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Gold Dust Orchestral Tour
The Gold Dust Orchestral Tour was a concert tour by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos in support of her compilation album ''Gold Dust''. She was supported by the Metropole Orchestra in Europe, and by a String Octet from the Juilliard School in North America. Both North America dates were professionally recorded, with the New York City concert being streamed live by NPR Music NPR Music is a project of National Public Radio, an American privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization, that launched in November 2007 to present public radio music programming and original editorial content for music ... and the Norfolk concert becoming part of the Infinity Hall Live TV series Songs Tour dates References {{Tori Amos 2012 concert tours Tori Amos concert tours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tori Amos
Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos; August 22, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. She is a classically trained musician with a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Having already begun composing instrumental pieces on piano, Amos won a full scholarship to the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University at the age of five, the youngest person ever to have been admitted. She had to leave at the age of eleven when her scholarship was discontinued for what ''Rolling Stone'' described as "musical insubordination". Amos was the lead singer of the short-lived 1980s Pop music, pop group Y Kant Tori Read before achieving her breakthrough as a solo artist in the early 1990s. Her songs focus on a broad range of topics, including sexuality, feminism, politics, and religion. Her charting singles include "Crucify (song), Crucify", "Silent All These Years", "God (Tori Amos song), God", "Cornflake Girl", "Caught a Lite Sneeze", "Professional Widow", "Spark (Tori Amos song), Spark", "1000 O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Of Hunters
''Night of Hunters'' is the twelfth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos, released on September 20, 2011, in the United States through Deutsche Grammophon. It is a concept album that Amos has described as "a 21st century song cycle inspired by classical music themes spanning over 400 years." She pays tribute to classical composers such as Alkan, Bach, Chopin, Debussy, Granados, Satie and Schubert, taking inspiration from their original compositions to create new, independent songs. Regarding the album's concept, she has described it as the exploration of "the hunter and the hunted and how both exist within us" through the story of "a woman who finds herself in the dying embers of a relationship." ''Night of Hunters'' is Amos's first studio album recorded using only acoustic instruments, relying solely on her vocals and classically trained piano skills, along with a variety of accompanying string and woodwind instruments, to create its classical sound. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beekeeper
''The Beekeeper'' is the eighth studio album by singer-songwriter Tori Amos. It deals with the topics of death, adultery and romantic conflict, and makes brief reference to ancient Gnostic mysticism from the ''Apocryphon of John''. Sonically, it incorporates Celtic choirs, African drums, and Amos's B-3 Hammond organ. ''The Beekeeper'' debuted within the top 10 on the ''Billboard'' 200, her fifth album to do so. This placed Amos in an elite group of women, including Madonna and Barbra Streisand, to have secured five or more U.S. Top 10 album debuts. Background After the release of her Epic label debut ''Scarlet's Walk'', Amos received unsettling news when Polly Anthony resigned as president of Epic Records in 2003. Anthony had been one of the primary reasons Amos signed with the label and as a result of her resignation, Amos formed the Bridge Entertainment Group, a company devoted to helping musicians in various ways during a time when the music industry is changing. The fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1000 Oceans
"1000 Oceans" is a song by Tori Amos, released as the second single from her 1999 album ''To Venus and Back''. It reached number 22 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales, though it did not chart on the Hot 100. The song deals with issues of love and loss, and is based on the singer's personal experiences. It was released on September 7, 1999, and was generally well received by critics. Background Amos has explained that the idea for the song came to her in a dream. An old African woman was humming the melody to her, and she got up around 5:30 in the morning to record it. She describes writing the transition from the melody line around the words "I can't believe that I would keep, keep you from flying" to "and I would cry 1000 more" as particularly difficult, and what took the longest time. The inspiration for the lyrics came when her father-in-law died, and she claims the song helped her husband deal with the grieving process. The lyrics contain reference to Silbury Hill, an ancient moun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winter (Tori Amos Song)
"Winter" is a song by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos, released as a single in March 1992. "Winter" was Amos' first single to reach the top 40 in any country, peaking at number 25 in the United Kingdom two weeks after its release. Release "Winter" was the fourth single released from Amos' debut studio album, ''Little Earthquakes''. It was released through EastWest Records on March 9, 1992, in the United Kingdom and on May 18, 1992, in Australia. In North America, it was issued through Atlantic Records the same year. The song also appears on Amos' 2003 compilation, '' Tales of a Librarian''. The music video can be seen on the video collections '' Tori Amos: Complete Videos 1991–1998'' and ''Fade to Red''. The single was released globally in a variety of formats with slightly differing artwork and track listings. The most commonly available version is the United States release, which is labeled as a "limited edition" release. That version comes in a digipak case with a com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales Of A Librarian
