Tongues and Tails

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Tongues and Tails
Studio album by Sophie B. Hawkins
Released	April 21, 1992
Recorded	July 1991-February 1992
Genre	Adult Contemporary
Length	52:23
Label	Columbia
Producer	Rick Chertoff, Ralph Schuckett
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Slant Magazine link
Sophie B. Hawkins chronology
Tongues and Tails (1992) Whaler (1994)

Tongues and Tails is the first album by American singer/songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music).

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

[edit] Track listing

all songs written by Sophie B. Hawkins (except "I Want You," written by Bob Dylan)

1. "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" – 5:23
2. "California, Here I Come" – 4:38
3. "Mysteries We Understand" – 4:40
4. "Savior Child" – 4:45
5. "Carry Me" – 4:36
6. "I Want You" – 5:19
7. "Before I Walk on Fire" – 4:58
8. "We Are One Body" – 4:49
9. "Listen" – 3:31
10. "Live and Let Love" – 4:13
11. "Don't Stop Swaying" – 5:31

[edit] Personnel

• Sophie B. Hawkins - keyboards, vocals
• Eric Bazilian - guitar
• Café - percussion
• Mino Cinelu - percussion
• Rick DiFonzo - guitar
• Mark Egan - bass
• Roger Greenawalt - 12 string guitar
• Omar Hakim - drums
• Gary Lucas - guitar
• Sammy Merendino - rhythm, rhythm collage
• Ralph Schuckett - keyboards
• Peter Wood - synthesizer
• Frederick Zlotkin - cello

[edit] Production

• Producers: Rick Chertoff, Ralph Schuckett
• Engineers: John Agnello, Steve Churchyard, Stewart Lerman
• Assistant engineers: Ted Trewhella, Michael White
• Mixing: Steve Churchyard, David Leonard
• Mastering: George Marino
• Art direction: Christopher Austopchuk, Nicky Lindeman
• Paintings: Sophie B. Hawkins

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1992	Heatseekers	1
1992	The Billboard 200	51

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1992	"Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover"	The Billboard Hot 100	5