Taming the Tiger
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Taming the Tiger | ||||
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Studio album by Joni Mitchell | ||||
Released | September 29, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Genre | Adult alternative, folk jazz | |||
Length | 43:17 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Producer | Joni Mitchell | |||
Joni Mitchell chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | A− [2] |
Q | [3] |
Robert Christgau | (choice cut)[4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Taming the Tiger is the sixteenth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. It was released in 1998 and was widely believed to be the last album of new material Mitchell would ever release (though this was dispelled with the release of her 2007 album Shine). The title refers to the unexpected commercial and critical success of her previous album Turbulent Indigo. As of December 2007[update], it has sold 133,000 copies in the US to date.[citation needed]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Joni Mitchell; except where indicated
- "Harlem in Havana" – 4:25
- "Man from Mars" – 4:09
- "Love Puts on a New Face" – 3:46
- "Lead Balloon" – 3:38
- "No Apologies" – 4:17
- "Taming the Tiger" – 4:18
- "The Crazy Cries of Love" – 3:54 (Mitchell, Don Freed)
- "Stay in Touch" – 2:59
- "Face Lift" – 4:41
- "My Best to You" – 2:52 (Gene Willadsen, Isham Jones)
- "Tiger Bones" – 4:18
Personnel
- Joni Mitchell: vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion; bass on 2,5, 10
- Femi Jiya: spoken vocals (barker) on 1
- Michael Landau: low lead guitar on 4
- Greg Leisz: pedal steel guitar
- Wayne Shorter: saxophone
- Larry Klein: bass
- Brian Blade: drums
- Mark Isham: trumpet on 8
- Joni Mitchell: cover art.[6]
Notable covers
"Man from Mars" was covered by Kristen Vigard in the 1996 film, Grace of My Heart.[7]
References
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