''The Tide'' is the debut album by American singer-songwriter

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, released in 1994. It was produced primarily by Shawn Colvin. Red House Records released a remastered version on October 4, 2005, including two bonus tracks.

Critical reception

The ''

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'' wrote that the album "is a fine showcase for Kaplansky's small but emotive voice, a warbling approach that has its limits, but often pierces through to the frightened heart of a lovelorn lyric."

Track listing

# "The Tide" (

, Richard Litvin) – 4:15 # "When I Get to the Border" ( Richard Thompson) – 2:57 # "Texas Blues" (

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) – 2:47 # "The Heart" (Tom Russell, Greg Trooper) – 3:34 # "My Name Joe" (

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) – 5:02 # "Somebody's Home" (Kaplansky) – 3:37 # "Guinevere" (

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) – 4:17 # "Delivery Truck" (George Gerdes, Mark Johnson) – 3:06 # "You Just Need a Home" (Kaplansky) – 3:50 # "The Eyes of My Beholder" (Batteau) – 3:02 # "Secret Journey" (

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) – 2:35 # "Goodnight" (

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) – 3:17 # "Everybody Knows But Me" ( Jesse Winchester) – 2:14 (remastered edition) # "

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" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:13 (remastered edition)

Personnel

– vocals, guitar, background vocals * Larry Campbell – guitar, fiddle, dobro, mandolin, pedal steel guitar, Cittern, guitar *

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– organ, lap steel guitar *Charlie Giordano – accordion *

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– guitar *Michael Visceglia – bass * Roly Salley – bass, background vocals * Shawn Colvin – guitar, background vocals * Richard Shindell – background vocals *

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– drums, percussion *Frank Vilardi – percussion Production notes: *Shawn Colvin – producer *Anton Sanko – additional production *Dennis McNerney – engineer *Geoff Keehn – engineer *David Glasser – mastering *Linda Beauvais – art direction *Irene Young – photography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tide Lucy Kaplansky albums 1994 debut albums Red House Records albums