Tiger (Album)

Tiger is the debut EP from British recording aritst Tiger.

Background
Recording for Tiger’s debut album originally began in 2020 after signing his recording contract with IPR.

Initially working on a number of remote sessions with producers due to the coronavirus pandemic, Tiger explored a number of different sounds for what would be his debut LP, experimenting with RnB sounds, then briefly an indie singer/songwriter style, unhappy with the direction of his material, he contacted veteran Swedish producer Erik Lindstrom and flew to his studios in Sweden, the first session resulted in the hit singles ‘Poster Boy’ and ‘OOMF’.

Tiger then worked with upcoming producers Jordan Lee-Rose and Knobfeelers on the tracks ‘Let’s Run Away’, before returning to work with Erik on tracks ‘Friendzone’ and ‘The Ick’. Tiger also completed recording sessions with Christian Stone, which resulted in the tracks ‘Release’ and ‘Only Lovers Left Alive’.

After a number of false starts and delayed release dates, the release of Tiger’s debut album was cancelled and instead an EP was announced, with the addition of ‘Cinderella’ a remix single with Elena.

Release and reception
Tiger EP was officially announced on December 17, 2021 through Tiger’s social media channels and an IPR press release sent to media outlets.

The 8-track EP, sometimes referred to by Tiger as a ‘mini-album’ will be initially released to digital and streaming outlets, with physical formats released through Tiger’s official webstore in ‘early 2022’ due to ‘production delays’.

The album was met with mixed reviews from critics who cited the album as having a 'lack of direction' and being a 'collection of songs without any cohesion', many also criticised the decision to release an EP instead of a full album. However, Tiger fans reacted positive to the album and praised the new tracks, in particular ‘The Ick’ with Kode Bleu.

Deluxe Edition
In April 2022, the album was re-issued digitally with two brand new songs in a move that Tiger described as a "gift for fans" to say thank you for the success of the record. Included within the new material was a brand new track 'TLDR which was recorded with Connor Wilder and was pushed as the record's 7th single. As the record now consisted of ten tracks on digital and streaming platforms, language around the release was changed and the project was referred to as an 'album' rather than an 'EP'.

Chart Performance
Tiger EP debuted at number one on the official album chart and spent a total of five weeks at number one. To date the EP has sold 636,100 copies and is certified Gold.

Credits

 * Tiger - vocals (tracks 1-8)
 * Tiger - songwriting (tracks 1-5, 8)
 * Tiger - production (tracks 1-2, 4-5)
 * Kenya - vocals, songwriting (track 1)
 * Monie X - vocals, songwriting (track 3)
 * Kode Bleu - vocals (track 5)
 * Elena - vocals, songwriting (track 8)
 * Erik Lindstrom - production (tracks 1-2, 4-5)
 * Jordan-Lee Rose - production (track 3)
 * Knobfeelers - production (track 3)
 * Christian Stone - songwriting, production (track 5-6)