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Taming the Tiger is the 16th 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 proven mistaken with the release of her 2007 album Shine). The title refers to the unexpected commercial and critical success of her previous album Turbulent Indigo which, as of December 2007, had sold 133,000 copies in the US.[7]

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[3]
Q	[4]
Robert Christgau	[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[6]

Notable covers

"Man from Mars" was covered by Kristen Vigard in the 1996 film, Grace of My Heart.[8] "Man from Mars" was also covered by Chaka Khan in 2000 for her live concert DVD The Jazz Channel Presents Chaka Khan.

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged 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" (music: Joni Mitchell; lyrics: Don Freed) – 3:54
8. "Stay in Touch" – 2:59
9. "Face Lift" – 4:41
10. "My Best to You" (Gene Willadsen, Isham Jones) – 2:52
11. "Tiger Bones" – 4:18

Personnel

Musicians

• Joni Mitchell – vocals, backing vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion; bass (tracks 2, 5, 10)[9]
• Femi Jiya – spoken vocals (barker) on "Harlem in Havana"
• Michael Landau – low lead guitar on "Lead Balloon"
• Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
• Wayne Shorter – saxophone
• Larry Klein – bass
• Brian Blade – drums
• Mark Isham – trumpet (track 8)

Production

• Dan Marnien, Tony Phillips, Femi Jiya – engineer
• Joni Mitchell, Dan Marnien – mixing
• Joni Mitchell, Robbie Cavolina – art direction

Charts

Chart performance for Taming the Tiger

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[10]	86
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11]	79
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12]	25
UK Albums (OCC)[13]	57
US Billboard 200[14]	75

References

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