Tambourine (album)

Tambourine
Studio album by Tift Merritt
Released	2004
Recorded	Sound City Studios M.C. Studios Glenwood Place Cello Studios Los Angeles, California
Genre	Alternative country
Length	46:04
Label	Lost Highway Records
Producer	George Drakoulias
Tift Merritt chronology
Bramble Rose (2002) Tambourine (2004) Home is Loud (2005)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Pitchfork Media	7.3/10 link
Rolling Stone	link

Tambourine is the second album by alternative country artist Tift Merritt. It was released in 2004 by Lost Highway Records, and earned her a Grammy nomination for Best Country Album.

Track listing

• All songs are written by Tift Merritt, except as noted

1. "Stray Paper" (3:52)
2. "Wait It Out" (Tift Merritt, Jay Joyce) (3:34)
3. "Good Hearted Man" (3:39)
4. "Ain't Looking Closely" (4:23)
5. "Still Pretending" (3:40)
6. "Write My Ticket" (3:42)
7. "Your Love Made A U Turn" (McClinton Osbie Burnett) (2:33)
8. "Plainest Thing" (3:30)
9. "Late Night Pilgrim" (4:23)
10. "I Am Your Tambourine" (3:42)
11. "Laid A Highway" (3:51)
12. "Shadow In The Way" (4:42)

Personnel

• Tift Merritt - Vocals, Wurlitzer
• Mike Campbell - Guitar, Pump organ
• Jason Sinay - Guitar
• Robert Randolph - Pedal steel guitar
• Lance Morrison - Bass
• Benmont Tench - Melodica, Wurlitzer
• Brandon Bush - Farfisa organ, Hammond B-3
• Dan Heffington - Drums
• Zeke Hutchins - Tom toms
• George Drakoulias - Percussion
• Patrick Warren - Chamberlain, Celeste
• Joseph Sublett, Darrell Leonard, Gregory H. Smith - Horns
• Gary Louris, Maria McKee, Neal Casal, Maxayn Lewis, Maxine Waters, Julia Waters, Margaret Fowler, Oren Waters, Jim Gilstrap, Tata Vega, Lani Groves, Ellis Hall - Background vocals
• Jim Scott , Ryan Hewitt - Recording engineer
• Jim Scott, David Bianco - Mixing
• Richard Dodd - Mastering
• Roberto D'este, Neal Casal - Photography
• Bethany Newman - Art direction
• Bethany Newman, Dino Valentini - Design