Fiona Apple demonstrates considerable talent on her debut album, Tidal, but it is unformed, unfocused talent.
Her voice is surprisingly rich and supple for a teenager, and her jazzy, sophisticated piano playing also belies her age.
Given the right material, such talents could have flourished, but she has concentrated on her own compositions, which are nowhere near as impressive as her musicianship.
Most of Tidal is comprised of confessional singer/songwriter material, and while they strive to say something deep and important, much of the lyrics settle for clichés.
Apple does have a handful of impressive songs on Tidal, like the haunting "Shadowboxer" and "Sullen Girl," but the gap between her performing talents and songwriting skills is too large to make the album anything more than a promising, and very intriguing, debut.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sleep to DreamFiona Apple | Fiona Apple | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | Sullen GirlFiona Apple | Fiona Apple | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 3 | ShadowboxerFiona Apple | Fiona Apple | Play | 05:24 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 4 | CriminalFiona Apple | Fiona Apple | Play | 05:41 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 5 | Slow Like HoneyFiona Apple | Fiona Apple | Play | 05:56 | 13 MB | 35 MB |
| 6 | The First TasteFiona Apple | Fiona Apple | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 7 | Never Is a PromiseFiona Apple | Fiona Apple | Play | 05:54 | 13 MB | 29 MB |
| 8 | The Child Is GoneFiona Apple | Fiona Apple | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 9 | Pale SeptemberFiona Apple | Fiona Apple | Play | 05:50 | 13 MB | 31 MB |
| 10 | CarrionFiona Apple | Fiona Apple | Play | 05:45 | 13 MB | 35 MB |
| 51 mins | 118 MB | |||||
| 51 mins | 311 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude "Swifty" Achille | Engineer |
| 2 | Fiona Apple | Composer, Optigan, Piano, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 3 | Tom Banghart | Mixing Assistant |
| 4 | George Black | Drum Programming, Drums |
| 5 | Niko Bolas | Engineer |
| 6 | Jon Brion | Chamberlin, Dulcitone, Guest Artist, Guitar, Harp, Marimba, Optigan, Piano, Tack Piano, Vibraphone |
| 7 | Matt Chamberlain | Drums, Percussion |
| 8 | Larry Corbett | Cello |
| 9 | Mark Endert | Engineer, Mixing |
| 10 | Danny Frankel | Drums |
| 11 | Nathaniel Goldberg | Photography |
| 12 | Troy Gonzalez | Assistant Engineer |
| 13 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 14 | Rob Laufer | Guitar |
| 15 | Sara Lee | Bass |
| 16 | Greg Leisz | Guitar (Steel), Pedal Steel |
| 17 | Amber Maggart | Vocal Harmony, Vocals |
| 18 | Ralph Morrison III | Violin |
| 19 | Valerie Pack | Production Coordination |
| 20 | Claudia Parducci | Violin |
| 21 | Van Dyke Parks | String Arrangements |
| 22 | Greg Richling | Bass |
| 23 | Dan Rothchild | Bass |
| 24 | Al Sanderson | Assistant Engineer |
| 25 | Brian Scheuble | Engineer |
| 26 | Andrew Slater | Optigan, Producer |
| 27 | Patrick Warren | Chamberlin, Piano |
| 28 | Evan Wilson | String Arrangements, Viola |
| 29 | Jim Wirt | Engineer |
| 30 | Fred Woodward | Art Direction |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |