Tongues and Tails

Tongues and Tails
Studio album by
Sophie B. Hawkins
ReleasedApril 21, 1992
RecordedJuly 1991 – February 1992
Length52:23
LabelColumbia
Producer
Sophie B. Hawkins chronology
Tongues and Tails
(1992) 		Whaler
(1994)
Singles from Tongues and Tails
  1. "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover"
    Released: 31 March 1992
  2. "California Here I Come"
    Released: 1992
  3. "I Want You"
    Released: 1992

Tongues and Tails is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins, released in 1992 on Columbia records. It was produced by Rick Chertoff and Ralph Schuckett.[1][2]

The album includes a cover of Bob Dylan's "I Want You"; in Rolling Stone, Paul Evans described the style of her version as "breathy techno-MOR".[3] It was released as a single, backed with "Live and Let Love" as the B-side.[4] The music video, which was shot in Paris, was directed by Lydie Caller and produced by Odille DeVars.[5]

  1. ^ Flick, Larry (October 10, 1992). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 78. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via World Radio History.
  2. ^ Gettelman, Parry (May 22, 1992). "Sophie B. Hawkins". Orlando Sentinel. p. C8.
  3. ^ "Rollin' & tumblin'". Rolling Stone. August 11, 1994. p. 70.
  4. ^ I Want You (Single label). Sophie B. Hawkins. United States: Columbia Records. 1992. 38-74747.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Music Video: Production Notes" (PDF). Billboard. October 31, 1992. p. 40. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via World Radio History.