"Baltimore" is the debut single released by a pre-fame

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 ...

, under her birth name of (Myra) Ellen Amos. Amos, then 16 years old, wrote the song with her brother Michael in response to a 1979 contest by the city of

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. Her new theme song for the

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baseball team won the contest. Pressed on only 500 7-inch

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s, it was given a citation by the

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of Baltimore. As of 2022, a copy of this record complete with original sleeve sells for $2,000 US. The sleeve is not a picture sleeve. A copy with an original resume for "Ellen Amos" could go for as much as $7,000 . It features a B-side track, "Walking with You". It was released on "MEA Records", which was Amos' initials. Max Welker played guitar on both songs (Yamaha SA-2000).

Track listing

# "Baltimore" – 3:31 # "Walking with You" – 4:28

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baltimore (Tori Amos Song) 1980 songs 1980 debut singles Tori Amos songs Songs written by Tori Amos Culture of Baltimore