Tyger (album)

Tyger
Tyger
	1987 LP album cover
Studio album by Tangerine Dream
Released	June 1987
Recorded	1987
Genre	Electronic music
Label	Jive Electo / Caroline
Producer	Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic	^[1]

Tyger is the thirtieth major release and seventeenth studio album by Tangerine Dream. It is based on the poetry of William Blake. Three of the tracks have lyrics taken from the poems The Tyger, London and Smile.^[2] The track London also incorporates lines from A Little Girl Lost, America: a Prophecy and The Fly.

This was the final studio album to feature long-time member Christopher Franke.

"Tyger" spent one week on the UK Albums Chart at No.88. This is Tangerine Dream's last UK chart appearance to date.

Track listing[]

1987 release

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tyger"	5:45
2.	"London"	14:22
3.	"Alchemy of the Heart"	12:23
4.	"Smile"	6:08
5.	"21st Century Common Man (Part 1)" (CD version only)	4:49
6.	"21st Century Common Man (Part 2)" (CD version only)	4:00

1992 release

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tyger" (re-mixed version)	5:13
2.	"London"	14:25
3.	"Alchemy of the Heart"	12:07
4.	"Smile" (faster version)	5:53
5.	"21st Century Common Man (Part 1)" (CD version only)	4:49
6.	"21st Century Common Man (Part 2)" (CD version only)	4:00
7.	"Vigour"	4:55

Personnel[]

Edgar Froese
Christopher Franke
Paul Haslinger
Jocelyn B. Smith – vocals on "Tyger", "London" and "Smile"

References[]

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Tyger - Tangerine Dream at AllMusic
^ Berling, Michael (29 September 2016). "Tyger". Voices in the Net.

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[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Tyger - Tangerine Dream at AllMusic

[2] Berling, Michael (29 September 2016). "Tyger". Voices in the Net.

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