Tidal (album)

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Tidal
Tidal cover
Studio album by Fiona Apple
Released July 23, 1996 (U.S.)
Genre Piano rock
Alternative rock
Length 51:29
Label Clean Slate/Work
Producer Andrew Slater
Professional reviews
Fiona Apple chronology
Tidal
(1996)		 When the Pawn...
(1999)

Tidal is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, released by Epic Records in the United States on July 23, 1996 (see 1996 in music). It peaked at number fifteen on the U.S. Billboard 200 and as of October 2005 had sold 2.7 million copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan.[1] It was certified gold by the RIAA in December 1996, platinum in July 1997, two times platinum the following October and three times platinum in April 1999.

Tidal produced six singles: "Shadowboxer", "Slow Like Honey",[2] "Sleep to Dream", "The First Taste", "Criminal" and "Never Is a Promise". "Criminal", the album's most popular single, won a 1998 Grammy Award for "Best Female Rock Vocal Performance" and was named the single of 1997 in a poll of Rolling Stone readers.[3] The music video for "The First Taste" never aired in the U.S.[4]

The 2005 album I've Got My Own Hell to Raise by Bettye Lavette is titled after a lyric in "Sleep to Dream", and includes a cover of that song.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Fiona Apple.

  1. "Sleep to Dream" – 4:08
  2. "Sullen Girl" – 3:53
  3. "Shadowboxer" – 5:24
  4. "Criminal" – 5:41
  5. "Slow Like Honey" – 5:56
  6. "The First Taste" – 4:46
  7. "Never Is a Promise" – 5:54
  8. "The Child Is Gone" – 4:14
  9. "Pale September" – 5:50
  10. "Carrion" – 5:43

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Production

  • Producer: Andrew Slater
  • Engineers: Claude "Swifty" Achille, Niko Bolas, Mark Endert, Brian Scheuble, Jim Wirt
  • Assistant engineers: Troy Gonzalez, Al Sanderson
  • Mixing: Mark Endert
  • Mixing assistant: Tom Banghart
  • Mastering: Ted Jensen
  • Production coordination: Valerie Pack
  • Drum programming: George Black
  • String arrangements: Van Dyke Parks, Evan Wilson
  • Art direction: Fred Woodward
  • Photography: Nathaniel Goldberg

[edit] Charts

Album Chart (1996) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 2
Album Chart (1997) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 15
Single Chart (1996) Peak
position
"Shadowboxer" U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 32
"Shadowboxer" U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 34
Single Chart (1997) Peak
position
"Sleep to Dream" U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 28
"Criminal" U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 17
"Criminal" U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 4
"Criminal" U.S. Billboard Hot 100 21
"Criminal" U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 18
"Criminal" U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 10
Single Chart (1998) Peak
position
"Never Is a Promise" U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 27
"Shadowboxer" U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 32

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Loyal fans helped free Fiona Apple's CD". Associated Press/MSNBC Entertainment. October 5, 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2006.
  2. ^ Fiona Apple Slow Like Honey USA Promo 5" CD SINGLE (115842)
  3. ^ ~~~~ www.rocklist.net ~~~~
  4. ^ mvdbase.com - Fiona Apple - "The first taste"

[edit] External links

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Fiona Apple
Albums
Singles
"Shadowboxer" · "Slow like Honey" · "Sleep to Dream" · "The First Taste" · "Criminal" · "Never Is a Promise" · "Fast as You Can" · "Limp" · "Paper Bag" · "Parting Gift" · "O' Sailor" · "Not About Love" · "Get Him Back"