Taming the Tiger

Taming the Tiger
Studio album by Joni Mitchell
Released	September 29, 1998
Recorded	1997
Genre	Adult alternative, folk jazz
Length	43:17
Label	Reprise
Producer	Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell chronology
Hits (1996)Hits1996 Taming the Tiger (1998) Both Sides Now (2000)Both Sides Now2000

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Source	Rating
Allmusic
Entertainment Weekly	A−
Q
Robert Christgau	(choice cut)
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Taming the Tiger is the sixteenth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. It was released in 1998 and was widely believed to be the last album of new material Mitchell would ever release (though this was dispelled with the release of her 2007 album Shine). The title refers to the unexpected commercial and critical success of her previous album Turbulent Indigo. As of December 2007, it has sold 133,000 copies in the US to date.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Joni Mitchell; except where indicated

1. "Harlem in Havana" – 4:25
2. "Man from Mars" – 4:09
3. "Love Puts on a New Face" – 3:46
4. "Lead Balloon" – 3:38
5. "No Apologies" – 4:17
6. "Taming the Tiger" – 4:18
7. "The Crazy Cries of Love" – 3:54 (Mitchell, Don Freed)
8. "Stay in Touch" – 2:59
9. "Face Lift" – 4:41
10. "My Best to You" – 2:52 (Gene Willadsen, Isham Jones)
11. "Tiger Bones" – 4:18

Personnel

• Joni Mitchell: vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion; bass on 2,5, 10
• Femi Jiya: spoken vocals (barker) on 1
• Michael Landau: low lead guitar on 4
• Greg Leisz: pedal steel guitar
• Wayne Shorter: saxophone
• Larry Klein: bass
• Brian Blade: drums
• Mark Isham: trumpet on 8
• Joni Mitchell: cover art.

Notable covers

"Man from Mars" was covered by Kristen Vigard in the 1996 film, Grace of My Heart.