Tidal (album)

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".[2]

Tidal
Studio album by
Fiona Apple
ReleasedJuly 23, 1996
Recorded1995–1996
Studio
  • Sony (Los Angeles)
  • Ocean Way (Hollywood)
  • 4th Street, Los Angeles
GenreChamber pop[1]
Length51:31
Label
ProducerAndrew Slater
Fiona Apple chronology
Tidal
(1996)		 When the Pawn...
(1999)
Singles from Tidal
  1. "Shadowboxer"
    Released: July 1, 1996
  2. "Sleep to Dream"
    Released: April 14, 1997
  3. "Criminal"
    Released: September 16, 1997

Background and reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(neither)[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
The Guardian[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[8]
Pitchfork9.0/10[9]
PopMatters9/10[10]
Q[11]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[12]

"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]

Tidal was received well by critics,[14] with Jenny Eliscu of Rolling Stone and Richard Harrington of The Washington Post describing it as a mature effort comparable to the work of singer/songwriters Alanis Morissette and Tori Amos.[12][14] In 2010, Rolling Stone ranked the album at number 83 among the 100 greatest albums of the 1990s.[15] The following year, Slant Magazine placed it at number 74.[16] The album is featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[17] In 2022, Rolling Stone ranked the album at number 25 on its list of "100 Best Debut Albums of All Time", claiming that it was "just the beginning — and Apple has kept topping herself artistically ever since."[18]

As of July 2016, the album has sold 2.9 million copies in United States.[19]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Fiona Apple

No.TitleLength
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
Total length:51:31

Personnel

Musicians

  • Fiona Apple – vocals (all tracks), piano (1–3, 5–9), Optigan (2)
  • Jon Brion – guitar (1–2, 6, 10), vibraphone (1–3, 5–6, 9–10), tack piano (1, 3, 6, 9), harp (8, 10), dulcitone (2), marimba (2, 6), Chamberlin (4, 10), Optigan (8)
  • George Black – drum programming (6)
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums (1–2, 4, 6, 8–10), percussion (1, 6, 10)
  • Larry Corbett – cello (7)
  • Danny Frankel – drums (3, 5), percussion (6)
  • Rob Laufer – guitar (4)
  • Sara Lee – bass guitar (6, 9)
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar (2, 8)
  • Amber Maggart – harmony vocals (9)
  • Ralph Morrison – first violin (7)
  • Claudia Parducci – second violin (7)
  • Greg Richling – bass guitar (2–3, 5)
  • Dan Rothchild – bass (1, 4, 8, 10)
  • Patrick Warren – piano (1, 4), Chamberlin (1–3, 5–6, 8–10)
  • Evan Wilson – viola (7)
  • Van Dyke Parks – string arrangement (7)

Production

  • Andrew Slater – production
  • Mark Endert – recording, mixing
  • Claude "Swifty" Achille – additional engineering
  • Brian Scheuble – additional engineering
  • Jim Wirt – additional engineering
  • Niko Bolas – additional engineering
  • Troy Gonzalez – assistant engineering
  • Al Sanderson – assistant engineering
  • Tom Banghart – mixing assistance
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Valerie Pack – production coordination
  • Nathaniel Goldberg – photography
  • Fred Woodward – art direction

Charts

Singles
Single Chart (1996) Peak
position
"Shadowboxer" U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 32
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 34
Single Chart (1997) Peak
position
"Sleep to Dream" Australia (ARIA)[28] 159
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[29] 78
Scotland (OCC)[30] 75
UK Singles Chart[31] 79
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[32] 28
"Criminal" Australia (ARIA)[33] 51
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[34] 28
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[35] 9
US Billboard Hot 100[36] 21
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[37] 2
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[38] 17
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[39] 4
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[40] 18

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[41] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[42] Gold 100,000*
United States (RIAA)[43] 3× Platinum 2,900,000[19]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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