Paradise Is There: The New Tigerlily Recordings is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant, released on November 6, 2015 by Nonesuch Records. It is a collection of new recordings of the songs from Merchant's solo debut, Tigerlily (1995).
Critical reception
Upon release, Paradise Is There: The New Tigerlily Recordings received positive acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 based on reviews from critics, the album has a weighted average of 78 based on reviews from 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Track listing
Personnel Credits for Paradise Is There: The New Tigerlily Recordings adapted from Tidal and Nonesuch Records' official website.
Musicians
Natalie Merchant - lead vocals (all tracks), writing Jesse Murphy - acoustic bass, bass Gabriel Gordon - acoustic guitar, background vocals, electric guitar Simi Stone - background vocals Bella Blasko - background vocals (4) Elizabeth Mitchell - background vocals (4, 6) Gail Ann Dorsey - background vocals (11) Stanley Moore - cello Allison Miller - drums Uri Sharlin - piano, accordion Sharel Cassity - tenor saxophone Marandi Hostetter - viola Scott Moore - violin Shawn Moore - violin
Technical
Eli Walker - engineering, editing George Cowan - engineering Scott Hull - mastering Randall Craig Felischer - orchestration (2) Tony Finno - string quintet (2), string arrangement (8) Stephen Barber - string arrangement (4) Sean O'Loughlin - string arrangement (5) Uri Sharlin - string arrangement (7) Arthur Moorehead - production coordination Karina Beznicki - production supervisor Jennifer McKinley - project coordinator Matthew Rankin - project coordinator Summer Damon - project coordinator Natalie Merchant - liner notes, production John Huba - photography
Charts Chart (2015)Peakposition
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