Cardinal (Cardinal album)

{{Infobox album|

| name = Cardinal

| type = Album

| artist = Cardinal

| cover = Cardinal (album).jpg

| alt =

| released = November 1994

| recorded = March 1994

| venue =

| studio =

| genre =

• Orchestral pop{{cite book|first= Robert|last= Levine|editor1-first= Gary |editor1-last= Graff |editor2-first= Daniel |editor2-last= Durchholz |year= 1998 |title= MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |chapter= Richard Davies/Cardinal/The Moles|publisher= Visible Ink Press |location= Detroit |page= 311}}
• chamber pop
• baroque pop

| length = {{duration|m=30|s=34}}

| label = Flydaddy

| producer =

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Hymns

| next_year = 2012

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/cardinal-mw0000119497|title=Cardinal – Cardinal|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=December 19, 2018|last=Raggett|first=Ned}}

| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev2Score = B+{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2005/08/12/ew-reviews-four-hot-new-albums-6/|title=EW reviews four hot new albums|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=August 12, 2005|accessdate=December 19, 2018|last1=Brunner|first1=Rob|last2=Endelman|first2=Michael|last3=Hermes|first3=Will|author-link3=Will Hermes}}

| rev3 = NME

| rev3Score = 7/10{{cite magazine|title=Cardinal: Cardinal|magazine=NME|date=February 18, 1995|page=48}}

| rev4 = Q

| rev4Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|title=Cardinal: Cardinal|magazine=Q|issue=102|date=March 1995|page=96}}

| rev5 = Record Collector

| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/cardinal|title=Cardinal – Cardinal|magazine=Record Collector|issue=427|date=May 2014|accessdate=December 19, 2018|last=Kennedy|first=Jake}}

| rev6 = Uncut

| rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|title=Cardinal: Cardinal|magazine=Uncut|page=128|quote=[With] Davies' unusual songs and Matthews' baroque arrangements... Only Plush have since realised such grandeur on a low budget.}}

}}

Cardinal is the debut album by American indie pop duo Cardinal, released in 1994.