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Love Tide
Studio album by Nelson Riddle
Released	1961
Recorded	1961
Genre	Show tunes, traditional pop
Label	Capitol ST1271
Producer	Lee Gillette
Nelson Riddle chronology
Dance to the Music of "Tenderloin" (1961) Love Tide (1961) Magic Moments from "The Gay Life" (1961)

Love Tide is American composer and arranger Nelson Riddle's eleventh studio album, released in 1961 by Capitol Records. It was a sequel to Riddle's 1958 album Sea of Dreams, according to the liner notes.

Reception

The initial Billboard magazine review from December 11, 1961, described the music as being "played smoothly and capable by the Riddle crew. Attractive cover should also help the set get attention".

Paul D. Miller, in his book Sound Unbound: Sampling Digital Music and Culture, described the title track as demonstrating "moody and tender writing at its best".

A detailed review by the website Ambient Exotica contrasted the album to Riddle's earlier water themed Sea of Dreams and wrote:

The most glaring example for the different soundscapes between both albums are the instruments that are neglected on the first work, but added in the latter: vibraphones, harps, pianos and bongos altogether lessen the romantic notions in Love Tide, but cannot leave an impact once the melodrama and yearning are aurally displayed via the many violin strings. . . . And since Riddle occasionally breaks the overarching concept that is thrown at him by the marketing people at Capitol, you should not expect an adamant frame that solely focuses on the loving couple of the front cover, let alone the liquedous setting. That's actually great, for it is these formula-expanding moments where the album starts to get interesting for Exotica followers, regardless of whether they are fans of Nelson Riddle or not.

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Bali Ha'i" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 3:17
2. "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 2:57
3. "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" (Brooks Bowman) – 2:16
4. "Till the End of Time" (Buddy Kaye, Ted Mossman) – 2:30
5. "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 2:39

Side 2

1. "Sweet Leilani" (Harry Owens) – 3:10
2. "Take Me in Your Arms" (Fred Markush, Mitchell Parish) – 3:10
3. "Solitude" (Ellington, Eddie DeLange, Mills) – 3:37
4. "Santana" (Jimmy Rowles, Nelson Riddle, Ted Satterwhite) – 2:25
5. "Honeysuckle Rose" (Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) – 2:46
6. "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" (Harry Noble) – 2:30
7. "Love Tide" (Lee Gillette, Riddle) – 2:23

Personnel

• Nelson Riddle – arranger

References

1. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (December 11, 1961). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 22. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
2. Paul D. Miller (March 14, 2008). Sound Unbound: Sampling Digital Music and Culture. MIT Press. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-262-26646-8.
3. AmbientExotica.com – Music Reviews of Ambient, Vaporwave & Tiki Exotica Albums: 146 – Nelson Riddle – Love Tide – AmbientExotica.com – Music Reviews of Ambient, Vaporwave & Tiki Exotica Albums, accessdate: May 5, 2017

External links

• Love Tide at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1961 albums
• Nelson Riddle albums
• Albums arranged by Nelson Riddle
• Capitol Records albums
• 1960s instrumental albums