1-2, 7-8), Vocals (1)
Pierre Marchand - Bass (10), Accordion (10)
Josefina Vergara - Violin (4)
John Alagia - Acoustic Guitar (6)
Sean Hurley - Bass (1-2)
Joey Waronker - Drums (7)
Stuart Brawley - Organ (1-2), Piano (1-2), Keyboards (2), Vocals (1), Bells (1-2), Timpani (2), Vibes (1)
Mike Elizondo - Acoustic Guitar (7), Bass (4, 7-8, 11), Electric Guitar (7-8, 11), Keyboards (7), Mellotron (8), Vibes (8)
Maxime St-Pierre - Horn
Joe Corcoran - Guitar (1-2), Percussion (2), Vocals (1), Moog Synthesizer (2)

Zac Rae - Piano (4), Keyboards (4, 6-8)
Howie Day - Vocals (7), Guest Appearance (7)
Paz Lenchantin - Violin (9)
Philip Vaiman - Violin (4)
Adam MacDougall - Piano (9), Keyboards (9)
Ana Lenchantin - Cello (9)
Missy Higgins - Vocals (1)
Lester Nuby - Drums (1-2)
Tereza Stanislav - Strings, Violin (4)
Jason Reeves - Vocals (1)
Aaron Sterling - Drums (4)
Pascal Shefteshy - Guitar (10)
Wes Precourt - Violin (9)
Mario de León - Violin (4), Concert Master
Matthew Funes - Viola (4)
Dan Rothschild - Bass (9)
James Gulliver Hancock - Vocals (1)
Dave Kostiner - Vocals (1)
Jean Philippe Goncalves - Drums (3, 5)
Maxime Saint Pierre - Trumpet (10), Horn (3, 5)
Dan Thouin - Organ (3, 5), Piano (3, 5)
Brian Macleod - Drums (6)
Keefus Ciancia - Keyboards (7-8, 11)
Francois Plante - Bass (3, 5)

Technical Credits

Dan Burns - Composer (7, 11)
Greg Calbi - Mastering (1)
Ted Jensen - Mastering
Pierre Marchand - Producer (3, 5, 10), Engineer (3, 5, 10), Audio Production
Brian Scheuble - Engineer (6), Mixing Engineer (6)
John Alagia - Producer (6), Audio Production, Mixing Engineer (6)
Suzie Katayama - String Contractor (4)
Stuart Brawley - Arranger, Composer (2), Producer (1-2), Engineer, Horn Arrangements (1), Audio Production
Mike Elizondo - Programming (4, 7-8, 11), Producer (4, 7-8, 11), Audio Production
Pierre Girard - Engineer (3, 5, 10)
Nicole Harding - Production Coordinator (1-2)
Shari Sutcliffe - Production Coordinator (1-2)
Kevin Salem - Mixing Engineer (3, 5)
Brad Conrad - Assistant Engineer (6)

Joe Corcoran - Programming (1), Engineer (1-2)
Billy Mohler - Composer (7, 11)
Jason Lader - Producer (9), Engineer (9), Audio Production
Jason Reeves - Composer (1)
Thomas Salter - Composer (4, 8)
Sheri Lee - Art Direction
Pascal Shefteshy - Engineer (3, 5, 10)
David Paul Campbell - String Arrangements (4)
Lenka - Composer (1-11)
David Campbell - Arranger
Fiona Brawley - Assistant Engineer (1-2)
John Hanes - Mixing Engineer (2, 4, 7-8, 11)
Serban Ghenea - Mixing Engineer (2, 4, 7-8, 11)
Tim Roberts - Assistant Engineer (2, 4, 7-8, 11)
Michael Farrell - Composer (3)
Joel Derouin - Concert Master (4)
Kevin Griffin - Composer (6)

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.
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^ "Lenka Discography". discogs.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
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^ 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.
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^ "Heatseekers - South Atlantic". Billboard. 27 September 2008. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
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External links

[amg-1] Leahey, Andrew. "Review: Lenka". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2009.

[2] "Review of Lenka - Lenka". BBC. Archived from the original on 12 February 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2009.

[3] Day, Adrienne (16 September 2008). "Review: Lenka". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.

[4] "Album Review - Lenka: 'Lenka'". Digital Spy. 29 June 2009. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.

[5] Sullivan, Caroline (26 June 2009). "Review: Lenka". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2009.

[6] "Lenka - Lenka | album reviews". musicOMH. Archived from the original on 27 December 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.

[7] McCormick, Neil (1 July 2009). "Review: Lenka". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2009.

[8] "Lenka Discography". discogs.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. 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.

[AustraliaCD-10] "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.

[11] ttps://www.billboard.com/artist/lenka/chart-history/adult-pop-songs

[ARIA-12] "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.

[13] "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.

[14] "Lenka - Trouble Is A Friend - Music Charts". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.

[15] "iTunes - Music - Lenka by Lenka". iTunes Store (United States). Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.

[16] Steffen Hung. "Lenka - Lenka". austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2011.

[17] "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. 24 May 2009. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2011.

[18] Steffen Hung. "Lenka - Lenka". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2011.

[19] "Lenka". Official Charts Company. 23 May 2009. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2011.

[bb-20] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/r1422145/charts-awards

[21] "Heatseekers - East North Central". Billboard. 27 September 2008. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2008.

[22] "Heatseekers - Pacific". Billboard. 27 September 2008. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2008.

[23] "Heatseekers - South Atlantic". Billboard. 27 September 2008. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2008.

[24] "Heatseekers - West North Central". Billboard. 29 November 2008. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2008.

[PolandLenkaLenkaalbumCertRef-25] "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2009 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.

[26] "Lenka by Epic, Lenka - Barnes & Noble". Barnes & Noble. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.

v t e Lenka
Discography
Studio albums	Lenka Two Shadows The Bright Side Attune
Singles	"The Show" "Trouble Is a Friend" "Everything at Once"