Tiger in a Spotlight
| "Tiger in a Spotlight" | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
"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 released as a single in Germany, and was added to the setlist for the 1978 tour.[2]
Reception
[edit ]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
[edit ]"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
[edit ]- ^ "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.