Tigerlily

Natalie Merchant
Label: Elektra / Wea
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Audio CD
Release date:20th June 1995

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Track Listing

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

Product Description

Former 10,000 Maniacs lead singer Natalie Merchant makes her shimmering solo debut.
Genre: Popular Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 20-JUN-1995

Amazon.com essential recording

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

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