Pet the Tiger

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Pet the Tiger
Pet the Tiger.jpg
Studio album by
Katrina and the Waves
Released1991
StudioGood Luck Studios, London
GenrePop rock
Length38:26
LabelVirgin
Producer
Katrina and the Waves chronology
Break of Hearts
(1989) 		Pet the Tiger
(1991) 		Edge of the Land
(1993)
Singles from Pet the Tiger
  1. "Pet the Tiger"
    Released: 1991
  2. "Tears of a Woman"
    Released: 1991
  3. "Birkenhead Garbage Pickers"
    Released: 1992[1]

Pet the Tiger is the sixth studio album by rock band Katrina and the Waves, released in 1991 by Virgin Records. It was the band's only release on the label after signing with Virgin Germany, before moving to Polydor Records for their next two albums.[2][3] The album features two songwriting collaborations with Liam Sternberg, writer of the Bangles' "Walk Like an Egyptian",[2] and production and musical contributions from keyboardist Bob Andrews (Brinsley Schwarz, Graham Parker and the Rumour).[4]

The album charted in the Swedish album charts at number 48.[5]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Birkenhead Garbage Pickers"Kimberley Rew3:45
2."Tin Horse"Liam Sternberg, Katrina Leskanich, Vince de la Cruz, Alex Cooper4:30
3."Pet The Tiger"Rew, Sternberg, Leskanich, de la Cruz3:57
4."Tears of a Woman"Rew, Leskanich3:57
5.UntitledRew4:35
6."I Really Taught Me to Watusi"Rew, de la Cruz3:42
7."S.W.A.L.K."Rew3:37
8."Blue Water Blues"Rew, Leskanich, de la Cruz, Cooper3:57
9."I Caught the Milktrain (He Took the Deux Cheveaux)"Rew, de la Cruz3:25
10."I Can't Stand Myself (Whenever You're Near Me)"Rew3:23

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]

Katrina and the Waves

Additional musicians

Technical

  • Gordon Bennet – producer (except 4), mixing (8)
  • Bob Andrews – producer (4), co-producer (3)
  • Stephen Stewart – engineer, mixing (4)
  • Ted Hayton – mixing (except 2-4, 8)
  • Matthew Ellard – assistant mixing engineer (except 2-4, 8)
  • John Luongo – mixing (2, 3)
  • Gary Hellman – mixing (2, 3)

Charts[]

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 48

References[]

  1. ^ "Katrina and the Waves: Singles & EPs". Discogs. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Band History". Katrina and the Waves official website. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  3. ^ Eder, Bruce. "Allmusic - Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Pet the Tiger". Discogs. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Swedishcharts.com – Katrina & the Waves – Pet the Tiger". Hung Medien.
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