Tails (album)

Tails
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 26, 1995
Recorded1994–1995
StudioJuan's Apartment, New York City
Genre
Length43:49
LabelGeffen
Producer
  • Juan Patiño
  • Lisa Loeb
Lisa Loeb chronology
Purple Tape
(1992)
Tails
(1995)
Firecracker
(1997)
Singles from Tails
  1. "Stay (I Missed You)"
    Released: May 17, 1994
  2. "Taffy"
    Released: 1995
  3. "Do You Sleep?"
    Released: September 1995
  4. "Waiting for Wednesday"
    Released: 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Texas Monthly(neutral) Nov/95[3]
People(positive) 10/2/95[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[5]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(neither)[6]
Spin4/10[7]

Tails is the only album by Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories, released in 1995 by Geffen Records. Earlier versions of the songs "It's Over," "Snow Day," "Do You Sleep?", and "Hurricane" originally appeared on Loeb's previous studio album Purple Tape. Tails was peaked at number thirty on the US Billboard 200,[8] In New Zealand it peaked on the top ten on the chart at number six on the New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] and number fifteen Canada Top Albums (RPM),[10] Overall the album charted on seven countries making it a moderate success.[11] Tails received a Gold certification in the United States after four months of its release with more than 500,000 pure copies sold in 1995, As of 2013 the album has sold 727,000 copies in the US[12][13] It was also Gold in Music Canada with 50,000 copies sold.

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  2. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Tails - Lisa Loeb,Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  3. ^ Cohen, Jason (November 1995). "Tails". Texas Monthly. Vol. 23, no. 11. p. 30.
  4. ^ Staff (2 October 1995). "Picks and Pans Review: Tails". People. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
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  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. p. 180.
  7. ^ Kelly, Christina (November 1995). "Tails Review". Spin. 11 (8): 121.
  8. ^ "Lisa Loeb". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  9. ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  10. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (2013-04-16). "RPM". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  11. ^ "Lisa Loeb". Lisa Loeb. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  12. ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  13. ^ "Lisa Loeb Re-Creates Iconic 'Stay' Video At Billboard (Exclusive Video)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-11-04.