Tyger (album)

Tyger

1987 LP album cover
Studio album by Tangerine Dream
Released June 1987
Recorded 1987
Genre Electronic music
Label Jive
Tangerine Dream chronology
A Time for Heroes
(1987)		 Tyger
(1987)		 Three O'Clock High
(1987)
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Allmusic [1]

Tyger is an album by Tangerine Dream based on the poetry of William Blake. Lyrics are based on the poems "The Tyger", "Smile", "America", "The Fly", and "London".[2]

"Tyger" spent one week on the UK Albums Chart at No.88. This is Tangerine Dream's last UK chart appearance to date.

Track listing

1987 release
No. Title Length
1. "Tyger"   5:45
2. "London"   14:22
3. "Alchemy Of The Heart"   12:23
4. "Smile"   6:08
5. "21st Century Common Man (Part 1)" (CD version only) 4:49
6. "21st Century Common Man (Part 2)" (CD version only) 4:00
1992 release
No. Title Length
1. "Tyger" (re-mixed version) 5:13
2. "London"   14:25
3. "Alchemy Of The Heart"   12:07
4. "Smile" (faster version) 5:53
5. "21st Century Common Man (Part 1)" (CD version only) 4:49
6. "21st Century Common Man (Part 2)" (CD version only) 4:00
7. "Vigour"   4:55

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Berling, Michael. "Tyger". Voices in the Net. http://www.voices-in-the-net.de/tyger.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-17. 
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  • Udo Dennebourg (1971)
  • Roland Paulyck (1971)
  • Florian Fricke (1972)
  • Christian Vallbracht (1972)
  • Jochen von Grumbcow (1972)
  • Hans Joachim Brüne (1972)
  • Johannes Lücke (1972)
  • Eduard Meyer (1979)
  • Susanne Pawlitzki (1985)
  • Jocelyn Bernadette Smith (1987)
  • Jacquie Virgil (1987)
  • Diamond Ross (1987)
  • Jerome Froese (1989)
  • Hubert Waldner (1989–1990)
  • Chi Coltrane (1991)
  • Zlatko Perica (1992–2005)
  • Enrico Fernandez (1992)
  • Richi Wester (1992)
  • Jayney Klimek (1993–2004)
  • Roland Braunstein (1993)
  • Julie Ocean (1993)
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  • Barbara Kindermann (2001)
  • Claire Foquet (2001)
  • Jane Monet (2001)
  • Bianca Acquaye (2001, 2005)
  • Bry Gonzales (2001)
  • Jack Liberty (2002, 2009)
  • Lerk Andebracht (2002, 2009)
  • Saskia Klumpp (2003, 2005)
  • Tatjana Kouchev (2005)
  • Fridolin Johann Harms (2005)
  • Brandenburg Symphonic Orchestra (2005)
  • Neuer Kammerchor Potsdam (2005)
  • Christian Hausl (2006–2007)
  • Claire Fouquet (2005)
  • Barbara Kindermann (2005, 2008)
  • Diane Miller (2005)
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  • Gynt Beator (2006
  • Thomas Beator (2006)
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  • Hetty Snell (2010)
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  • Rebecca J. Herman (2010)
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