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We Are Puppets is the début studio album by the British band Tiger. It was released in 1996 and reached number one-hundred and eight on the UK Albums Chart.[2] We Are Puppets includes the singles "Race", "My Puppet Pal" and "On the Rose", the latter of which was re-recorded for single release.
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| Released | 22 November 1996 | |||
| Genre | Indie-pop[1] | |||
| Length | 41:56 | |||
| Label | Trade 2, Island | |||
| Producer | Daren Eskriett, Tiger, Pete Briquette | |||
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The album was produced by Daren Eskriett and the band, with the exception of "My Puppet Pal" which was produced by the band with Pete Briquette. Receiving mixed reviews the album was first released by the Island sub-label Trade 2 as a CD and LP in November 1996.
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
The Independent wrote that "We Are Puppets consists of 12 spiky pop songs that quiver with buzzy-fuzzy guitar and one-singer synth lines, like the noisier tracks from the first Modern Lovers album, except with Dan Laidler's fearless yelp careening over the top."[3]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Tiger
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Puppet Pal" | 3:08 |
| 2. | "Shamed All Over" | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Race" | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Bollinger Farm" | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Storm Injector" | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Depot" | 3:11 |
| 7. | "On the Rose" | 3:33 |
| 8. | "Sorry Monkeys" | 3:13 |
| 9. | "Cateader Reddle" | 3:51 |
| 10. | "She's OK" | 2:10 |
| 11. | "Ray Travez" | 2:25 |
| 12. | "Keep in Touch" | 6:29 |
Personnel
edit- Tiger
- Dan Laidler - Vocals, Guitar
- Julie Sims - Guitar, Vocals
- Tina Whitlow - Keyboards, Guitar
- Dido Hallett - Keyboards
- Seamus Feeney - Drums
- Other personnel
- Tiger - Producer
- Daren Eskriett - Producer
- Pete Briquette - Additional Production, Mixing, Producer ("My Puppet Pal), Mixing ("My Puppet Pal")
- Dave Bernez - Mastering
B-sides
edit- from "Race"
- "Honey Friends" - 3:19
- "Time Tunnel Cellar" - 2:10
- "I'm In Love With RAF Nurse" - 1:56
- from "My Puppet Pal"
- "Icicle" - 3:53
- "Flea's Song" / Bonus Track - 5:57 (with Fleas)
- from "On the Rose"
- "On The Rose (New Recording)" - 2:49
- "On Spanish Farmland" - 3:36
- "Babe" - 2:56
- "Ray Travez (Soho live)" - 2:20
- "Depot (Mark Radcliffe Show)" - 2:20
- "I'm In Love With RAF Nurse (Mark Radcliffe show)" - 1:52
References
edit- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. We Are Puppets at AllMusic
- ^ "UK Chartlog - DJ T – Tzant". zobbel.de. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ Barber, Nicholas (1 December 1996). "Rock". Arts. The Independent. p. 26.
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