Tidal by Fiona Apple - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

Fiona Apple demonstrates considerable talent on her debut album, Tidal, but it is unformed, unfocused talent. Her voice is surprisingly rich and supple for a teenager, and her jazzy, sophisticated piano playing also belies her age. Given the right material, such talents could have flourished, but she has concentrated on her own compositions, which are nowhere near as impressive as her musicianship. Most of Tidal is comprised of confessional singer/songwriter material, and while they strive to say something deep and important, much of the lyrics settle for clichés. Apple does have a handful of impressive songs on Tidal, like the haunting "Shadowboxer" and "Sullen Girl," but the gap between her performing talents and songwriting skills is too large to make the album anything more than a promising, and very intriguing, debut. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

1. Sleep to Dream

Bass: Dan Rothchild; Performer
Composer: Fiona Apple
F. Apple; Composer
Drums: Matt Chamberlain; Performer
Guitar: Jon Brion; Performer
Lyricist: Fiona Apple
F. Apple; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Troy Gonzales
Tom Banghart
Al Sanderson; Production
Coordinator: Valerie Pack; Production
Percussion: Matt Chamberlain; Performer
Performer: Fiona Apple; Performer
Piano: Patrick Warren
Jon Brion
Fiona Apple; Performer
Synthesizer: Patrick Warren; Performer
Engineer: Claude Achille
Jim Wirt
Niko Bolas
Brian Scheubel; Production
Vibraphone: Jon Brion; Performer
Primary Artist: Fiona Apple; Main Performer
Vocals: Fiona Apple; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen; Production
Mixing Engineer: Mark Endert; Production
Producer: Andrew Slater; Production
Recording: Mark Endert; Production

2. Sullen Girl

Bass: Greg Richling; Performer
Lyricist: Fiona Apple
F. Apple; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Al Sanderson
Tom Banghart
Troy Gonzales; Production
Coordinator: Valerie Pack; Production
Drums: Matt Chamberlain; Performer
Guitar: Jon Brion; Performer
Engineer: Jim Wirt
Brian Scheubel
Claude Achille
Niko Bolas; Production
Keyboard: Jon Brion
Fiona Apple; Performer
Composer: Fiona Apple
F. Apple; Composer
Marimba: Jon Brion; Performer
Primary Artist: Fiona Apple; Main Performer
Performer: Fiona Apple; Performer
Piano: Fiona Apple; Performer
Steel Guitar: Greg Leisz; Performer
Synthesizer: Patrick Warren; Performer
Vibraphone: Jon Brion; Performer
Vocals: Fiona Apple; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen; Production
Mixing Engineer: Mark Endert; Production
Producer: Andrew Slater; Production
Recording: Mark Endert; Production

3. Shadowboxer

Composer: Fiona Apple; Composer
Primary Artist: Fiona Apple; Main Performer
Bass: Greg Richling; Performer
Drums: Danny Frankel; Performer
Performer: Fiona Apple; Performer
Piano: Fiona Apple
Jon Brion; Performer
Synthesizer: Patrick Warren; Performer
Vibraphone: Jon Brion; Performer
Lyricist: Fiona Apple; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Troy Gonzales
Tom Banghart
Al Sanderson; Production
Coordinator: Valerie Pack; Production
Engineer: Jim Wirt
Niko Bolas
Claude Achille
Brian Scheubel; Production
Vocals: Fiona Apple; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen; Production
Mixing Engineer: Mark Endert; Production
Producer: Andrew Slater; Production
Recording: Mark Endert; Production

4. Criminal

Primary Artist: Fiona Apple; Main Performer
Composer: Fiona Apple; Composer
Bass: Dan Rothchild; Performer
Drums: Matt Chamberlain; Performer
Lyricist: Fiona Apple; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Troy Gonzales
Tom Banghart
Al Sanderson; Production
Coordinator: Valerie Pack; Production
Engineer: Jim Wirt
Niko Bolas
Claude Achille
Brian Scheubel; Production
Guitar: Rob Laufer; Performer
Performer: Fiona Apple; Performer
Piano: Patrick Warren; Performer
Synthesizer: Jon Brion; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen; Production
Vocals: Fiona Apple; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Mark Endert; Production
Producer: Andrew Slater; Production
Recording: Mark Endert; Production

5. Slow Like Honey

Composer: Fiona Apple
F. Apple; Composer
Primary Artist: Fiona Apple; Main Performer
Bass: Greg Richling; Performer
Drums: Danny Frankel; Performer
Performer: Fiona Apple; Performer
Piano: Fiona Apple; Performer
Synthesizer: Patrick Warren; Performer
Vibraphone: Jon Brion; Performer
Lyricist: Fiona Apple
F. Apple; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Troy Gonzales
Tom Banghart
Al Sanderson; Production
Coordinator: Valerie Pack; Production
Engineer: Jim Wirt
Niko Bolas
Claude Achille
Brian Scheubel; Production
Vocals: Fiona Apple; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen; Production
Mixing Engineer: Mark Endert; Production
Producer: Andrew Slater; Production
Recording: Mark Endert; Production

