| Easy Tiger | ||||
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| Released | June 26, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | Electric Lady (New York City) | |||
| Genre | Alternative country, rock | |||
| Length | 42:33 | |||
| Label | Lost Highway Records | |||
| Producer | Jamie Candiloro | |||
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Easy Tiger is the ninth studio album by Ryan Adams, released on June 26, 2007, on the Lost Highway label. Although the album is attributed solely to Adams, Easy Tiger features The Cardinals as his backing band, with Adams stating: "The only real concept of this record was complete and utter collaboration."[1] In an interview, Adams states that the album contains "very, very simple, very easy songs that, in my opinion, were written on the periphery of some more complex work."[2] Easy Tiger marks the first appearance of both guitarist Neal Casal and bassist Chris Feinstein, following the departures of J.P. Bowersock and Catherine Popper, respectively. Following the album's release, producer James Candiloro would go on to join The Cardinals as the band's pianist and keyboard player.
The album debuted at #7 on the Billboard 200 with Adams highest first-week sales (61,000)[3] and has sold 217,000 copies in the U.S. as of September 2008[update] and 500,000 worldwide.[4] Furthermore, the album debuted in Canada, Estonia and Switzerland where Ryan Adams has never had an album chart before. "Halloweenhead" was #45 in Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[5]
In 2010, Adams would go on to release two further studio albums that stemmed from Easy Tiger's recording sessions: III/IV, a double album recorded prior to Catherine Popper's departure, and Orion, a heavy metal collaboration between Adams and producer Jamie Candiloro.
- ^ Murray, Noel (2007-06-28). "Ryan Adams". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on February 9, 2009. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ McCabe, Kathy (2007-08-09). "Ryan Adams – eye of a tiger". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ^ Choen, Jonathan (2007-07-04). "Cyrus Sidesteps Clarkson To Debut At No. 1". Billboard/Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
- ^ Cohen, Jonathan. "Ryan Adams Applies 'Cardinology' To New CD". Billboard. September 19, 2008.
- ^ No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21