Tiger in a Spotlight
"Tiger in a Spotlight" | ||||
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Single by Emerson, Lake & Palmer | ||||
from the album Works Volume 2 | ||||
B-side | "So Far to Fall" | |||
Released | 28 December 1977 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1973 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 4:02 | |||
Label | Atlantic, Shout! Factory | |||
Songwriter(s) | Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer, Peter Sinfield | |||
Producer(s) | Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer, Peter Sinfield | |||
Emerson, Lake & Palmer singles chronology | ||||
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"Tiger in a Spotlight" is a song by the progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer. It was recorded in 1973, but not released until 1977, when it was released on the album Works Volume 2. "Tiger in a Spotlight" was also released as a single, and became a staple in Emerson, Lake & Palmer later concerts.[2]
Reception
Vintagerock.com said that "Tiger in a Spotlight" was the most accessible song on Works Volume 2.[3]
François Couture of AllMusic said that the song had more energy and excitement than most of the songs on the band's previous album, Works Volume 1. Couture also said that "Tiger in a Spotlight" is "one of the very few worthy group songs ELP recorded after the album Brain Salad Surgery."[4]
Paul Stump, in his 1997 History of Progressive Rock, called the song "a cheesy plod [which] shows just how low the band's collective inspiration had sunk."[5]
Paste magazine deemed it one of the highlights on Works Volume 2.[6]
Other appearances
"Tiger in a Spotlight" has also been included on the live albums Emerson, Lake & Palmer in Concert, King Biscuit Flower Hour: Greatest Hits Live and Then and Now. The song has also been included on the compilation albums The Best of Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Gold Edition, as well as the box sets From the Beginning and The Return of the Manticore.
References
- ^ "ELP singles".
- ^ "The Original Bootleg Series from the Manticore Vaults, Vol. 1 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ admin. "Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Works Volume 2 - CD Review". www.vintagerock.com.
- ^ "Tiger in a Spotlight - Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Song Info - AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ Stump, Paul (1997). The Music's All that Matters: A History of Progressive Rock. Quartet Books Limited. p. 218. ISBN 0-7043-8036-6.
- ^ "Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tiger In The Spotlight". www.pastemagazine.com.
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- Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1970)
- Tarkus (1971)
- Trilogy (1972)
- Brain Salad Surgery (1973)
- Works Volume 1 (1977)
- Works Volume 2 (1977)
- Love Beach (1978)
- Black Moon (1992)
- In the Hot Seat (1994)
- Pictures at an Exhibition (1971)
- Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends – Ladies and Gentlemen (1974)
- In Concert / Works Live (1979)
- Live at the Royal Albert Hall (1993)
- King Biscuit Flower Hour: Greatest Hits Live (1997)
- Live in Poland (1997)
- Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (1997)
- Then and Now (1998)
- The Original Bootleg Series from the Manticore Vaults (Vol. 1–4, 2001, 2002 & 2006)
- A Time and a Place (2010)
- High Voltage (2010)
- Live at Nassau Coliseum '78 (2011)
- Live at the Mar y Sol Festival '72 (2011)
- The Best of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1980)
- The Very Best of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (2000)
- The Ultimate Collection (2004)
- The Essential Emerson, Lake & Palmer (2007)
- The Return of the Manticore (1993)
- From the Beginning (2007)
- Gold Edition (2007)
- A Time and a Place (2010)
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- "Toccata"
- "Still...You Turn Me On"
- "Karn Evil 9"
- "Fanfare for the Common Man"
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- "I Believe in Father Christmas"
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