When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks Like a King... [EXTRA TRACKS] [IMPORT]

Fiona Apple

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 30, 1999)
• Original Release Date: February 19, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Japanese Import
• ASIN: B00005G8NH
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #383,468 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Japanese edition of the hit vocalist's 1999 & second album with two bonus tracks added, 'Never Is A Promise' & her cover of The Beatles' classic 'Across The Universe' that she contributed to the soundtrack to the hit 1998 film 'Pleasantville'. 12 tracks total.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Fiona's Masterpiece, September 16, 2007

By	Michael Smith (Laurel, Maryland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If I could give this album 10 stars I would. I wore this thing out when I first got it and still listen to it quite often. There isn't one song that I ever skip or don't like.

The thing that makes this album stand out for me is the writing. Her lyrics are so intelligent, but not so much that they take away from the likeability of the songs. It is refreshing that an artist takes the time to phrase things in a unique way instead of settling for the first thing that comes to them. Just a couple examples "My pretty mouth will frame the phrases that will disprove your faith in man", and "It's true, I do imbue my blue unto myself, I make it bitter" Nobody that I know of writes the way Fiona does. There may be others, but I haven't heard them.

While it is frustrating that there is so much time between her releases, I can live with it because she doesn't write for others, for fame, or even for her way of life. When she writes, it's because she has stuff to say. I, for one, am always ready to hear what that is.

4.0 out of 5 stars When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks Like a King..., September 7, 2007

By	J. Earing (st. james, new york United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fiona Apple sounds great as usual. I bought the import because of the cover of The Beatles, "Across the Universe." She is amazing.

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the first, October 12, 2005

By	Strummer.the.2nd "Strummer.the.2nd" (California) - See all my reviews

In many reviews, I see that we compare Apple's first CD to this one. We always come to the conclusion that her first is better because none of the songs on When the Pawn compared to Criminal.
And after much deliberation, I've decided that that theory is false. When the Pawn seems completely like the song Criminal, blended with the hauntingness of Shadowboxer, and with a deeper toned Fiona. The odd random little noises that make Criminal awesome appear over the entire album and her lyrics all seem so sexy in this naughty unsung way. Her piano demands attention in a way that we never heard in Tidal and her voice, husky and deep, seems to have forgotten the self-conciousness that clouded her first album and instead, speaks bravely and unabashedly. Something that, while listening to the CD, I can imagine myself doing though I might never do so.