''A Tori Amos Collection: Tales of a Librarian'' is the first retrospective compilation album by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos. Given the option to be involved in the project, Amos elected to take a central role in the production of the collection, released in 2003 on her former label Atlantic Records. Amos described the compilation as a "sonic autobiography", a title derived from her dislike of the term "greatest hits". Recording under the premise that a librarian is a "chronicler", Amos pieced together the collection in accordance with the Dewey Decimal System; so, for example, "Sweet Dreams", which contains the lyrics "Land, land of liberty / We're run by a constipated man", is listed as "973.938: History of North America -- Politics of Illusion". Amos revisited the mixing of many of her own favorite songs from her career, focusing on those she thought were not fully realized in their original recordings and those that she felt explained her life story. Additionally, Amo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent All These Years
"Silent All These Years" is a song by American singer-songwriter and musician Tori Amos. It was released as the second single from her debut studio album ''Little Earthquakes''. It was originally released in the United Kingdom in November 1991 via EastWest Records. It was released in North America in 1992 by Atlantic Records and was later used to promote awareness of the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN). In the UK, the single was re-released on August 10, 1992. Origins Amos wrote "Silent All These Years" during a period of self-reflection and searching for solo album material after the failure of Y Kant Tori Read. According to ''VH1 Storytellers'', she originally wrote this song with Al Stewart in mind to sing it. Eric Rosse, who was producing some other songs Amos had composed, heard it and told her, "You're out of your mind. That's your life story." In the ''Little Earthquakes'' songbook, Amos reveals that writing the song was a slow, evolving process and that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midwinter Graces
''Midwinter Graces'' is the eleventh solo studio album by singer-songwriter Tori Amos, released on November 10, 2009 (November 16, 2009, in the UK), through Universal Republic Records. It is the first seasonal album by Amos and is also notable for marking her return to a more classical, stripped-down, baroque sound with various synths, string instruments, the harpsichord, and Amos's own signature ''Bösendorfer'' piano at center stage, once more. The album, like previous releases from Amos, is available in a single-form CD or a deluxe edition, which includes three bonus tracks, a twenty-page photo book, and a DVD containing an interview with Amos. The standard edition was not released in the US or Canada. ''Midwinter Graces'' became Amos's lowest-charting album on the ''Billboard'' 200, peaking at number 66. An original song by Amos, " A Silent Night with You", was released as the promotional single from the album. Development ''Midwinter Graces'' began as a suggestion by Doug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boys For Pele
''Boys for Pele'' is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Tori Amos. Preceded by the first single, "Caught a Lite Sneeze", by three weeks, the album was released on January 22, 1996, in the United Kingdom, on January 23 in the United States, and on January 29 in Australia. Despite the album being Amos's least radio friendly material to date, ''Boys for Pele'' debuted at number two on both the US ''Billboard'' 200 and the UK Albums Chart, making it her biggest simultaneous transatlantic debut, her first ''Billboard'' top 10 debut, and the highest-charting US debut of her career to date. ''Boys for Pele'' was recorded in rural Ireland and Louisiana and features 18 songs that incorporate harpsichord, clavichord, harmonium, gospel choirs, brass bands and full orchestras. Amos wrote all of the tracks, and for the first time, she served as sole producer for her own album. For Amos, the album was a step into a different direction, in terms of singing, songwriting, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Earthquakes
''Little Earthquakes'' is the debut solo album by the American singer-songwriter Tori Amos, featuring the singles "Silent All These Years", "China", "Winter" and "Crucify". After Atlantic Records rejected the first version of the album, Amos began working on a second version with her then-boyfriend Eric Rosse. The album was first released in the UK on January 6, 1992, where it peaked at number 14 in the charts. It was well received by critics and listeners. In the US, the album reached the top 60 of the ''Billboard'' 200. It is frequently regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time; it was voted number 73 in Colin Larkin's ''All Time Top 1000 Albums'' 3rd Edition (2000) and ranked number 233 on ''Rolling Stone'''s 500 greatest albums of all time. Recording Following the dissolution of her synth-pop band Y Kant Tori Read, Amos composed 12 songs, recorded them at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles with Davitt Sigerson producing, and in June 1990 submitted them for copyrigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie's Strength
"Jackie's Strength" is a song by Tori Amos, released as the second single from her 1998 album ''From the Choirgirl Hotel''. It reached #54 on the U.S. Hot 100 chart. The remix single, released the following year, reached number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in the U.S. The lyrics refer to Jackie Onassis, there is also a brief reference to the Kennedy assassination ("Shots rang out, the police came"), though Amos herself explained that the song also concerns her own personal doubts about marriage. Amos reiterated this in an interview with columnist Steven Daly in '''' (Issue #789; June 25, 1998). Background "Jackie's Stre ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hey Jupiter
"Hey Jupiter" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos. It was released as the fourth single from her third studio album, '' Boys for Pele'' (1996), and was her first extended play (EP) since ''Crucify'' in 1992. The US EP ''Hey Jupiter'' features a re-recorded version of "Hey Jupiter" followed by four live tracks recorded during her Dew Drop Inn Tour of 1996. The song is also featured on the double A-side CD singles released in the UK and Australia. Live versions can be found on the US "Bliss" single in 1999, the London show of her ''The Original Bootlegs'' series (2005), and the 27 shows part of the ''Legs and Boots'' series, released over 2007 and 2008. The music video is on the collection ''Fade to Red'' and was released in 2006. The Dakota version The version released on all but the UK 12-inch vinyl single, entitled "Hey Jupiter (The Dakota Version)", differs substantially from the version that appears on '' Boys for Pele'' in that it is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
