Tori Amos: A Retrospective (1988-2024)

Tori Amos A Retrospective: 1988-2024

Overview: Born: Myra Ellen Amos When: August 22, 1963 Where: Newton, North Carolina Alternative-rock singer/songwriter and pianist Tori Amos is a classically trained musician with a mezz-soprano vocal range. At age five, she become the youngest person admitted to the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University, where she was given a full scholarship. It was discontinued when she was eleven for insubordination. By age 17, Amos had put together a number of homemade demo tapes and her father would send them to record companies and producers. She spent several years performing on the piano bar circuit in the Washington D.C. area before moving to Los Angeles. She fronted a rock band that released Y Kant Tori Read in 1988. It was a commercial failure, but her next outing, 1992’s Little Earthquakes, brought success and a dedicated audience. She was a significant artist in the female-driven singer/songwriter movement of the 1990s. Links DMDB encyclopedia entry for Tori Amos DMDB list: Tori Amos: Top 100 Songs DMDB podcast: Tori Amos’ Little Earthquakes: 30th Anniversary ToriAmos.com (official site) Facebook Wikipedia

Awards

Studio Albums

Compilations SO To Venus and Back: Live (Still Orbiting) (live, 1999) TL Tales of a Librarian (compilation: 1991-2003, released 2003) PC A Piano: The Collection (box set: 1990-2006, released 2006) GD Gold Dust (re-recordings, released 2012) DD Diving Deep (live, released 2024) Under each album snapshot, songs featured on the anthologies are noted. If the song charted, the date of the song’s release or first chart appearance and its chart peaks are noted in parentheses. Click for codes to charts.

Y Kant Tori Read Tori Amos

Released: July 1988 Peak: -- Sales (in millions): -- Genre: alternative rock Rating: 2.462 out of 5.00 (average of 10 ratings)

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Tracks: The Big Picture (Amos, Bullard) [4:19] (6/88, --) Cool on Your Island (Amos, Bullard) [4:57] (8/88, --) Fayth (Amos, Brad Cobb) [4:23] Fire on the Side [4:53] Pirates (Amos, Bullard) [4:16] Floating City [5:22] Heart Attack at 23 [5:16] On the Boundary [4:38] You Go to My Head [3:55] Etienne Trilogy (The Highlands / Etienne / Skyeboat Song) (Amos, Bullard, traditional) [6:45] Total Running Time: 49:10 About the Album: Tori Amos’ first album, Y Kant Tori Read, was a commercial and critical failure. Instead of presenting her as the confessional singer/songwriter that she became celebrated as later, this tried to present her in a snyth-rock band. Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

Little Earthquakes Tori Amos

Released: January 6, 1992 Peak: 54 US, 14 UK, 49 CN, 14 AU Sales (in millions): 2.0 US, 0.1 UK, 2.26 world (includes US and UK) Genre: adult alternative singer/songwriter Rating: 4.528 out of 5.00 (average of 23 ratings)

