| Paradise Is There: The New Tigerlily Recordings | ||||
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| Released | November 6, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | The Clubhouse, Rhinebeck, NY | |||
| Length | 56:39 | |||
| Label | Nonesuch | |||
| Producer | Natalie Merchant | |||
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Paradise Is There: The New Tigerlily Recordings is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant, released on November 6, 2015 by Nonesuch Records. It is a collection of new recordings of the songs from Merchant's solo debut, Tigerlily (1995). [1]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100 [2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B [4] |
| Mojo | [5] |
| musicOMH | [6] |
| Uncut |  [7] |
Upon release, Paradise Is There: The New Tigerlily Recordings received positive acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 based on reviews from critics, the album has a weighted average of 78 based on reviews from 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [2]
All tracks are written by Natalie Merchant.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "San Andreas Fault" | 4:49 |
| 2. | "Beloved Wife" | 5:26 |
| 3. | "Carnival" | 4:57 |
| 4. | "River" | 5:43 |
| 5. | "The Letter" | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Where I Go" | 4:02 |
| 7. | "I May Know the Word" | 7:41 |
| 8. | "Seven Years" | 5:04 |
| 9. | "Cowboy Romance" | 6:07 |
| 10. | "Jealousy" | 4:05 |
| 11. | "Wonder" | 4:49 |
| Total length: | 56:39 | |
Credits for Paradise Is There: The New Tigerlily Recordings adapted from Tidal [8] and Nonesuch Records' official website. [9]
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10] | 90 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [11] | 185 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12] | 61 |
| US Billboard 200 [13] | 96 |
| US Folk Albums (Billboard) [14] | 5 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [15] | 9 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [16] | 12 |
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