The Tide (album)

The Tide
Studio album by Lucy Kaplansky
Released	1994
Genre	Folk
Length	42:19
Label	Red House
Producer	Shawn Colvin
Lucy Kaplansky chronology
The Tide (1994) Flesh and Bone (1996)

The Tide is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Lucy Kaplansky, released in 1994. ^[1] It was produced primarily by Shawn Colvin. ^[2]

Red House Records released a remastered version on October 4, 2005, including two bonus tracks. ^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Chicago Tribune	[5]

The Boston Herald wrote that the album "is a fine showcase for Kaplansky's small but emotive voice, a warbling approach that has its limits, but often pierces through to the frightened heart of a lovelorn lyric." ^[6]

Track listing

1. "The Tide" (Lucy Kaplansky, Richard Litvin) – 4:15
2. "When I Get to the Border" (Richard Thompson) – 2:57
3. "Texas Blues" (Bill Morrissey) – 2:47
4. "The Heart" (Tom Russell, Greg Trooper) – 3:34
5. "My Name Joe" (David Massengill) – 5:02
6. "Somebody's Home" (Kaplansky) – 3:37
7. "Guinevere" (Robin Batteau) – 4:17
8. "Delivery Truck" (George Gerdes, Mark Johnson) – 3:06
9. "You Just Need a Home" (Kaplansky) – 3:50
10. "The Eyes of My Beholder" (Batteau) – 3:02
11. "Secret Journey" (Sting) – 2:35
12. "Goodnight" (Cliff Eberhardt) – 3:17
13. "Everybody Knows but Me" (Jesse Winchester) – 2:14 (remastered edition)
14. "I've Just Seen a Face" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:13 (remastered edition)

Personnel

• Lucy Kaplansky – vocals, guitar, background vocals
• Larry Campbell – guitar, fiddle, dobro, mandolin, pedal steel guitar, Cittern, guitar
• Anton Sanko – organ, lap steel guitar
• Charlie Giordano – accordion
• Drew Zingg – guitar
• Michael Visceglia – bass
• Roly Salley – bass, background vocals
• Shawn Colvin – guitar, background vocals
• Richard Shindell – background vocals
• Kenneth Blevins – drums, percussion
• Frank Vilardi – percussion

Production

• Shawn Colvin – producer
• Anton Sanko – additional production
• Dennis McNerney – engineer
• Geoff Keehn – engineer
• David Glasser – mastering
• Linda Beauvais – art direction
• Irene Young – photography

References

1. Adams, Noah (November 3, 1994). "Lucy Kaplansky Describes How She Returned to Singing". All Things Considered. NPR.
2. Neal, Justin (June 27, 1994). "Other highlights and artists to keep an eye on". Star Tribune. p. 4B.
3. The Tide (Remastered, Additional Tracks), RHR-CD-190
4. AllMusic review
5. Dretzka, Gary (October 13, 1994). "Recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
6. Gewertz, Daniel (September 21, 1994). "Songwriter has right psyche to return to performing". Music. Boston Herald. p. 52.