Tongues and Tails

Tongues and Tails is the first album by American singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music).

Tongues and Tails
Studio album by Sophie B. Hawkins
Released	April 21, 1992
Recorded	July 1991 – February 1992
Genre	Adult contemporary
Length	52:23
Label	Columbia
Producer	Rick Chertoff, Ralph Schuckett
Sophie B. Hawkins chronology
Tongues and Tails (1992) Whaler (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[2]
Los Angeles Times	[3]
Q	(1992) (1994)[4]
Robert Christgau	[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]
Slant Magazine	[7]

Production

The title is presumably derived from Act II, Scene i, Line 214 of The Taming of the Shrew, in which Petruchio asks Kate, "What, with my tongue in your tail?"

Track listing

all songs written by Sophie B. Hawkins (except "I Want You," written by Bob Dylan)

1. "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" – 5:23
2. "California Here I Come" – 4:38
3. "Mysteries We Understand" – 4:40
4. "Savior Child" – 4:45
5. "Carry Me" – 4:36
6. "I Want You" – 5:19
7. "Before I Walk on Fire" – 4:58
8. "We Are One Body" – 4:49
9. "Listen" – 3:31
10. "Live and Let Love" – 4:13
11. "Don't Stop Swaying" – 5:31

Personnel

• Sophie B. Hawkins – keyboards, vocals
• Melissa Etheridge - Backing vocals on "Damn I wish I was your lover”
• Eric Bazilian – guitar
• Café – percussion
• Mino Cinelu – percussion
• Rick DiFonzo – guitar
• Mark Egan – bass
• Roger Greenawalt – twelve-string guitar
• Omar Hakim – drums
• Gary Lucas – guitar
• Sammy Merendino – rhythm, rhythm collage
• Ralph Schuckett – keyboards
• Peter Wood – synthesizer
• Frederick Zlotkin – cello

Production

• Studio: Messina Music
• Producers: Rick Chertoff, Ralph Schuckett
• Engineers: John Agnello, Steve Churchyard, Stewart Lerman, Martin Brass
• Assistant engineers: Ted Trewhella, Michael White
• Mixing: Steve Churchyard, David Leonard
• Mastering: George Marino
• Art direction: Christopher Austopchuk, Nicky Lindeman
• Paintings: Sophie B. Hawkins

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1992	Heatseekers	1
1992	The Billboard 200	51

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1992	"Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover"	Billboard Hot 100	5

Notes

1. Tongues and Tails at AllMusic
2. Entertainment Weekly review
3. Los Angeles Times review
4. Album Reviews at CD Universe
5. Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
6. Rolling Stone review
7. Slant Magazine review

External links

• Full lyrics of all tracks at official website