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k.d. lang
Released 1997

The Air That I Breathe
05:58
8,874 plays

Theme From The Valley Of The Dolls
03:02
3,059 plays

The Joker
04:44
2,296 plays

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- 1
- Don't Smoke In Bed
- 03:22
- 2,005 plays

- 2
- The Air That I Breathe
- 05:58
- 8,874 plays

- 3
- Smoke Dreams
- 03:49
- 1,775 plays

- 4
- My Last Cigarette
- 04:09
- 1,959 plays

- 5
- The Joker
- 04:44
- 2,296 plays

- 6
- Theme From The Valley Of The Dolls
- 03:02
- 3,059 plays

- 7
- Your Smoke Screen
- 02:29
- 1,669 plays

- 8
- My Old Addiction
- 06:39
- 2,140 plays

- 9
- Till The Heart Caves In
- 03:30
- 1,758 plays

- 10
- Smoke Rings
- 03:36
- 1,796 plays

- 11
- Hain't It Funny?
- 06:23
- 1,564 plays

- 12
- Love Is Like A Cigarette
- 04:45
- 1,466 plays

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album review

Returning, however tentatively, to the torch stylings that made Ingénue her most successful album, k.d. lang crafted an odd commercial comeback with Drag. A collection of covers that are somehow related to smoking, Drag is far more ambitious than the average cover record. She recasts Steve Miller's "The Joker" and the Hollies' "The Air That I Breathe" as slow, bluesy cabaret numbers, while traditional '50s pop like "Don't Smoke in Bed" and "Smoke Rings" act as seductive counterpoints. lang's rich voice and the measured arrangements make Drag a ringer for Ingénue in places, but the tone is considerably lighter and more humorous, which certainly makes it an enjoyable listen. Nevertheless, the very presence of a tongue-in-cheek, all-covers tribute to smoking is a little disheartening in the wake of the wonderful, if severely underappreciated, All You Can Eat, which found lang pushing herself forward. Drag, in comparison, can't help but sound like a retreat. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide