''Catching a Tiger'' is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter
Lissie
Elisabeth Corrin Maurus (born November 21, 1982), known as Lissie, is an American singer-songwriter. She released her debut EP, "Why You Runnin'", in November 2009. Her debut album, ''Catching a Tiger'', was released in June 2010. Her second stu ...
, released in the United Kingdom on 21 June 2010 on
Columbia Records
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. It was released in the United States on 17 August 2010 on
Fat Possum Records. The album has sold over 750,000 copies worldwide and has been certified Gold in the United Kingdom and Norway.
Singles
*"In Sleep" was released as the album's lead single in April 2010 and featured as
iTunes single of the week in the UK.
*"
When I'm Alone" was released as the album's second single as part of the album on 21 June 2010. It is also featured in the 2014 movie ''
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" is the third single, which also contains two other tracks, a cover of
Lady Gaga
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's song "
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" and a b-side single called "It's Not Me". The single was released on 30 August 2010.
*"Everywhere I Go" was the album's fourth single.
Critical reception
''Catching a Tiger'' received generally favorable reviews. Paul Cole of the ''
Sunday Mercury
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'' writes, "Lissie’s bluesy vocal prowls around a self-penned setlist like a caged tigress waiting to pounce on its keeper. Nothing prepares you for unashamed rock-out in Sleep, then Lissie abruptly changes direction for the ethereal Bully and Americana of
Martha Wainwright
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-like Little Lovin'. Yet Stranger is 60s pop incarnate. A stunning debut album."
In a very positive review,
BBC writer Mike Diver writes "Lissie Maurus makes a man sick to his stomach. Not because she’s no good – rather the exact opposite. Catching a Tiger is a debut that dreams beyond typical new artist parameters. It is the work of a girl who looks, even with a fag hanging from her pale lips, like an alt-fashion model. But she sounds like one of the greatest female vocalists of a generation, arguably without even really trying."
''
Evening Standard
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In October 2009, after be ...
'' writer Rick Pearson also gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and listed it as one of the albums of the week. In his review, Pearson raves that "Lissie's smoky tones
choFleetwood Mac's
Stevie Nicks
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After starting her career as a duo with her then-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham, releasi ...
," describing the album as "brilliant."
Sammy Richman of ''
The Independent
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'' writes in a positive review that "(Lissie's) debut album is as refreshing a slice of pop as these jaded ears have heard in years, channeling Edie Brickell one moment, Stevie Nicks the next, and Bobbie Gentry at will."
In a very positive review, Sophie Stratford of ''
The Northern Echo
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'' praises Lissie for having "a voice which crackles with the influence of blues as much as it does with folk and a range and delivery that could put most rock singers to shame" before describing the album as "the perfect record for sunny days and driving on the highway with the wind in your hair."
Track listing
Charts and certifications
Charts
Certifications
References
External links
Interview with Lissie on National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday, 08/28/11
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2010 debut albums
Lissie albums
Albums produced by Jacquire King
Columbia Records albums