Taming the Tiger


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. The title refers to the unexpected commercial and critical success of her previous album Turbulent Indigo., it has sold 133,000 copies in the US to date.

Track listing

All tracks composed 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" – 3:54
  8. "Stay in Touch" – 2:59
  9. "Face Lift" – 4:41
  10. "My Best to You" – 2:52
  11. "Tiger Bones" – 4:18

    Personnel

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