Tidal (album)

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Tidal
FionaAppleTidal.png
Studio album by
Fiona Apple
ReleasedJuly 23, 1996
Recorded1995–1996
Studio
  • Sony (Los Angeles)
  • Ocean Way (Hollywood)
  • 4th Street, Los Angeles
Genre
Length51:31
Label
Producer Andrew Slater
Fiona Apple chronology
Tidal
(1996)		 When the Pawn...
(1999)
Singles from Tidal
  1. "Shadowboxer"
    Released: July 1, 1996
  2. "Sleep to Dream"
    Released: February 25, 1997
  3. "Criminal"
    Released: June 2, 1997

Tidal is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, released on July 23, 1996, by The WORK Group. Tidal produced three singles: "Shadowboxer", "Sleep to Dream", and "Criminal". The latter was the album's most popular single, winning a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in 1998. In 2017, Tidal got its first vinyl run as a "Vinyl Me Please" exclusive "Record of the Month". [5]

Contents

Background and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Christgau's Consumer Guide Rating-Christgau-neither.png [7]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Philadelphia Inquirer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Pitchfork 9.0/10 [12]
PopMatters 9/10 [13]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
The Sydney Morning Herald Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [15]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]

"When I did Tidal," Apple said in 2000, "it was more for the sake of proving myself; telling people from my past something. And to also try to get friends for the future." [17]

Tidal was received well by critics, [18] with Jenny Eliscu of Rolling Stone and Richard Harrington of The Washington Post describing it as a mature effort comparable to the work of singer/songwriters Alanis Morissette and Tori Amos. [16] [18] In 2010, Rolling Stone ranked the album at number 83 among the 100 greatest albums of the 1990s. [19] The following year, Slant Magazine placed it at number 74. [20] The album is featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . [21] In 2022, Rolling Stone ranked the album at number 25 on its list of "100 Best Debut Albums of All Time", claiming that it was "just the beginning—and Apple has kept topping herself artistically ever since." [22]

As of July 2016, the album has sold 2.9 million copies in United States. [23]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Fiona Apple

No.TitleLength
1."Sleep to Dream"4:08
2."Sullen Girl"3:54
3."Shadowboxer"5:24
4."Criminal"5:41
5."Slow Like Honey"5:56
6."The First Taste"4:47
7."Never Is a Promise"5:54
8."The Child Is Gone"4:14
9."Pale September"5:50
10."Carrion"5:43
Total length:51:31

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

Singles

SingleChart (1996)Peak
position
"Shadowboxer"U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 32
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 34
SingleChart (1997)Peak
position
"Sleep to Dream"Australia (ARIA) [33] 159
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [34] 78
Scotland (OCC) [35] 75
UK Singles Chart [36] 79
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [37] 28
"Criminal"Australia (ARIA) [38] 51
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [39] 28
Canada Rock/Alternative ( RPM ) [40] 9
US Billboard Hot 100 [41] 21
US Adult Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [42] 2
US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [43] 17
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [44] 4
US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [45] 18

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [46] Platinum100,000^
France (SNEP) [47] Gold100,000*
United States (RIAA) [48] 3× Platinum2,900,000 [23]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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