Tambourine (album)
| Tambourine | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2004 | |||
| Studio | Sound City Studios M.C. Studios Glenwood Place Cello Studios Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Alternative Country, Americana | |||
| Length | 46:04 | |||
| Label | Lost Highway Records | |||
| Producer | George Drakoulias | |||
| Tift Merritt chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork | 7.3/10[2] |
| Rolling Stone |  [3] |
Tambourine is the second album by alternative country artist Tift Merritt. It was released in 2004 by Lost Highway Records, and earned her a Grammy nomination for Best Country Album.[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tift Merritt except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stray Paper" | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Wait it Out" (writers: Tift Merritt, Jay Joyce) | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Good Hearted Man" | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Ain't Looking Closely" | 4:23 |
| 5. | "Still Pretending" | 3:40 |
| 6. | "Write My Ticket" | 3:42 |
| 7. | "Your Love Made a U-Turn" (writer: McClinton Osbie Burnett) | 2:33 |
| 8. | "Plainest Thing" | 3:30 |
| 9. | "Late Night Pilgrim" | 4:23 |
| 10. | "I Am Your Tambourine" | 3:42 |
| 11. | "Laid a Highway" | 3:51 |
| 12. | "Shadow in the Way" | 4:42 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Easy to Change" | 3:53 |
Personnel
- Tift Merritt – vocals, Wurlitzer
- Mike Campbell – guitar, pump organ
- Jason Sinay – guitar
- Robert Randolph – pedal steel guitar
- Lance Morrison – bass
- Benmont Tench – melodica, Wurlitzer
- Brandon Bush – Farfisa organ, Hammond B-3
- Don Heffington – drums
- Zeke Hutchins – tom toms
- George Drakoulias – percussion
- Patrick Warren – chamberlain, celeste
- Joseph Sublett, Darrell Leonard, Gregory H. Smith – horns
- Neal Casal, Margaret Fowler, Jim Gilstrap, Lani Groves, Ellis Hall, Gary Louris, Maxayn Lewis, Maria McKee, Tata Vega, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters, – background vocals
- Jim Scott, Ryan Hewitt – recording engineer
- Jim Scott, David Bianco – mixing
- Richard Dodd – mastering
- Roberto D'este, Neal Casal – photography
- Bethany Newman – art direction and design
- Bethany Newman – design
References
- ^ link
- ^ "Tift Merritt: Tambourine Album Review - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ "link". rollingstone.com. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ "Tift Merritt: A Heel Of a Singer (washingtonpost.com)". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
