Tambourine | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2004 | |||
Studio | Sound City Studios M.C. Studios Glenwood Place Cello Studios Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Alternative Country, Americana | |||
Length | 46:04 | |||
Label | Lost Highway | |||
Producer | George Drakoulias | |||
Tift Merritt chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Pitchfork | 7.3/10 [2] |
Rolling Stone | [3] |
Tambourine is the second album by alternative country artist Tift Merritt. It was released in 2004 by Lost Highway Records, and earned her a Grammy nomination for Best Country Album. [4]
All tracks are written by Tift Merritt except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Stray Paper" | 3:52 | |
2. | "Wait it Out" | Tift Merritt, Jay Joyce | 3:34 |
3. | "Good Hearted Man" | 3:39 | |
4. | "Ain't Looking Closely" | 4:23 | |
5. | "Still Pretending" | 3:40 | |
6. | "Write My Ticket" | 3:42 | |
7. | "Your Love Made a U-Turn" | McClinton Osbie Burnett | 2:33 |
8. | "Plainest Thing" | 3:30 | |
9. | "Late Night Pilgrim" | 4:23 | |
10. | "I Am Your Tambourine" | 3:42 | |
11. | "Laid a Highway" | 3:51 | |
12. | "Shadow in the Way" | 4:42 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Easy to Change" | 3:53 |
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