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Tracks: Crucify [4:58] (5/12/92, 52 CB, 22 MR, 15 UK, 73 CN, 83 AU, 13 DF) TL, PC Girl [4:06] (20 DF) SO, PC Silent All These Years [4:10] (10/21/91, 65 US, 26 A40, 26 UK, 27 AR, 1 DF) TL, PC, GD, DD Precious Things [4:26] (27 DF) SO, TL, PC, GD Winter [5:40] (3/9/92, 25 UK, 49 AU, 16 DF) TL, PC, GD Happy Phantom [3:12] (8 DF) PC China [4:58] (1/20/92, 51 UK, 8 DF) PC Leather [3:12] (29 DF) PC Mother [6:59] (16 DF) PC Tear in Your Hand [4:38] (40 DF) TL, PC Me and a Gun [3:44] (10/21/91, 1 DF) TL, PC Little Earthquakes [6:51] (18 DF) SO, PC Total Running Time: 57:11 Other Songs from the Era: Upside Down [4:22] (10/21/91, “Me and a Gun” EP, 1 DF) * PC Thoughts [2:36] (10/21/91, “Me and a Gun” EP) * Sugar [4:27] (1/20/92, “China” EP, 16 DF) * SO, PC Flying Dutchman [6:31] (1/20/92, “China” EP, 29 DF) * PC, GD Humpty Dumpty [2:52] (1/20/92, “China” EP, 29 DF) * The Pool [2:51] (3/9/92, “Winter” EP) * PC Take to the Sky [4:20] (3/9/92, “Winter” EP, 35 DF) * PC Sweet Dreams [3:27] (3/9/92, “Winter” EP, 20 DF) * TL, PC Angie (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) [4:25] (“Crucify” EP) Smells Like Teen Spirit (Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic) [3:17] (5/12/92, “Crucify” EP, 1 DF) * Thank You (Robert Plant, Jimmy Page) [3:49] (“Crucify” EP) Mary [4:27] (6/8/92, “Crucify” UK EP, 9 DF) * TL, PC Here in My Head (6/8/92, “Crucify” UK EP) * PC, DD Ode to the Banana King (Part One) [4:06] (8/22/92, “Silent All These Years” UK EP, 37 DF) * Song for Eric [1:50] (8/22/92, “Silent All These Years” UK EP) * * On 2015 deluxe edition bonus disc, which also included live versions of “Little Earthquakes,” “Crucify,” “Precious Things,” “Mother,” and “Happy Phantom” recorded on 4/5/1992 at Cambridge Corn Exchange. All songs written by Tori Amos unless noted otherwise. About the Album: This was the album that put Tori Amos at the forefront of the ‘90s female-driven, confessional singer/songwriter movement. Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

Under the Pink Tori Amos

Released: January 31, 1994 Peak: 12 US, 11 UK, 5 CN, 17 AU Sales (in millions): 2.0 US, 0.3 UK, 2.3 world (includes US and UK) Genre: adult alternative singer/songwriter Rating: 4.236 out of 5.00 (average of 14 ratings)

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Tracks: Pretty Good Year (3/19/94, 7 UK, 85 AU, 3 DF) PC God (1/29/94, 72 BB, 1 MR, 44 UK, 87 CN, 65 AU, 1 DF) TL, PC, DD Bells for Her (40 DF) SO, PC Past the Mission (5/28/94, 31 UK, 6 DF) PC Baker Baker (5 DF) TL, PC The Wrong Band (5 DF) The Waitress (3 DF) SO, PC Cornflake Girl (1/10/94, 12 MR, 4 UK, 30 CN, 19 AU, 4 DF) SO, TL, PC, DD Icicle (9 DF) Cloud on My Tongue SO, PC, GD Space Dog (9 DF) SO Yes, Anastasia PC, GD Total Running Time: 56:50 Other Songs from the Era: Sister Janet [4:00] (1/10/94, “Cornflake” US EP, 23 DF) * PC, DD A Case of You(Joni Mitchell) [4:38] (1/17/94, “Cornflake UK EP, 16 DF) If 6 Was 9 Jimi Hendrix) [3:59] (1/17/94, “Cornflake UK EP, 30 DF) Strange Fruit [4:00] (Abel Meeropol) (1/17/94 “Cornflake UK EP, 18 DF) Home on the Range (Cherokee Edition) [5:24] (2/3/92, “God” EP, 1 DF) * PC All the Girls Hate Her [2:22] (2/3/92, “God” EP) * Over It [2:09] (2/3/92, “God” EP) * Daisy Dead Petals [3:02] (3/7/94, “Pretty Good Year” EP, 31 DF) * PC, DD Honey [3:47] (3/7/94, “Pretty Good Year” EP, 30 DF) * PC Black Swan [4:04] (3/7/94, “Pretty Good Year” EP, 9 DF) * PC * On the 2015 deluxe edition bonus disc, which also included a remix of “God” and live versions of “Here in My Head,” Upside Down,” “Past the Mission,” “Icicle,” “Flying Dutchman,” “Winter,” and “The Waitress” from 1994. Songs by Tori Amos unless noted otherwise. About the Album: Under the Pink matched the double-platinum status of predecessor Little Earthquakes and gave Amos her first Billboard Hot 100 entry with “God.” Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

