Tigerlily

Tigerlily is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant, released on June 20, 1995. It is her first solo album after splitting from 10,000 Maniacs. Some reviews of the album praised Merchant's confessional writing style while others criticized the same for undue sentimentality.

For other uses, see Tiger lily (disambiguation).
Tigerlily
Studio album by
Natalie Merchant
ReleasedJune 20, 1995
RecordedDecember 1994-March 1995
StudioBearsville Studios, Bearsville, NY
GenreAlternative rock
Length52:06
LabelElektra
ProducerNatalie Merchant
Natalie Merchant chronology
Tigerlily
(1995)		 Ophelia
(1998)
Singles from Tigerlily
  1. "Carnival"
    Released: 1995
  2. "Wonder"
    Released: 1995
  3. "Jealousy"
    Released: 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
Los Angeles Times[3]
Mojo(favorable)[4]
Musician Magazine(favorable)[5]
Q
Robert Christgau[6]
Rolling Stone[7]

Tigerlily peaked at #13 on Billboard's Top 200 album chart. The album sold well and was certified five-times multiplatinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2001.[8] It contained three pop hits, "Carnival" (#10), "Wonder" (#20), and "Jealousy" (#23).

Re-releases

Tigerlily was re-released in 1996 as a 2-CD set, with the second CD containing a remix of the song "Jealousy" and live cuts from her tour.

In 2015, Merchant rerecorded the songs from the album and released them as Paradise Is There: The New Tigerlily Recordings as a part of the 20th anniversary of the original record.[9]

About the songs

The song "River" is a tribute to River Phoenix.

Aileen Wuornos had requested that Natalie Merchant's song "Carnival" be played at her funeral. Natalie Merchant commented on this when asked why her song was run during the credits of the documentary Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer.

"When director Nick Broomfield sent a working edit of the film, I was so disturbed by the subject matter that I couldn't even watch it. Aileen Wuornos led a tortured, torturing life that is beyond my worst nightmares. It wasn't until I was told that Aileen spent many hours listening to my album Tigerlily while on death row and requested "Carnival" be played at her funeral that I gave permission for the use of the song. It's very odd to think of the places my music can go once it leaves my hands. If it gave her some solace, I have to be grateful."[10]

Track listing

All songs written by Natalie Merchant except where noted.

CD 1
  1. "San Andreas Fault" – 3:57
  2. "Wonder" – 4:26
  3. "Beloved Wife" – 5:03
  4. "River" – 5:32
  5. "Carnival" – 5:59
  6. "I May Know the Word" – 8:07
  7. "The Letter" – 2:12
  8. "Cowboy Romance" – 4:39
  9. "Jealousy" – 2:41
  10. "Where I Go" – 3:59
  11. "Seven Years" – 5:31
1996 Bonus CD
  1. "Jealousy" (Remix Edit) – 2:44
  2. "Sympathy for the Devil" (Live) (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 5:17
  3. "Baby I Love You/Son of a Preacher Man (Medley)" (Live) – 5:54 (Ronnie Shannon, John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins)
  4. "Take a Look" (Live) (Allen Toussaint) – 3:45
  5. "The Work Song" (Live) (Nat Adderley, Oscar Brown Jr.) – 3:52

Personnel
  • 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 (3, 9), Electric Guitar (1, 9), Engineer
  • Adrián López Guevarra – Percussion (5, 10)
  • Matt Henderson – Bass, Electric Guitar (1)
  • Jay Ungar – Violin (8)
  • Katell Keineg – Background Vocals (5)
  • Michelle Kinney – Cello (11)
  • Eric Schenkman – Electric Guitar (9)
  • Randy Grant – Percussion (1)

Charts

Singles
Year Single Chart Peak Position
1995 "Carnival" Adult Top 40 #8
1995 "Carnival" Billboard Hot 100 #10
1995 "Carnival" Modern Rock Tracks #12
1995 "Carnival" Top 40 Mainstream #4
1995 "Carnival" Adult Top 40 #8
1995 "Carnival" Top 40 Adult Recurrents #1
1995 "Wonder" Modern Rock Tracks #16
1995 "Wonder" Top 40 Mainstream #32
1996 "Wonder" Adult Contemporary #18
1996 "Wonder" Top 40 Adult Recurrents #1
1996 "Wonder" Adult Top 40 #2
1996 "Wonder" Top 40 Mainstream #7
1996 "Wonder" Billboard Hot 100 #20
1996 "Jealousy" Billboard Hot 100 #23
1996 "Jealousy" Top 40 Adult Recurrents #1
1996 "Jealousy" Adult Contemporary #17
1996 "Jealousy" Adult Top 40 #5
1996 "Jealousy" Top 40 Mainstream #8

Notes
  1. Tigerlily at AllMusic
  2. "Tigerlily - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  3. "Holiday Gift Guide : Calendar's little helpers offer suggestions in pop, jazz, holiday, family and classical music, plus videos, computer games and books. (Good news: They're easy to wrap.) : POP MUSIC". latimes. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  4. Mojo, 7/95, p. 110
  5. Musician Magazine, 9/95, p. 93
  6. "Robert Christgau: CG: Natalie Merchant". Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  7. "Natalie Merchant". Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  8. "RIAA Gold & Platinum, Natalie Merchant".
  9. "Nonesuch to Release Natalie Merchant's "Paradise Is There: The New Tigerlily Recordings" with Companion Documentary on DVD November 6". Nonesuch Records Official Website. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  10. "News: Aileen Wuornos Documentary". NatalieMerchant.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2008. Retrieved September 26, 2008.
  11. "Australiancharts.com – Natalie Merchant – Tigerlily". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  12. "Charts.nz – Natalie Merchant – Tigerlily". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  13. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  15. "Natalie Merchant Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  16. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  17. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
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