Studio Album · No. 1
Tidal Songwriting Credits by Fiona Apple
Produced by Andrew Slater · Engineered by Mark Endert, Brian Scheuble, Jim Wirt
Work / Columbia
Alternative RockJazz PopBaroque Pop
100%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 10 of 10 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 10 / 10 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether Fiona Apple carries a lyricist or composer credit.
10 trackswritten by Fiona Apple
0 tracksoutside writers
Fiona Apple's roles on this album
Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer0%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
10
Tracks
1
Lyricists
1
Producers
2,900,000
Worldwide Copies Sold
1996
Released
Data Insight
Ten tracks, all written by her alone, at an age when most debut albums are handed to a writing team. The producer Andrew Slater shaped the record and took no writing credit, which is the pattern for every album after this one too.
Tidal came out on Work and Columbia in July 1996, recorded when Fiona Apple was seventeen, and sold 2,900,000 in the United States. "Criminal" reached number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sleep to Dream
|
Fiona Apple | Fiona Apple | Andrew Slater | Fiona Apple (Performer) |
| 2 |
Sullen Girl
|
Fiona Apple | Fiona Apple | Andrew Slater | Fiona Apple (Performer) |
| 3 |
Shadowboxer
|
Fiona Apple | Fiona Apple | Andrew Slater | Fiona Apple (Performer) |
| 4 |
Criminal
#21
|
Fiona Apple | Fiona Apple | Andrew Slater | Fiona Apple (Performer) |
| 5 |
Slow Like Honey
|
Fiona Apple | Fiona Apple | Andrew Slater | Fiona Apple (Performer) |
| 6 |
The First Taste
|
Fiona Apple | Fiona Apple | Andrew Slater | Fiona Apple (Performer) |
| 7 |
Never Is a Promise
|
Fiona Apple | Fiona Apple | Andrew Slater | Fiona Apple (Performer) |
| 8 |
The Child Is Gone
|
Fiona Apple | Fiona Apple | Andrew Slater | Fiona Apple (Performer) |
| 9 |
Pale September
|
Fiona Apple | Fiona Apple | Andrew Slater | Fiona Apple (Performer) |
| 10 |
Carrion
|
Fiona Apple | Fiona Apple | Andrew Slater | Fiona Apple (Performer) |
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Frequently Asked Questions Tidal
Who wrote Tidal?
Fiona Apple, alone, on all ten tracks. No co-writer appears anywhere on it.
How old was she?
She recorded it at seventeen and it came out shortly before her nineteenth birthday.
How did it sell?
2,900,000 in the United States, and it is certified 3x platinum by the RIAA and silver by the BPI.
Which single charted?
"Criminal" reached number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Shadowboxer", "Sleep to Dream" and "Never Is a Promise" did not enter it.
Who produced it?
Andrew Slater, who takes no writing credit on any track.
Who engineered it?
Mark Endert, Brian Scheuble and Jim Wirt.
How long is the album?
51:31 across ten tracks.