"Cool On Your Island" is a song by the band

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, commercially released by Atlantic Records in 1988 as a 7" vinyl single and a

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. Two versions of a promotional 7" vinyl were also released, one with light blue labels and one with dark blue labels. The song was a commercial failure and received absolutely no critical comment. After the failure of the first single by the band, the label did not feel expenses were warranted to film a

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. The promotional 7" vinyl singles feature a double A-side of an edited version of the track. There was also a promotional

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issued for the

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song "

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". Inexplicably it featured "Cool on Your Island" as tracks 2 and 3; the album and edit versions. The track would go on to be a favourite for Amos to perform at live concerts later in her career. Amos has told a story on ''

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/ref> regarding an incident where the release of this single may have kept her out of harm. She states that between the failure of "Y Kant Tori Read" and her successful solo career she was detained by

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while travelling because a friend (and co-traveller) had

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on her person. When the police were interrogating her, she stated she was a musician and that she had been "on a record with

." As he was extremely popular there at the time, she was set free.

Track listing

;7" Single (Atlantic 7-89021) and Cassette Single (Atlantic 89021-4) #"Cool on Your Island" – 4:57 #"Heart Attack at 23" – 5:16 ;7" Promo Single (Atlantic 7-89021) #"Cool on Your Island" (Edit) – 4:05 #"Cool on Your Island" (Edit) – 4:05 ;CD Promo Single (Atlantic PR2452) #"A Groovy Kind of Love" by Phil Collins – 3:25 #"Cool on Your Island" (Edit) – 4:05 #"Cool on Your Island" (LP version) – 4:57

References

External links

Official Tori Amos website
{{authority control 1988 singles Y Kant Tori Read songs Songs written by Tori Amos Songs written by Kim Bullard 1988 songs Atlantic Records singles