6. The First Taste

Bass: Sara Lee; Performer
Drum Programming: George Black; Performer
Lyricist: Fiona Apple; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Troy Gonzales
Tom Banghart
Al Sanderson; Production
Coordinator: Valerie Pack; Production
Drums: Matt Chamberlain; Performer
Guitar: Jon Brion; Performer
Engineer: Jim Wirt
Niko Bolas
Claude Achille
Brian Scheubel; Production
Marimba: Jon Brion; Performer
Primary Artist: Fiona Apple; Main Performer
Percussion: Matt Chamberlain
Danny Frankel; Performer
Piano: Jon Brion
Fiona Apple; Performer
Synthesizer: Patrick Warren; Performer
Vibraphone: Jon Brion; Performer
Composer: Fiona Apple; Composer
Performer: Fiona Apple; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen; Production
Vocals: Fiona Apple; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Mark Endert; Production
Producer: Andrew Slater; Production
Recording: Mark Endert; Production

7. Never Is a Promise

Composer: Fiona Apple; Composer
Cello: Larry Corbett; Performer
Performer: Fiona Apple; Performer
Piano: Fiona Apple; Performer
Viola: Evan Wilson; Performer
Violin: Claudia Parducci
Ralph Morrison; Performer
Vocals: Fiona Apple; Performer
Lyricist: Fiona Apple; Composer
Orchestration: Van Dyke Parks; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Troy Gonzales
Al Sanderson
Tom Banghart; Production
Coordinator: Valerie Pack; Production
Engineer: Jim Wirt
Brian Scheubel
Claude Achille
Niko Bolas; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen; Production
Primary Artist: Fiona Apple; Main Performer
Mixing Engineer: Mark Endert; Production
Producer: Andrew Slater; Production
Recording: Mark Endert; Production

8. The Child Is Gone

Composer: F. Apple; Composer
Primary Artist: Fiona Apple; Main Performer
Bass: Dan Rothchild; Performer
Drums: Matt Chamberlain; Performer
Lyricist: F. Apple; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Tom Banghart
Troy Gonzales
Al Sanderson; Production
Coordinator: Valerie Pack; Production
Engineer: Jim Wirt
Brian Scheubel
Claude Achille
Niko Bolas; Production
Harp: Jon Brion; Performer
Keyboard: Jon Brion; Performer
Performer: Fiona Apple; Performer
Piano: Fiona Apple; Performer
Steel Guitar: Greg Leisz; Performer
Synthesizer: Patrick Warren; Performer
Vocals: Fiona Apple; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen; Production
Mixing Engineer: Mark Endert; Production
Producer: Andrew Slater; Production
Recording: Mark Endert; Production

9. Pale September

Primary Artist: Fiona Apple; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Amber Maggart; Performer
Composer: Fiona Apple
F. Apple; Composer
Bass: Sara Lee; Performer
Drums: Matt Chamberlain; Performer
Performer: Fiona Apple; Performer
Piano: Jon Brion
Fiona Apple; Performer
Synthesizer: Patrick Warren; Performer
Vibraphone: Jon Brion; Performer
Lyricist: Fiona Apple
F. Apple; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Troy Gonzales
Tom Banghart
Al Sanderson; Production
Coordinator: Valerie Pack; Production
Engineer: Jim Wirt
Niko Bolas
Claude Achille
Brian Scheubel; Production
Vocals: Fiona Apple; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen; Production
Mixing Engineer: Mark Endert; Production
Producer: Andrew Slater; Production
Recording: Mark Endert; Production

10. Carrion

Bass: Dan Rothchild; Performer
Lyricist: Fiona Apple
F. Apple; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Troy Gonzales
Tom Banghart
Al Sanderson; Production
Coordinator: Valerie Pack; Production
Drums: Matt Chamberlain; Performer
Guitar: Jon Brion; Performer
Engineer: Jim Wirt
Niko Bolas
Claude Achille
Brian Scheubel; Production
Harp: Jon Brion; Performer
Percussion: Matt Chamberlain; Performer
Synthesizer: Jon Brion
Patrick Warren; Performer
Vibraphone: Jon Brion; Performer
Primary Artist: Fiona Apple; Main Performer
Composer: Fiona Apple
F. Apple; Composer
Performer: Fiona Apple; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen; Production
Vocals: Fiona Apple; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Mark Endert; Production
Producer: Andrew Slater; Production
Recording: Mark Endert; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

10 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

51 minutes and 32 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 3252x3252 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

All tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Alternative & Indie, Alternative, Adult Alternative, Baroque Pop

Label

Clean Slate - Work

Music Distribution Service

Sony

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Jul 22, 1996

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

884977129762