Ride the Tiger (album)

Ride the Tiger
Studio album by Yo La Tengo
Released	January 1986
Recorded	December 1985 in Boston, United States
Genre	Indie rock, Jangle pop
Length	38:06
Label	Coyote
Producer	Clint Conley
Yo La Tengo chronology
Ride the Tiger (1986) New Wave Hot Dogs (1987)

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Ride the Tiger is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Yo La Tengo. It was released in 1986 by record label Coyote.

Content

The song "Big Sky" is a cover of The Kinks' song from their album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society. The song "A House Is Not a Motel" is a cover of Love's song from their album Forever Changes.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ira Kaplan, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Cone of Silence"		2:49
2.	"Big Sky"	Ray Davies	2:46
3.	"The Evil That Men Do"		4:11
4.	"The Forest Green"	Kaplan, Georgia Hubley	3:23
5.	"The Pain of Pain"		5:35
6.	"The Way Some People Die"	Dave Schramm	3:37
7.	"The Empty Pool"	Dave Weckerman	2:21
8.	"Alrock's Bells"		4:08
9.	"Five Years"	Tony Rubin, Schramm	3:45
10.	"Screaming Dead Balloons"		3:17
11.	"Living in the Country"	Pete Seeger	2:14

CD reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"The River of Water"		2:30
13.	"A House Is Not a Motel"	Arthur Lee	3:43
14.	"Crispy Duck"		3:04
15.	"Closing Time"	Sammy Walker	3:45

Personnel

Yo La Tengo

• Ira Kaplan – vocals, guitar
• Dave Schramm – guitar, vocals on "The Way Some People Die" and "Five Years"
• Mike Lewis – bass guitar
• Georgia Hubley – drums

Additional personnel

• David Bither – saxophone on "Screaming Dead Balloons"
• Mike Tchang – saxophone on "The River of Water"
• Chris Nelson – trombone on "The River of Water"
• Clint Conley – bass guitar on "The Forest Green," "The Empty Pool," and "Alrock's Bells"
• Dave Rick – bass guitar on "The River of Water" and "A House Is Not a Motel"

Technical

• Ken French – engineering

External links

• Ride the Tiger at Discogs (list of releases)