Ride the Tiger (album)

Ride the Tiger
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Studio album by Yo La Tengo
Released	January 1986
Recorded	December 1985 in Boston, United States
Genre	Indie rock
Length	50:18
Label	Coyote
Producer	Clint Conley
Yo La Tengo chronology
Ride the Tiger (1986) New Wave Hot Dogs (1987)New Wave Hot Dogs1987

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Ride the Tiger is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Yo La Tengo. It was released in 1986 by record label Coyote.

Content

The song "Big Sky" is a cover of The Kinks' song from their album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society. The song "A House Is Not a Motel" is a cover of Love's song from their album Forever Changes.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ira Kaplan, except as noted. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Cone of Silence"	2:49
2.	"Big Sky"	2:46
3.	"The Evil That Men Do"	4:11
4.	"The Forest Green"	3:23
5.	"The Pain of Pain"	5:35
6.	"The Way Some People Die"	3:37
7.	"The Empty Pool"	2:21
8.	"Alrock's Bells"	4:08
9.	"Five Years"	3:45
10.	"Screaming Dead Balloons"	3:17
11.	"Living in the Country"	2:14

CD reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"The River of Water"	2:30
13.	"A House Is Not a Motel"	3:43
14.	"Crispy Duck"	3:04
15.	"Closing Time"	3:45

Personnel

Yo La Tengo

• Ira Kaplan – vocals, guitar
• Dave Schramm – vocals, guitar
• Mike Lewis – bass guitar
• Georgia Hubley – drums

Additional personnel

• David Bither – saxophone
• Mike Tchang – saxophone
• Chris Nelson – trombone
• Clint Conley – bass guitar
• Dave Rick – bass guitar

Technical

• Ken French – engineering