Boys for Pele Tori Amos

Released: January 22, 1996 Peak: 2 US, 2 UK, 6 CN, 6 AU Sales (in millions): 1.0 US, 0.1 UK Genre: piano-based alternative rock Rating: 3.695 out of 5.00 (average of 13 ratings)

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Tracks: Beauty Queen/Horses [6:07] (30 DF) PC Blood Roses [3:56] (36 DF) PC Father Lucifer [3:43] (35 DF) PC Professional Widow [4:31] (7/2/96, 1 UK, 38 CN, 17 AU, 28 DF) TL, PC Mr. Zebra [1:07] (36 DF) SO, TL, PC Marianne [4:07] PC, GD Caught a Lite Sneeze [4:07] (1/1/96, 60 BB, 3 AA, 13 MR, 20 UK, 20 CN, 51 AU, 15 DF) PC Muhammad My Friend [3:48] Hey Jupiter [5:07] (8/20/96, 20 UK, 17 AU, 29 DF) PC Way Down [1:13] (36 DF) TL Little Amsterdam [4:29] Talula [4:08] (3/11/96, 22 UK, 32 DF) Not the Red Baron [3:49] Agent Orange [1:26] Doughnut Song [4:19] PC In the Springtime of His Voodoo [5:32] (9/24/96, 36 DF) Putting the Damage On [5:06] PC Twinkle [3:12] All tracks written by Tori Amos. Total Running Time: 70:32 Other Songs from the Era: This Old Man [1:45] (1/1/96, “Caught a Lite Sneeze” UK EP1, 14 DF) * PC Hungarian Wedding Song [1:02] (1/1/96, “Caught a Lite Sneeze” UK EP1) * PC Toodles Mr. Jim [3:09] (1/1/96, “Caught a Lite Sneeze” UK EP1) * PC London Girls [3:21] (1/1/96, “Caught a Lite Sneeze” UK EP2) * That’s What I Like Mick (The Sandwich Song) [3:00] (1/1/96, “Caught a Lite Sneeze” UK EP2) * Samurai [3:03] (1/1/96, “Caught a Lite Sneeze” UK EP2) Graveyard [0:54] (1/1/96, “Caught a Lite Sneeze” US EP) * Amazing Grace/Til the Chicken [6:49] (3/11/96, “Talula” EP1, 15 DF) * Frog on My Toe [3:45] (3/11/96, “Talula” EP2, 40 DF) * PC Sister Named Desire [5:32] (8/20/96, “Talula” EP2) * Alamo [5:12] (3/11/96 “Talula” EP2) * Professional Widow (Amanda’s Star Trunk Funkin’ Mix – radio edit) [3:49] (7/2/96, “Professional Widow” EP) * Sugar (live) [5:32] (7/2/96, “Professional Widow” EP) * Honey (live) [3:46] (7/2/96, “Professional Widow” EP) * Hey Jupiter (The Dakota Version) [6:05] (8/20/96, “Hey Jupiter” EP) * Over the Rainbow (8/20/96, “Hey Jupiter” EP, 1 DF) To the Fair Motormaids of Japan [4:18] * The Fire-Eater’s Wife/Beauty Queen (demo version) [3:15] * PC Talula (M&M mix) [4:07] * Professional Widow (Merry Widow version – live) [4:38] * Walk to Dublin (Sucker Reprise) [5:27] * Sucker [2:52] * In the Springtime of His Voodoo (Rookery Ending) [0:56] * * Songs on 2016 deluxe edition bonus disc About the Album: Amos’ third consecutive platinum release was also her first top-ten album. It gave her another Billboard Hot 100 hit with “Caught a Lite Sneeze” and a surprise #1 song in the UK with “Professional Widow.” Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

From the Choirgirl Hotel Tori Amos

Released: May 4, 1998 Peak: 5 US, 6 UK, 10 CN, 8 AU Sales (in millions): 1.0 US, 0.1 UK Genre: alternative rock singer/songwriter Rating: 3.687 out of 5.00 (average of 13 ratings)

