Tigerlily


Tigerlily is an album written, produced, and performed by Natalie Merchant, released on June 20, 1995. It is her first solo album after splitting from 10,000 Maniacs. Some reviews of the album praised Merchant's confessional writing style while others criticized the same for undue sentimentality.
Tigerlily peaked at #13 on Billboard's Top 200 album chart. It contained three pop hits, "Carnival", "Wonder", and "Jealousy".

Re-releases

Tigerlily was re-released in 1996 as a 2-CD set, with the second CD containing a remix of the song "Jealousy" and live cuts from her tour.
In 2015, Merchant rerecorded the songs from the album and released them as as a part of the 20th anniversary of the original record.

About the songs

The song "River" is a tribute to River Phoenix.
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 .

Track listing

All songs written by Natalie Merchant except where noted.
;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
;1996 Bonus CD
  1. "Jealousy" – 2:44
  2. "Sympathy for the Devil" – 5:17
  3. "Baby I Love You/Son of a Preacher Man " – 5:54
  4. "Take a Look" – 3:45
  5. "The Work Song" – 3:52

    Personnel

Singles