Tongues and Tails

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Allmusic
Entertainment Weekly	(B+)
Slant Magazine

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)

1. "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" – 5:23
2. "California, Here I Come" – 4:38
3. "Mysteries We Understand" – 4:40
4. "Savior Child" – 4:45
5. "Carry Me" – 4:36
6. "I Want You" – 5:19
7. "Before I Walk on Fire" – 4:58
8. "We Are One Body" – 4:49
9. "Listen" – 3:31
10. "Live and Let Love" – 4:13
11. "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

• Producers: Rick Chertoff, Ralph Schuckett
• Engineers: John Agnello, Steve Churchyard, Stewart Lerman
• 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
1992	Heatseekers	1
1992	The Billboard 200	51

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1992	"Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover"	Billboard Hot 100	5