''The Tigers Have Spoken'' is a 2004 live album by

Neko Case Neko Richelle Case (; born September 8, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and member of the Canadian indie rock group the New Pornographers. Case has a powerful, untrained contralto voice, which has been described by contemporaries and cri ...

. The album was recorded at several live shows in

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and

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in the spring of 2004. Neko's backing band featured

The Sadies The Sadies are a Canadian rock and roll / country and western band from Toronto, Ontario. The band consists of Dallas Good, Travis Good, Sean Dean and Mike Belitsky. Dallas and Travis are the sons of Margaret and Bruce Good, and nephews of Bria ...

and Jon Rauhouse. Guest performers included

Carolyn Mark Carolyn Natasha Mark is a Canadian alternative country singer-songwriter. She has recorded as a solo artist and as a member of the duo The Corn Sisters with American colleague Neko Case, as well as with the bands the Vinaigrettes, Jr. Gone Wild, ...

Kelly Hogan Kelly Hogan (born January 11, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter, often known for her work as a member of Neko Case's backing band, as well as for her solo work. Early and personal life Hogan was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the daughter of ...

Jim & Jennie and the Pinetops Jim & Jennie and the Pinetops is an American bluegrass group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. History Jim Krewson first played bluegrass in a group called the Slobber Mountain Boys; Jennie Bedford learned bluegrass from her fat ...

, Paul Morstad and Brian Connelly. The album was produced by Case and

Darryl Neudorf Darryl Neudorf (born June 7, 1964 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian musician, record producer and audio engineer. He was the drummer for 54-40 from 1982 to 1986. He is best known during this time for co-writing the hit song "I Go Blin ...

. The album consists of a combination of Case originals and cover songs such as the

Nervous Eaters The Nervous Eaters, one of Boston's first punk/ new wave bands forming in 1973, debuted in early 1977 with Steve Cataldo on vocals and guitar, Robb Skeen on bass, and Jeff Wilkinson on drums. They had used the name some years earlier, but had not p ...

' "Loretta",

The Shangri-Las The Shangri-Las were an American pop girl group of the 1960s. Between 1964 and 1966 several hit songs of theirs documented teen tragedies and melodramas. They continue to be known for their hits "Remember (Walking in the Sand)", "Give Him a Gre ...

' "The Train From Kansas City", and

Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn (; April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022) was an American country music singer and songwriter. In a career spanning six decades, Lynn released multiple gold albums. She had numerous hits such as " You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My M ...

's "Rated X". It marked a return to the

alternative country Alternative country, or alternative country rock (sometimes alt-country, insurgent country, Americana, or y'allternative), is a loosely defined subgenre of country music and/or country rock that includes acts that differ significantly in style ...

sound which Case had moved away from after her first two solo albums.

Track listing

#"If You Knew" – 2:30 - (Neko Case, Sadies) #"Soulful Shade of Blue" – 2:33 - ( Buffy Ste. Marie) #"Hex" – 4:59 - ( Catherine Ann Irwin) #"The Train from Kansas City" – 3:25 - (

Jeff Barry Jeff Barry (born Joel Adelberg; April 3, 1938) is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer. Among the most successful songs that he has co-written in his career are " Do Wah Diddy Diddy", " Da Doo Ron Ron", " Then He Kiss ...

Ellie Greenwich Eleanor Louise Greenwich (October 23, 1940 – August 26, 2009) was an American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer. She wrote or co-wrote "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Be My Baby", "Maybe I Know", " Then He Kissed Me", "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" ...

) #"The Tigers Have Spoken" – 2:41 - (Case, Sadies) #"Blacklisted" – 2:11 - (Case) #"Loretta" – 2:09 - ( Steve Cataldo) #"Favorite" – 3:36 - (Case) #"Rated X" – 2:49 - (

) #"This Little Light" – 3:00 - (Traditional) #" Wayfaring Stranger" – 3:16 - (Traditional) #"Tigers Are Noble" – 1:07 (''

hidden track In the field of recorded music, a hidden track (sometimes called a ghost track, secret track or unlisted track) is a song or a piece of audio that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, LP record, or other recorded medium, in such a way as t ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tigers Have Spoken, The Neko Case live albums The Sadies albums 2004 live albums 2004 collaborative albums Anti- (record label) live albums Albums produced by Darryl Neudorf