Tidal (album)

Tidal is the debut album by American singer/songwriter Fiona Apple, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music).

Track listing

all songs written by Fiona Apple

1. "Sleep to Dream" – 4:08
2. "Sullen Girl" – 3:53
3. "Shadowboxer" – 5:24
4. "Criminal" – 5:41
5. "Slow Like Honey" – 5:56
6. "The First Taste" – 4:46
7. "Never Is a Promise" – 5:54
8. "The Child Is Gone" – 4:14
9. "Pale September" – 5:50
10. "Carrion" – 5:43

Personnel

• Fiona Apple – piano, vocals, optigan
• George Black – drums
• Jon Brion – guitar, piano, harp, marimba, vibraphone, chamberlain, dulcitone, optigan, tack piano
• Matt Chamberlain – percussion, drums
• Larry Corbett – cello
• Danny Frankel – drums
• Rob Laufer – guitar
• Sara Lee – bass
• Greg Leisz – pedal steel, steel guitar
• Amber Maggart – vocals, harmony vocals
• Ralph Morrison – violin
• Claudia Parducci – violin
• Greg Richling – bass
• Dan Rothchild – bass
• Andrew Slater – optigan
• Patrick Warren – piano, chamberlain
• Evan Wilson – viola

Production

• Producer: Andrew Slater
• Engineers: Claude "Swifty" Achille, Niko Bolas, Mark Endert, Brian Scheuble, Jim Wirt
• Assistant engineers: Troy Gonzalez, Al Sanderson
• Mixing: Mark Endert
• Mixing assistant: Tom Banghart
• Mastering: Ted Jensen
• Production coordination: Valerie Pack
• Drum programming: George Black
• String arrangements: Van Dyke Parks, Evan Wilson
• Art direction: Fred Woodward
• Photography: Nathaniel Goldberg

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Awards

Grammy Awards