Tidal is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, released on July 23, 1996, by The WORK Group. Tidal produced three singles: “Shadowboxer”, “Sleep to Dream”, and “Criminal”. The latter was the album’s most popular single, winning 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”.
- “Sleep to Dream” 4:08
- “Sullen Girl” 3:54
- “Shadowboxer” 5:24
- “Criminal” 5:41
- “Slow Like Honey” 5:56
- “The First Taste” 4:47
- “Never Is a Promise” 5:54
- “The Child Is Gone” 4:14
- “Pale September” 5:50
- “Carrion” 5:43
Fiona Apple – vocals (all tracks), piano (1–3, 5–9), Optigan (2)
Jon Brion – vibraphone (1–3, 5–6, 9–10), guitar (1–2, 6, 10), tack piano (1, 3, 6, 9), marimba (2, 6), dulcitone (2), Chamberlin (4, 10), harp (8, 10), Optigan (8)
Patrick Warren – Chamberlin (1–3, 5–6, 8–10), piano (1, 4)
Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar (2, 8)
Rob Laufer – guitar (4)
Dan Rothchild – bass (1, 4, 8, 10)
Greg Richling – bass guitar (2–3, 5)
Sara Lee – bass guitar (6, 9)
Matt Chamberlain – drums (1–2, 4, 6, 8–10), percussion (1, 6, 10)
Danny Frankel – drums (3, 5), percussion (6)
George Black – drum programming (6)
Van Dyke Parks – string arrangement (7)
Ralph Morrison – first violin
Claudia Parducci – second violin
Evan Wilson – viola
Larry Corbett – cello
Amber Maggart – harmony vocals (9)
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