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Natalie Merchant - Tigerlily (1995)

Album details

Label: Elektra / Wea    Ref#: ?-0290
Date: 6/20/1995   Category:  
Length: 0:00    
Format: CD    
Audio: Stereo    
Genre:      

Notes/Reviews

Though the minor hits "Wonder" and "Jealousy" bore a reasonable resemblance to Merchant's work with 10,000 Maniacs, most of Tigerlily clearly established her as a solo artist apart from her former band. The record's first single, "Carnival," drove that point home, with a hook based more on rhythm than melody and the haunting voice of Katell Keineg adding an intriguing dimension to the chorus. Elsewhere, much of Tigerlily is remarkably solemn and subtle, from the low-key opener "San Andreas Fault" to the widower's lament "My Beloved Wife" to the eight-minute opus "I May Know the Word." Also of note is "River," an emotional ode to friend and fallen star River Phoenix. --Peter Blackstock

Songs/Tracks

1.   San Andreas Fault  
2.   Wonder  
3.   Beloved Wife  
4.   River  
5.   Carnival  
6.   I May Know The Word  
7.   The Letter  
8.   Cowboy Romance  
9.   Jealousy  
10.   Where I Go  
11.   Seven Years  

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