Tidal (album)
Tidal | ||||
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Studio album by Fiona Apple | ||||
Released | July 23, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1995–1996 | |||
Studio | Sony Music Studios, Ocean Way Recorders and 4th Street Recording, Los Angeles, CA | |||
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Length | 51:29 | |||
Label | Clean Slate, Work, Columbia | |||
Producer | Andrew Slater | |||
Fiona Apple chronology | ||||
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Singles from Tidal | ||||
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Tidal is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, released on July 23, 1996 by Work Records and Columbia Records (Sony Music). 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 Grammy Award for "Best Female Rock Vocal Performance" in 1998. In 2017, Tidal got its first vinyl run as a 'Vinyl Me, Please' exclusive "Record of the Month."[3]
Background and reception
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
The Guardian | |
Los Angeles Times | |
Pitchfork | 9.0/10[9] |
PopMatters | 9/10[10] |
Q | |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide |
"When I did Tidal," Apple said in 2000, "it was more for the sake of proving myself; telling people from my past something. And to also try to get friends for the future."[13]
In 2010, Rolling Stone ranked the album at number 83 among the 100 greatest albums of the 1990s.[14] The following year, Slant Magazine placed it at number 74.[15] The album is featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[16]
As of July 2016, the album has sold 2.9 million copies in United States. [17]
Track listing
All tracks written by Fiona Apple.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Sleep to Dream" | 4:08 |
2. | "Sullen Girl" | 3:54 |
3. | "Shadowboxer" | 5:24 |
4. | "Criminal" | 5:41 |
5. | "Slow Like Honey" | 5:56 |
6. | "The First Taste" | 4:47 |
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
- Andrew Slater – producer
- Mark Endert – recording, mixing
- Claude "Swifty" Achille – additional engineering
- Niko Bolas – additional engineering
- Brian Scheuble – additional engineering
- Jim Wirt – additional engineering
- Troy Gonzalez – assistant engineer
- Al Sanderson – assistant engineer
- Tom Banghart – mixing assistant
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Valerie Pack – production coordination
- Fred Woodward – art direction
- Nathaniel Goldberg – photography
Charts
Chart (1996–97) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums Chart | 43 |
French Albums Chart | 21 |
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) | 48 |
New Zealand Albums Chart[18] | 22 |
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 2 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 15 |
Single | Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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"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 |
Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[19] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
France (SNEP)[20] | Gold | 117,100[21] |
Russia (NFPF)[22] | Gold | 10,000* |
United States (RIAA)[23] | 3× Platinum | 2,900,000[17] |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
References
- ↑ "20 Rock Albums Turning 20 in 2016". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Fiona Apple Slow Like Honey US Promo CD single (CD5 / 5") (115842)". Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ↑ Fiona Apple 'Tidal', 2017-05-01, retrieved 2017-05-30
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Tidal – Fiona Apple". AllMusic. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Fiona Apple: Tidal". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
- ↑ Sullivan, Caroline (September 6, 1996). "Fiona Apple: Tidal (Columbia)". The Guardian.
- ↑ Gardner, Elysa (July 28, 1996). "Fiona Apple 'Tidal,' Work/Clean Slate". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ↑ Pelly, Jenn (August 13, 2017). "Fiona Apple: Tidal". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ↑ Kholeif, Omar (July 27, 2009). "Fiona Apple: Tidal". PopMatters. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Fiona Apple: Tidal". Q (123): 121. December 1996.
- ↑ Eliscu, Jenny (2004). "Fiona Apple". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 23. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ↑ Sutcliffe, Phil, "Hard Core Pawn", Q, March 2000, p48
- ↑ "Fiona Apple, 'Tidal'". Rolling Stone.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 "Fiona Apple's 'Tidal' Turns 20: Celebrating Her Masterful Debut Album". Billboard. July 23, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
- ↑ "Fiona Apple - New Zealand Chart Positions". charts.org.nz. Retrieved December 15, 2007.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Fiona Apple – Tidal". Music Canada.
- ↑ "French album certifications – Fiona Apple – Tidal" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ↑ "Les Albums Or". infodisc.fr. SNEP. Archived from the original on 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ↑ "Russia certifications 2018" (PDF). Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Fiona Apple – Tidal". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
External links
- Tidal at AllMusic
- Billboard chart history
- Loyal fans helped free Fiona Apple's CD. Associated Press.