Tigerlily

For other uses, see Tiger lily (disambiguation).

Tigerlily
Studio album by Natalie Merchant
Released	June 20, 1995
Recorded	December 1994-March 1995 at Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, NY
Genre	Alternative
Length	52:06
Label	Elektra
Producer	Natalie Merchant
Professional reviews
The reviews parameter has been deprecated. Please move reviews into the “Reception” section of the article. See Moving reviews into article space. Allmusic link Entertainment Weekly (B+) link Mojo (favorable) (7/95, p.110) Musician Magazine (favorable) (9/95, p.93) Q Magazine Robert Christgau link Rolling Stone link
Natalie Merchant chronology
Tigerlily (1995) Ophelia (1998)

Tigerlily is an album written, produced, and performed by Natalie Merchant, released on June 20, 1995 (see 1995 in music). It is her first solo album after splitting from the 10,000 Maniacs. The album received mixed reviews, with many praising Merchant's confessional writing style, and other criticizing the same for undue sentimentality.

The song "River" is a tribute to River Phoenix. Tigerlily peaked at #13 on Billboard's Top 200 album chart. It contained three pop hits, "Carnival" (#10), "Wonder" (#20), and "Jealousy" (#23).

Tigerlily was re-released in 1999 as a 2-CD set, with the second CD containing a remix of the song "Jealousy" and live cuts from her tour.

Aileen Wuornos had requested that Natalie Merchant's song "Carnival" be played at her funeral. Natalie Merchant commented on this when asked why her song was run during the credits of the documentary Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer.

"When director Nick Broomfield sent a working edit of the film, I was so disturbed by the subject matter that I couldn't even watch it. Aileen Wuornos led a tortured, torturing life that is beyond my worst nightmares. It wasn't until I was told that Aileen spent many hours listening to my album Tigerlily while on death row and requested "Carnival" be played at her funeral that I gave permission for the use of the song. It's very odd to think of the places my music can go once it leaves my hands. If it gave her some solace, I have to be grateful."^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Natalie Merchant.

CD 1

1. San Andreas Fault – 3:57
2. Wonder – 4:26
3. Beloved Wife – 5:03
4. River – 5:32
5. Carnival – 5:59
6. I May Know the Word – 8:07
7. The Letter – 2:12
8. Cowboy Romance – 4:39
9. Jealousy – 2:41
10. Where I Go – 3:59
11. Seven Years – 5:31

1999 Bonus CD

1. Jealousy (Remix Edit) - 2:44
2. Sympathy For The Devil (Live) - 5:17
3. Baby I Love You/Son Of A Preacher Man (Medley) (Live) - 5:54
4. Take A Look (Live) - 3:45
5. The Work Song (Live) - 3:52

Personnel

• John Holbrook - Organ, Electric Guitar, Engineer
• Katell Keineg - Background Vocals
• Barrie Maguire - Bass, 12 String Guitar
• Natalie Merchant - Vocals, Piano, Organ, Vibraphone
• Jay Ungar - Violin
• Peter Yanowitz - Percussion, Drums
• Michelle Kinney - Cello
• Matt Henderson - Bass, Electric Guitar
• Eric Schenkman - Electric Guitar
• Adrian Lopez Guevarra - Percussion
• Jennifer Turner - Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Background Vocals

Charting singles

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Peak Position
1995	"Carnival"	Adult Top 40	#8
1995	"Carnival"	Billboard Hot 100	#10
1995	"Carnival"	Modern Rock Tracks	#12
1995	"Carnival"	Top 40 Mainstream	#6
1995	"Carnival"	Adult Top 40	#8
1995	"Carnival"	Top 40 Adult Recurrents	#1
1995	"Wonder"	Modern Rock Tracks	#16
1995	"Wonder"	Top 40 Mainstream	#32
1996	"Wonder"	Adult Contemporary	#18
1996	"Wonder"	Top 40 Adult Recurrents	#1
1996	"Wonder"	Adult Top 40	#2
1996	"Wonder"	Top 40 Mainstream	#7
1996	"Wonder"	The Billboard Hot 100	#20
1996	"Jealousy"	The Billboard Hot 100	#23
1996	"Jealousy"	Top 40 Adult Recurrents	#1
1996	"Jealousy"	Adult Contemporary	#17
1996	"Jealousy"	Adult Top 40	#5
1996	"Jealousy"	Top 40 Mainstream	#8

References

1. ^ "News: Aileen Wuornos Documentary". NatalieMerchant.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-02. http://www.webcitation.org/5bGc5pSby. Retrieved 2008-09-26.