Tangerine (song)

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	To oppose or discuss a nomination, please go to CZ:Proposed for deletion and follow the instructions. For the monthly nomination lists, see Category:Articles for deletion. Tangerine Appears on Led Zeppelin III]] Published by Superhype Music Registration ASCAP 500230208 Release date 5 October 1970 Recorded July 1970 at Island Studios, London. Mixed at Ardent Studios, Memphis. Genre Folk rock Language English Length 3 minutes 12 seconds Composer Jimmy Page]] Label Atlantic Records]] Producer Jimmy Page Engineer Andy Johns 'Tangerine' is a song composed by Jimmy Page]] and performed by England|English]] rock music|rock]] band Led Zeppelin]]. It was released on their 1970 album Led Zeppelin III]]. Overview The track has an acoustic country flavour courtesy of the pedal-steel guitar]] playing of Page. The song begins with a false start, after which Page pauses to set the right tempo]]. Throughout its duration, the song continually changes tempo a few bars at a time whilst the lyrics fondly recall love and contentedness. This was the second-to-last Led Zeppelin song Page wrote without any input from Robert Plant]]. (Bron-Yr-Aur (song)|Bron-Yr-Aur]] from Physical Graffiti]] was the last). The song uses a simple double track vocal pattern to create a recognisable lilting feel. The song uses a standard Am G D C progression for the verses before moving on to G C D progression for the chorus. This was the second Led Zeppelin song to be named after a fruit, the first being 'The Lemon Song]]'. 'Tangerine' appears in the motion picture Almost Famous]], and can be heard during the final scene of the film. Live performances 'Tangerine' was often played live at Led Zeppelin concerts]] as part of the band's acoustic set from 1971 through 1972, and was revived for the Earl's Court 1975|Earls Court shows]] of 1975. At these latter performances, Page played the song on his Gibson EDS-1275]] double-neck guitar]]. During the 1975 concert at the Earls Court, Plant said that 'Tangerine' is 'a song of love in its most...innocent stages'. Credits Personnel Musicians: Jimmy Page – acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar, producer, remastering, digital remastering Robert Plant – vocals John Paul Jones – bass guitar John Bonham - drums, percussion Production: Peter Grant]] – executive producer Andy Johns - engineer, mixing Joe Sidore - original CD mastering engineer (mid-1980s) George Marino - remastered CD engineer (1990) References