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List Price: $11.98 | | Label: Geffen Records
Salesrank: 20846
Released: September 26, 1995 |
| Our Price: $4.97 |
| Used Price: $0.27 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Tails Track Listing:
1. It's Over
2. Snow Day
3. Taffy
4. When All The Stars Were Falling
5. Do You Sleep?
6. Hurricane
7. Rose-Colored Times
8. Sandalwood
9. Alone
10. Waiting For Wednesday
11. Lisa Listen
12. Garden Of Delights
13. Stay
Editorial Review:
Though Tails was her debut album, Loeb had already hit the stratosphere of the pop charts a year earlier with "Stay," a monster hit from the soundtrack of the film Reality Bites. "Stay" is also included on Tails, but the other 12 tracks demonstrate Loeb had more than one good song in her, even if none of them found similar success on the singles chart. Loeb's knack for infectious, buoyant pop shines through on such instantly catchy tunes as "Snow Day," "Rose-Colored Time" and "Waiting for Wednesday"; quieter, darker numbers such as "Hurricane," "Alone" and "Lisa Listen" reveal a more reflective side; and "Taffy" shows she's occasionally willing to let loose and rock as well. --Peter Blackstock
Tails Reviews:
Stay etc. in the eye of the beholder 
2007-06-05 - With music in general, & esp. with certain artists, it's value is far more in the beholder than in the item. Some are acquired tastes, perhaps, but IMHO most either produce a strong response in the listener -- or not. I think (esp. if one reads the personal reviews) this is certainly true of Lisa Loeb & this album. She reminds me a bit of Jewel & Amy Grant in tone. To Lisa's credit, she writes her own material. I'm not that big on her presentation (though I do like "Stay"). I seem to like her lyrics better than most reviewers do. Indeed, it seems to me she could have published these "songs" as poems. There's certainly enough angst in them! But, the music sometimes doesn't seem to quite fit the words. Further, most of the tunes seem somewhat similar to each other IMHO. But, if you are a REAL FAN, this is wonderful. If you're not, it's not so wonderful. That's why there's chocolate, vanilla, & ...
Lilith Fair fare 
2006-05-16 - Tails encapsulated the promise of Lisa Loeb, who made the big time with a hit single "Stay" off of the Reality Bites movie soundtrack. The other hit off of the CD was "Do You Sleep?", but the other tracks off of the disc are well-written and executed, speaking of relationship perils of successes, sometimes with a sense of humour. Lisa's star hasn't stayed as high since the release of this disc, but in part that's attributable to the change in the music landscape that occurred at the turn of the millennium, as MTV turned the pop culture sheep away from alternative rock and Lilith Fair music towards hip-hop, and (sadly) themselves away from playing videos and towards Punk'd. Tails is definitely worth a listen, if you were a fan of music of that time.
Lisa Loeb-Tails
2006-02-25 - I remember being the only third grader to have her casset Tails, and perhaps relized around that time that i was a lesbian her Lisa Loeb is sooo freaking hot!
This is besides the point. This CD has all the qualities of just puting it into your player and listening to it for weeks. Her songs are rich in texture and style, easy to belt out while your waiting at a stop light or shopping with your I-pod. I highly recommend this CD to every one. Its the perfect "I'm in a bad mood CD" because its so cheerful.
Lisa Loeb is Pure
2005-06-05 - Ok, first I need to admit that I don't own this album nor have I listened to it all the way through, however, I can say that Lisa Loeb is a talented singer/songwriter and guitarist. Of course, I loved the song "Stay", as I was growing up, and I never even knew the song "Do you Sleep?" was popluar. I just know that I like it. I like it for the words, the rythem and the chorus - "I saw you as you walked across my room. You looked out the window you looked at the moon. And you sat on the corner on my bed. And you smoked with the ghost in the back of my head." Not only are the words poetic and intruging, the way that part of the song is played out is just magical. It honestly gives me chills. I just like her voice, its - cute. Its not forced. And the fact that she writes her own lyrics and plays the guitar is enough to ask - why the hell wasn't she more successful than Britany "I'm-A-Tramp" Spears? Oh wait, don't answer that. Another reason I wanted to review this album and Lisa is because I wanted to suggest that if there are any Lisa Loeb fans out there then I promise you, you will fall in love with The Sundays. Harriet Wheeler (the vocalist) sounds very similar, and the music is quite similar, but I'd have to say that The Sundays and Harriet's voice exceed Lisa and her band. I suggest the album Static and Silence - but all of them are worth getting. Unfortunalty, there are only 3. Tails is a good album. I personally am a fan of Do you Sleep? and Stay. And it has nothing to do with their popularity - frankly, its because they are good, solid songs.
BLAND, AVERAGE AND BORING. 
2005-03-13 - Lisa Loeb luck change when friend Ethan Hawke suggested that her cheesy track STAY should become the leading single for the soundtrack of REALITY BITES back in 1994. The corny track rocketed to #1 and Loeb was the first artist with a top single without owning a record contract. After that Geffen didn't hesitate and give this College Girl a chance. But little that they knew that Lisa Loeb cards where not that well played. She recorded a bland album, listening to this album is like sitting in a coffee shop in a rainy day with improvise lyrics and all about sadness and emptyness. So an entire record of the same thing you get extremely bored and wondering why was the fuss over STAY, DO YOU SLEEP was a follower, but none of the rest tracks are worth the listen, even she reply herself on LISA LISTEN, TAFFY it's anoying, WAITING FOR WEDNESDAY is simple POP tune. No wonder this album didn't achieve platinum status just GOLD: meaning: well Geffen Records only shipped half million copies of this. Sorry Miss Loeb, you're debut was weak, your sophomore work better, but after that you jumped into indies , but still, you need a great producer to get the thing that you don't let out.
