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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] |
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 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", "Silent All These Years", " God", " Cornflake Girl", " Caught a Lite Sneeze", " Professional Widow", " Spark", " 1000 Oceans", " Flavor" and " A Sorta Fairytale", her most commercially ... [...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 copyrig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bliss (Tori Amos Song)
"Bliss" is a song by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos. It is the lead track from Amos' fifth studio album, ''To Venus and Back ''To Venus and Back'' is a double album by American singer, songwriter and pianist Tori Amos. Released on September 21, 1999, it comprises her fifth studio album and first live album. The first disc, entitled ''Venus: Orbiting'', shows Amos i ...''. "Bliss" went to alternative stations on August 6, 1999, and was released commercially in the U.S. on August 24, 1999. The song was not released as a single in the UK, but peaked at # 91 in the US. Atlantic released "Bliss" in CD, cassette, 7" vinyl and a CD5 maxi single. The CD single contains the non-LP live version of "Hey Jupiter", while the CD5 maxi also includes the non-LP version of "Upside Down". Both of the live tracks do not appear on the album ''To Venus and Back''. The regular CD single cardboard packaging does not include the extra photo with the "Bliss" lyrics that was part of the CD max ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Me And A Gun
"Me and a Gun" is a song by American singer-songwriter and musician Tori Amos. It was released as the first single from her debut studio album ''Little Earthquakes''. It was released on October 21, 1991 by Atlantic Records in North America and EastWest Records in the UK. Background The song is three minutes and 44 seconds long. Amos wrote the song about being raped in Los Angeles when she was 21. After she performed at a bar, a patron asked her if he could have a ride home. She obliged, and he raped her at knifepoint. Years later, in London, she saw the film ''Thelma and Louise'' and was stirred. Amos discussed the attack in a 1994 interview: "I'll never talk about it at this level again but let me ask you. Why have I survived that kind of night, when other women didn't? How am I alive to tell you this tale when he was ready to slice me up? In the song I say it was 'Me and a Gun' but it wasn't a gun. It was a knife he had. And the idea was to take me to his friends and cut me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Widow
"Professional Widow" is a 1996 song written by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos. It is a harpsichord-driven rock song and was included on her third album, ''Boys for Pele'' (1996). "Professional Widow" was released on July 2, 1996, as the third single from the ''Boys for Pele'' album in the US, containing remixes by the house music producers Armand van Helden and MK. The single reached number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. In Italy, the original version peaked at number two in October 1996. An edited version of the Armand's Star Trunk Funkin' Mix of "Professional Widow" was originally released as a double A-side single with " Hey Jupiter" in Europe and Australia. On December 30, 1996, the single was released as an A-side in the United Kingdom as "Professional Widow (It's Got to Be Big)", which topped the UK Singles Chart in January 1997 and reached the top 20 in Finland, Iceland, Ireland and Norway. This release contained additional remixes o ... [...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, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From The Choirgirl Hotel
''From the Choirgirl Hotel'' is the fourth studio album by American singer and songwriter Tori Amos, released on May 5, 1998. A departure from her previous albums, it was more a heavily produced project featuring elements of electronic music and a full rock band sound (instead of Amos's usual minimalist piano sound). The album debuted at number 5 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 6 in the UK. While falling short of the number 2 debut for her previous album, '' Boys for Pele'' (1996), ''From the Choirgirl Hotel'' is Amos's strongest debut to date in US sales, selling 153,000 copies in the first week. By 2008, it had sold 778,000 copies in US. In 1999, Amos received two Grammy nominations: Alternative Music Performance, and Female Rock Vocal Performance for "Raspberry Swirl". The lead single "Spark" became a hit after its release in June 1998 (becoming her last UK Top 40 hit to date, as well as her highest charting US single, reaching number 49), and was followed by " Jackie's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spark (Tori Amos Song)
"Spark" is a song by Tori Amos, released as the first single from her fourth studio album, ''From the Choirgirl Hotel'' (1998). Background Amos wrote "Spark" after suffering a miscarriage. She discussed the song in an article from ''Q'' magazine in May 1998. Music video Amos requested the video for "Spark" to be directed by James Brown, who originally had a different idea for the video that Amos disliked; she requested wanting something "where a girl has a will to live." The video was shot in Dartmoor, South West England and took three days to finish. Track listings US CD and cassette single # "Spark" (album version) – 4:12 # "Purple People" – 3:41 US maxi-CD single # "Spark" # "Purple People" # "Bachelorette" UK CD1 and Australian CD single # "Spark" # "Purple People (Christmas in Space)" # "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is a song written in 1943 by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane and introduced by Judy Garl ... [...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] |
God (Tori Amos Song)
"God" is a song by American singer-songwriter and musician Tori Amos. It was released as the fourth single from her second studio album '' Under the Pink''. It was released on February 3, 1994, by Atlantic Records in North America (as a first single), on May 2, in Australia (as a second single), and on October 3 by EastWest Records in the UK. The song reached number 44 on the UK Singles Chart, as well as number one on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart. It also became Amos' first single to chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 72. Releases The B-sides to the American release included Amos' reworking of "Home on the Range", with new lyrics, as well as a two-song instrumental piano suite. An American cassette single featured the b-side "Sister Janet". A completely different single was released in Europe on CD, 12-inch and 7-inch vinyl single, and cassette. The 7-inch single was a glossy dual sided picture disc. The various formats featured ambient and jungle house ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crucify (song)
"Crucify" is a song by American singer-songwriter and musician Tori Amos. It was released as the fifth single from her debut studio album ''Little Earthquakes'', on May 12, 1992, by Atlantic Records in North America and on June 8 by EastWest Records in the UK. In Australia, it was released on July 20, 1992. Background The song served as the fifth single from the album ''Little Earthquakes''. It was released as an EP in the US and as a single in Europe and Australia. The EP version of the same name includes a single remix, famous cover versions, and "Winter", which was released earlier as a single from the album. It sold 450,000 copies in the US according to Soundscan as of 2005, coming close to a Gold certification. Although the EP sold extremely well, it failed to chart on the Billboard 200. The length of this EP is 20:50. The UK CD single includes the songs "Here. In My Head" and "Mary", which are B-sides of "Crucify". The UK limited-edition EP includes live versions of "Cru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