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Tracks: Spark [4:13] (4/20/98, 49 BB, 32 A40, 13 AA, 13 MR, 16 UK, 25 CN, 50 AU, 28 DF) TL, PC Cruel [4:07] (8/24/98, 32 DF) SO, PC Black-Dove (January) [4:38] Raspberry Swirl [3:58] (8/24/98, 20 CN, 57 AU) Jackie’s Strength [4:26] (9/15/98, 54 BB, 12 CN, 32 DF) TL, PC iieee [4:07] PC Liquid Diamonds [6:21] She’s Your Cocaine [3:42] (32 DF) Northern Lad [4:19] Hotel [5:19] Playboy Mommy [4:08] TL, PC Pandora’s Aquarium [4:45] DD All songs written by Tori Amos. Total Running Time: 54:11 Other Songs from the Era: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (4/20/98, “Spark” UK EP1) Purple People (4/20/98, “Spark” UK EP1) PC Bachelorette (4/20/98, “Spark” UK EP1) PC Cooling (4/20/98, “Spark UK EP2) SO, PC Do It Again (4/20/98, “Spark UK EP2) Never Seen Blue (9/15/98, “Jackie’s Strength” EP) PC Belulah Land (9/15/98, “Jackie’s Strength” EP) PC, GD Merman (pre-order bonus download with the album) PC Total Running Time: 54:11 About the Album: Amos racked up her fourth platinum record and second top-ten U.S. album. It gave her the Billboard Hot 100 hits “Spark” and “Jackie’s Strength.” Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

To Venus and Back Tori Amos

Released: September 20, 1999 Peak: 12 US, 22 UK, 18 CN, 6 AU Sales (in millions): 1.0 US Genre: alternative rock singer/songwrter Rating: 2.963 out of 5.00 (average of 10 ratings)

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Tracks: Bliss [3:42] (8/24/99, 91 US, 7 CN) TL, PC Juarez [3:48] Concertina [3:56] (2/8/00, --) PC Glory of the ‘80s [4:03] (10/11/99, 46 UK, 81 AU) PC Lust [3:54] PC Suede [4:56] PC Josephine [2:30] Riot Poot [3:28] Datura [8:25] PC Spring Haze [4:44] DD 1000 Oceans [4:19] (9/9/99, --) PC Total Running Time: 47:50 About the Album: “Bliss” barely cracked the Billboard Hot 100 and To Venus and Back failed to reach the top ten like the previous two albums, but Amos landed another platinum record with this one. Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

To Venus and Back: Live (Still Orbiting) Tori Amos

Released: September 20, 1999 * Peak: 12 US, 22 UK, 18 CN, 6 AU * Sales (in millions): 1.0 US * Genre: alternative rock singer/songwrter Rating: 3.619 out of 5.00 (average of 10 ratings) * refers to the studio album To Venus and Back with which this was bundled

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Tracks: (1) Precious Things (2) Cruel (3) Cornflake Girl (4) Bells for Her (5) Girl (6) Cooling (7) Mr. Zebra (8) Cloud on My Tongue (9) Sugar (10) Little Earthquakes (11) Space Dog (12) The Waitress Total Running Time: 75:32 About the Album: This was a live album (Tori’s first) packaged with the studio release To Venus and Back.

Strange Little Girls Tori Amos

Released: September 18, 2001 Peak: 4 US, 16 UK, 8 CN, 7 AU Sales (in millions): -- Genre: adult alternative singer/songwriter Rating: 3.454 out of 5.00 (average of 11 ratings)

