Tongues and Tails
Tongues and Tails | ||||
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Studio album by Sophie B. Hawkins | ||||
Released | April 21, 1992 | |||
Recorded | July 1991–February 1992 | |||
Genre | Adult contemporary | |||
Length | 52:23 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer |
Rick Chertoff, Ralph Schuckett | |||
Sophie B. Hawkins chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
Los Angeles Times | [3] |
Q | (1992) (1994)[4] |
Robert Christgau | [5] |
Rolling Stone | [6] |
Slant Magazine | [7] |
Tongues and Tails is the first album by American singer/songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). The title is presumably derived from Act II, Scene i, Line 214 of The Taming of the Shrew, in which Petruchio asks Kate, "What, with my tongue in your tail?"
Track listing
all songs written by Sophie B. Hawkins (except "I Want You," written by Bob Dylan)
- "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" – 5:23
- "California, Here I Come" – 4:38
- "Mysteries We Understand" – 4:40
- "Savior Child" – 4:45
- "Carry Me" – 4:36
- "I Want You" – 5:19
- "Before I Walk on Fire" – 4:58
- "We Are One Body" – 4:49
- "Listen" – 3:31
- "Live and Let Love" – 4:13
- "Don't Stop Swaying" – 5:31
Personnel
- Sophie B. Hawkins – keyboards, vocals
- Eric Bazilian – guitar
- Café – percussion
- Mino Cinelu – percussion
- Rick DiFonzo – guitar
- Mark Egan – bass
- Roger Greenawalt – twelve-string guitar
- Omar Hakim – drums
- Gary Lucas – guitar
- Sammy Merendino – rhythm, rhythm collage
- Ralph Schuckett – keyboards
- Peter Wood – synthesizer
- Frederick Zlotkin – cello
Production
- Studio: Messina Music
- Producers: Rick Chertoff, Ralph Schuckett
- Engineers: John Agnello, Steve Churchyard, Stewart Lerman, Martin Brass
- Assistant engineers: Ted Trewhella, Michael White
- Mixing: Steve Churchyard, David Leonard
- Mastering: George Marino
- Art direction: Christopher Austopchuk, Nicky Lindeman
- Paintings: Sophie B. Hawkins
Charts
- Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1992 | Heatseekers | 1 |
1992 | The Billboard 200 | 51 |
- Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1992 | "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" | Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
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