album tiger lily Natalie Merchant

album tiger lily Natalie MerchantORDER LIMITED TO ONE ITEM PER CUSTOMER Natalie Merchant vocals, piano, organ, vibraphone Jennifer Turner acoustic & electric guitar, background vocals Peter Yanowitz percussion, drums Barrie Maguire bass, 12 string guitar John Holbrook organ (A3, D1), electric guitar (A1, D1), engineer Adrin Lpez Guevarra percussion (B2, D2) Matt Henderson bass, electric guitar (A1) Jay Ungar violin (C3) Katell Keineg background vocals (B2) Michelle Kinney cello (D3)

ORDER LIMITED TO ONE ITEM PER CUSTOMER

Natalie Merchant – vocals, piano, organ, vibraphone

Jennifer Turner – acoustic & electric guitar, background vocals

Peter Yanowitz – percussion, drums

Barrie Maguire – bass, 12 string guitar

John Holbrook – organ (A3, D1), electric guitar (A1, D1), engineer

Adrián López Guevarra – percussion (B2, D2)

Matt Henderson – bass, electric guitar (A1)

Jay Ungar – violin (C3)

Katell Keineg – background vocals (B2)

Michelle Kinney – cello (D3)

Eric Schenkman – electric guitar (D1)

Randy Grant – percussion (A1)

Written by Natalie Merchant 

2 LPs, gatefold jacket

Numbered limited edition

Original analog Master tape : YES

Half-speed Mastering

Gain 2™ Ultra Analog

Heavy Press : 180g

Record color : black

Speed : 45RPM

Size : 12”

Stereo

Studio

Record Press : RTI

Label : MOFI

Original Label : Elektra

Recorded December 1994-March 1995 at Bearsville Studios, New York

Engineered by John Holbrook, Peter Tosh, and the Isley Brothers

Mastered by Shawn Britton

Originally released in 1995

Reissued in 2007

Tracks:

Side A:

1. San Andreas Fault
2. Wonder
3. Beloved Wife

Side B:

4. River
5. Carnival

Side C:

1. I May Know the Word
2. The Letter
3. Cowboy Romance

Side D:

4. Jealousy
5. Where I Go
6. Seven Years

Reviews :

"Tigerlily, Natalie Merchant's first solo record, does sound different than 10,000 Maniacs. Instead of relying strictly on jangly folk-rock, Merchant continues opening her music up as she did on Our Time in Eden, her last album with the Maniacs. From the understated groove of "Carnival" to the rolling "San Andreas Fault," the added emphasis on rhythmic texture works, creating an intimate but not exclusive atmosphere that holds throughout the record, even when her occasionally sophomoric, sentimental poetry threatens to sink the album in the weight of its own preciousness (as in "River," her tribute to the late actor River Phoenix)." AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Ultra Analog™ : The GAIN 2 Ultra Analog™ Series stems from the use of the Gain 2 system, mastered at half speed from the original master tapes where possible, capturing and uncovering as before undiscovered sonic information.

Half-speed mastering. In half-speed mastering, the whole process is slowed down to half of the original speed. A typical 33 1/3 rpm record is cut at 16 2/3 rpm. The source material is also slowed down (reducing the pitch in the process) meaning the final record will still sound normal when played back. Slowing the whole process down allows more time, which means the end result sounds better and is more efficient — allowing engineering to minimize the effects of inherent limitations within the vinyl format. The result is a more accurate and more open high-frequency response in the half speed vinyl when compared with a normal speed recording.

Ratings :

AllMusic : 4,5 / 5 , Discogs : 4,4 / 5