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Tracks: New Age (Lou Reed) [4:37] (34 DF) ’97 Bonnie & Clyde (Marshall Mathers, Jeff Bass, Mark Bass) [5:46] (1 DF) Strange Little Girl (Brian Duffy, Dave Greenfield, Hans Warmling, Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel) [3:50] (11/13/01, 16 DF) Enjoy the Silence (Martin Gore) [4:10] (32 DF) I’m Not in Love (Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman) [5:39] Rattlesnakes (Lloyd Cole, Neil Clark) [3:59] Time (Tom Waits) [5:23] (17 DF) Heart of Gold (Neil Young) [4:00] (30 DF) I Don’t Like Mondays (Bob Geldof) [4:21] (16 DF) Happiness Is a Warm Gun (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) [9:55] (27 DF) Raining Blood (Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King) [6:22] Real Men (Joe Jackson) [4:07] (31 DF) Total Running Time: 62:09 About the Album: Covers albums often feel like throwaways from artists trying to buy time until they come up with new ideas. Strange Little Girls, however, offers up Amos’ take on tracks written and performed originally by men. Whether intended or not, the album comes across as a concept album that probes into the psyche of a female killer. Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

Scarlet’s Walk Tori Amos

Released: October 28, 2002 Peak: 7 US, 26 UK, 13 CN, 20 AU, 12 DF Sales (in millions): 0.62 US, -- UK Genre: alternative rock singer/songwriter Rating: 2.911 out of 5.00 (average of 10 ratings)

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Tracks: Amber Waves PC, DD A Sorta Fairytale (9/29/02, 2 AA, 41 UK, 6 CN, 26 DF) PC Wednesday Strange Carbon Crazy DD Wampum Prayer Don’t Make Me Come to Vegas (5/27/03, 33 DF) Sweet Sangria Your Cloud Pancake I Can’t See New York Mrs. Jesus Taxi Ride (1/03, 20 AA, 35 DF) Another Girl’s Paradise Scarlet’s Walk Virginia Gold Dust PC, GD Total Running Time: 74:09 Scarlet’s Hidden Treasures (EP, 5/18/04): Ruby Through the Looking Glass DD Seaside Bug a Martini Apollo’s Frock Tombigee Indian Summer Operation Peter Pan * Mountain * * tracks added to 2023 remaster About the Album: This was Tori Amos’ first record with Epic Records. Her commercial clout was showing signs of slipping here. The album reached the top ten, but was her first solo studio release of new, original material to fail to reach platinum status. It did generate the #2 adult alternative hit “A Sorta Fairytale.”

Tales of a Librarian Tori Amos

Recorded: 1991-2003 Released: December 6, 2003 Peak: 40 US, 74 UK, -- CN, 93 AU, 11 DF Sales (in millions): 0.3 US, 0.06 UK, 0.4 world (includes US and UK) Genre: alternative rock singer/songwriter Rating: 3.689 out of 5.00 (average of 11 ratings)

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Tracks: (1) Precious Things (2) Angels (3) Silent All These Years (4) Cornflake Girl (5) Mary (re-recorded) (6) God (7) Winter (8) Spark (9) Way Down (extended) (10) Professional Widow (Armand’s Star Trunk Funkin’ Mix, radio edit) (11) Mr. Zebra (12) Crucify (13) Me and a Gun (14) Bliss (15) Playboy Mommy (16) Baker Baker (17) Tear in Your Hand (18) Sweet Dreams (re-recorded) (19) Jackie’s Strength (20) Snow Cherries from France Total Running Time: 78:00 About the Album: After Amos’ departure from Atlantic Records, this compilation was put together to cover her work from the ‘90s. As one would expect from Tori Amos, this isn’t quite a conventional “greatest hits.” There are plenty of songs that were chart singles (“Silent All These Years,” “Me and a Gun,” “Crucify,” “Winter,” “Cornflake Girl,” “God,” “Professional Widow,” “Spark,” “Jackie’s Strength,” “Bliss”). However, there are also a few too many non-album cuts (“Precious Things,” an extended version of “Way Down,” “Mr. Zebra,” “Playboy Mommy,” “Baker Baker,” “Tear in Your Hand”) at the expense of other chart songs that would have been nice to see here (“China,” “Pretty Good Year,” “Past the Mission,” “Hey Jupiter,” “Caught a Lite Sneeze,” “A Sorta Fairytale”). This collection includes new songs “Angels” and “Snow Cherries from France” as well as re-recorded versions of “Mary” (originally a B-side to the 1992 single “Crucify”) and “Sweet Dreams” (originally a B-side to the 1992 single “Winter”). Tracks Not on Previously Noted Albums: Angels TL Snow Cherries from France TL, PC, GD

