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 mill 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.
In 2008, Entertainment Weekly named Tidal the 20th Best Album of the last 25 years (1983-2008).
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Fiona Apple.
- "Sleep to Dream" – 4:08
- "Sullen Girl" – 3:53
- "Shadowboxer" – 5:24
- "Criminal" – 5:41
- "Slow Like Honey" – 5:56
- "The First Taste" – 4:46
- "Never Is a Promise" – 5:54
- "The Child Is Gone" – 4:14
- "Pale September" – 5:50
- "Carrion" – 5:43
[edit] Personnel
- Fiona Apple - piano, vocals, optigan
- George Black - drums
- Jon Brion - guitar, piano, harp, marimba, vibraphone, chamberlin, dulcitone, optigan, tack piano
- Matt Chamberlain - percussion, drums
- Larry Corbett - cello
- Danny Frankel - drums
- Rob Laufer - guitar
- Sara Lee - bass
- Greg Leisz - pedal steel, steel guitar
- Amber Maggart - vocals, harmony vocals
- Ralph Morrison - violin
- Claudia Parducci - violin
- Greg Richling - bass
- Dan Rothchild - bass
- Andrew Slater - optigan
- Patrick Warren - piano, chamberlain
- Evan Wilson - viola
[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 |
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