"Pretty Good Year" is a song by American singer-songwriter
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 ...
, taken from her second album, ''
Under the Pink'' (1994). It was released as the second single from the album in the United Kingdom on March 7, 1994, and as the fourth single in Australia on November 7, 1994. It was not released in North America. "Pretty Good Year" became Amos's second single to reach the top 10 on the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
, where it peaked at number seven.
Track listings
UK 7-inch vinyl
:A. "Pretty Good Year"
:B. "Honey"
UK CD1
# "Pretty Good Year" – 3:26
# "Home on the Range" (with Cherokee addition) – 5:24
# "Daisy Dead Petals" – 3:02
UK CD2 and Australian CD single
# "Pretty Good Year" – 3:25
# "Honey" – 3:47
# "Black Swan" – 4:04
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the ''
Under the Pink'' album booklet.
Studios
* Recorded at The Fishhouse (New Mexico, US)
* Strings recorded at
Westlake Studios
Westlake Recording Studios is a music recording studio in West Hollywood, California.
History
Westlake Recording Studios was founded in the early 1970s by the American audio engineer Tom Hidley under the name Westlake Audio. Hidley was experi ...
(Los Angeles)
* Mixed at
Olympic Studios (London, England)
* Mastered at Gateway Mastering (
Portland, Maine
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, US)
Personnel
* Tori Amos – writing, vocals, piano, production
*
John Philip Shenale
John Philip Shenale (often mentioned as Phil Shenale) is a Canadian composer, arranger, musician and producer based in Los Angeles.
Background
Shenale was born in Canada in 1951. His family relocated to the United States in the late-1950s ...
– string arrangement
* Scott Smalley – conducting
* Ezra Kliger – violin
* Nancy Roth – violin
* John Wittenberg – violin
* Francine Walsh – violin
* Michael Harrison – violin
* Chris Reutinger – violin
* Jimbo Ross – viola
* Cynthia Morrow – viola
* John Acevedo – viola
* Nancy Stein-Ross – cello
* Dane Little – cello
*
Melissa Hasin – cello
* Dominic Genova – double bass
*
George Porter Jr. – "hanging out"
* Carlo Nuccio – "hanging out"
*
Eric Rosse – production, programming
* John Beverly Jones – recording
*
Kevin Killen
Kevin Killen (born October 22, 1959) is a music producer, engineer, and mixer. His work has been recognized by multiple awards and nominations, and he has worked with a range of recording artists including Shakira, Peter Gabriel, U2, David Bowie, ...
– mixing
*
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Charts
Release history
References
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Tori Amos songs
1994 singles
1994 songs
East West Records singles
Song recordings produced by Eric Rosse
Songs written by Tori Amos