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The 2005 album ''[[I've Got My Own Hell to Raise]]'' by [[Bettye LaVette]] is titled after a lyric in "Sleep to Dream",{{citation needed|date=January 2011}} and includes a cover of that song.
The 2005 album ''[[I've Got My Own Hell to Raise]]'' by [[Bettye LaVette]] is titled after a lyric in "Sleep to Dream",{{citation needed|date=January 2011}} and includes a cover of that song.


==Reception and legacy==
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The album was very well received upon release and continues to be highly regarded. In 2008, [[Entertainment Weekly]] named ''Tidal'' the 20th Best Album of the last 25 years (1983–2008). In 2010, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' placed it among the greatest albums of the 1990s, at number 83.<ref>http://pub37.bravenet.com/forum/static/show.php?usernum=3172289350&frmid=7238&msgid=1105629&cmd=show</ref><ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-nineties-20110427/fiona-apple-tidal-20110516</ref> A year later, ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' placed it at number 74.<ref>http://slantmagazine.com/music/feature/best-albums-of-the-90s/251/page_3</ref> The album is featured in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.<ref>http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/steveparker/1001albums.htm</ref>

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The album was very well received upon release and continues to be highly regarded. In 2008, [[Entertainment Weekly]] named ''Tidal'' the 20th Best Album of the last 25 years (1983–2008). In 2010, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' placed it among the greatest albums of the 1990s, at number 83.<ref>http://pub37.bravenet.com/forum/static/show.php?usernum=3172289350&frmid=7238&msgid=1105629&cmd=show</ref><ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-nineties-20110427/fiona-apple-tidal-20110516</ref> A year later, ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' placed it at number 74.<ref>http://slantmagazine.com/music/feature/best-albums-of-the-90s/251/page_3</ref> The album is featured in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Robert Dimery|author2=Michael Lydon|title=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition|accessdate= |date=23 March 2010|publisher=Universe|isbn=978-0-7893-2074-2}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

Revision as of 23:59, 11 April 2016

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(neither)[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
PopMatters9/10[5]
Q[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]

Tidal is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, released in the United States on July 23, 1996, by Work Records and Columbia Records (Sony Music).. according to Nielsen SoundScan.[8] It was certified 3x platinum by the RIAA in December 1997.

Tidal produced six singles: "Shadowboxer", "Slow Like Honey",[9] "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.[10] The music video for "The First Taste" never aired in the U.S.[11][12]

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

Reception and legacy

The album was very well received upon release and continues to be highly regarded. In 2008, Entertainment Weekly named Tidal the 20th Best Album of the last 25 years (1983–2008). In 2010, Rolling Stone placed it among the greatest albums of the 1990s, at number 83.[13][14] A year later, Slant Magazine placed it at number 74.[15] The album is featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[16]

Track listing

All songs written and composed 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

Personnel

  • Fiona Apple – piano (tracks 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9), vocals (all tracks), optigan (track 2)
  • George Black – drum programming (track 6)
  • Jon Brion – guitar (tracks 1,2,6,10), harp (tracks 8,10), marimba (tracks 2,6), vibraphone (tracks 1,2,3,5,6,9,10), Chamberlin (tracks 4,10), dulcitone (track 2), optigan (track 8), tack piano (tracks 1,3,6,9)
  • Matt Chamberlain – percussion (tracks 1,6,10), drums (tracks 1,2,4,6,8,9,10)
  • Larry Corbett – cello (track 7)
  • Danny Frankel – drums (tracks 3,5), percussion (track 6)
  • Rob Laufer – guitar (track 4)
  • Sara Lee – bass guitar (tracks 6,9)
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar (tracks 2,8)
  • Amber Maggart – harmony vocals (track 9)
  • Ralph Morrison – violin (track 7)
  • Claudia Parducci – violin (track 7)
  • Van Dyke Parks – string arrangements (track 7)
  • Greg Richling – bass guitar (tracks 2,3,5)
  • Dan Rothchild – bass guitar (tracks 1,4,8,10)
  • Patrick Warren – piano (tracks 1,4), Chamberlin (tracks 1,2,3,5,6,8,9,10)
  • Evan Wilson – viola (track 7)

Production

  • Produced by: Andrew Slater
  • Recorded and Mixed by: Mark Endert
  • Additional Engineering by: Claude "Swifty" Achille, Niko Bolas, Brian Scheuble, Jim Wirt
  • Assistant engineers: Troy Gonzalez, Al Sanderson
  • Mixing assistant: Tom Banghart
  • Mastered by: Ted Jensen, Sterling Sound
  • Production coordination: Valerie Pack
  • Art direction: Fred Woodward
  • Photography: Nathaniel Goldberg

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 2
Chart (1997) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 15
Single Chart (1996) Peak
position
"Shadowboxer" U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 32
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
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 21
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 18

References

  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20021017142253/http://members.aol.com/FionaAO/wtpspecial/
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Tidal – Fiona Apple". AllMusic. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Fiona Apple: Tidal". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  4. ^ Gardner, Elysa (July 28, 1996). "Fiona Apple 'Tidal,' Work/Clean Slate". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  5. ^ Kholeif, Omar (July 27, 2009). "Fiona Apple: Tidal". PopMatters. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  6. ^ "Fiona Apple: Tidal". Q (123): 121. December 1996.
  7. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 23. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.
  8. ^ "Loyal fans helped free Fiona Apple's CD". Associated Press/MSNBC Entertainment. October 5, 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2006.
  9. ^ Fiona Apple Slow Like Honey USA Promo 5" CD SINGLE (115842)
  10. ^ ~~~~ www.rocklist.net ~~~~
  11. ^ mvdbase.com – Fiona Apple – "The first taste"
  12. ^ Video on YouTube
  13. ^ http://pub37.bravenet.com/forum/static/show.php?usernum=3172289350&frmid=7238&msgid=1105629&cmd=show
  14. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-nineties-20110427/fiona-apple-tidal-20110516
  15. ^ http://slantmagazine.com/music/feature/best-albums-of-the-90s/251/page_3
  16. ^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.

External links

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