We Are Puppets

We Are Puppets
Studio album by
Tiger
Released22 November 1996
GenreIndie-pop
Length41:56
LabelTrade 2, Island
ProducersDaren Eskriett, Tiger, Pete Briquette
Tiger chronology
We Are Puppets
(1996)		 Shining in the Wood
(1997)
Singles from We Are Puppets
  1. "Race"
    Released: August 1996
  2. "My Puppet Pal"
    Released: November 1996
  3. "On the Rose"
    Released: February 1996

We Are Puppets is the début studio album by the British band Tiger. It was released in 1996 and reached number one-hundred and eight on the UK Albums Chart. We Are Puppets includes the singles "Race", "My Puppet Pal" and "On the Rose", the latter of which was re-recorded for single release.

The album was produced by Daren Eskriett and the band, with the exception of "My Puppet Pal" which was produced by the band with Pete Briquette. Receiving mixed reviews the album was first released by the Island sub-label Trade 2 as a CD and LP in November 1996.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
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The Independent wrote that "We Are Puppets consists of 12 spiky pop songs that quiver with buzzy-fuzzy guitar and one-singer synth lines, like the noisier tracks from the first Modern Lovers album, except with Dan Laidler's fearless yelp careening over the top."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tiger.

No.TitleLength
1."My Puppet Pal"3:08
2."Shamed All Over"3:31
3."Race"3:25
4."Bollinger Farm"3:41
5."Storm Injector"3:19
6."Depot"3:11
7."On the Rose"3:33
8."Sorry Monkeys"3:13
9."Cateader Reddle"3:51
10."She's OK"2:10
11."Ray Travez"2:25
12."Keep in Touch"6:29

Personnel

Tiger
Other personnel

B-sides

from "Race"
from "My Puppet Pal"
from "On the Rose"

References

  1. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. We Are Puppets at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "UK Chartlog - DJ T – Tzant". zobbel.de. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  3. ↑ Barber, Nicholas (1 December 1996). "Rock". Arts. The Independent. p. 26.