The Beekeeper Tori Amos

Released: February 20, 2005 Peak: 5 US, 24 UK, 16 CN, 20 AU, 13 DF Sales (in millions): 0.3 US Genre: alternative rock singer/songwriter Rating: 3.444 out of 5.00 (average of 26 ratings)

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Tracks: Parosol Sweet the Sting (2005, 26 DF) PC The Power of Orange Knickers (with Damien Rice) Jamaica Inn Barons of Suburbia Sleeps with Butterflies (1/22/05, 4 AA) General Joy Mother Revolution DD Ribbons Undone Cars and Guitars (2005, --) Witness Original Sinsuality Ireland The Beekeeper PC Martha’s Foolish Ginger Hoochie Woman Goodbye Pisces Marys of the Sea PC Toast Total Running Time: 79:31 About the Album: This was Amos’ second release through Epic Records. By this time in her career, Amos was firmly established as a “heritage artist;” that is, she could still land a top-ten album out of the gate because of her strong fan base, but then the sales would drop off quickly before the once-platinum artist could even approach gold sales. It was supported by a couple of singles that went nowhere. This was considered a concept album, wrapped around the practice of beekeeping and how it connected to female empowerment. The songs are divided into six “gardens.”

A Piano: The Collection (box set) Tori Amos

Recorded: 1990-2006 Released: September 26, 2006 Peak: -- US, -- UK, -- CN, -- AU, 11 DF Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US and UK) Genre: alternative rock singer/songwriter Rating: 3.229 out of 5.00 (average of 8 ratings)

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Tracks, Disc 1: (1) Leather (2) Precious Things (3) Silent All These Years (4) Upside Down (5) Crucify (6) Happy Phantom (7) Me and a Gun (8) Flying Dutchman (9) Girl (10) Winter (11) Take to the Sky (12) Tear in Your Hand (13) China (14) Sweet Dreams (15) Mother (16) Little Earthquakes Tracks, Disc 2: (1) Cornflake Girl (2) Honey (3) Take Me with You (4) Baker Baker (5) The Waitress (6) Pretty Good Year (7) God (8) Cloud on My Tongue (9) Past the Mission (10) Bells for Her (11) Yes, Anastasia (12) Blood Roses (13) Mr. Zebra (14) Caught a Lite Sneeze (15) Professional Widow (16) Beauty Queen/Horses (17) Father Lucifer (18) Marianne Tracks, Disc 3: (1) Walk to Dublin (2) Hey Jupiter (3) Professional Widow (4) Putting the Damage On (5) Bliss (6) Suede (7) Glory of the 80s (8) 1000 Oceans (9) Concertina (10) Lust (11) Datura (12) Sugar (live) (13) The Waitress (live) (14) Snow Cherries from France (15) Doughnut Song Tracks, Disc 4: (1) A Sorta Fairytale (2) Not David Bowie (3) Amber Waves (4) iieee (5) Playboy Mommy (6) The Beekeeper (7) Jackie’s Strength (8) Zero Point (9) Sweet the Sting (10) Ode to My Clothes (11) Spark (12) Intro Jam / Marys of the Sea (13) Cruel (14) Dolphin Song (15) Gold Dust Tracks, Disc 5: (1) The Pool (2) Never Seen Blue (3) Daisy Dead Petals (4) Beulah Land (5) Sugar (6) Cooling (7) Bachelorette (8) Black Swan (9) Mary (10) Peeping Tommi (11) Toodles Mr. Jim (12) Fire-Eater’s Wife / Beauty Queen (demo) (13) Playboy Mommy (demo) (14) A Sorta Fairytale (demo) (15) This Old Man (16) Purple People (live) (17) Here in My Head (18) Hungarian Wedding Song (19) Merman (20) Sister Janet (21) Home on the Range (Cherokee Edition) (22) Frog on My Toe About the Album: This box set was comprised of alternate mixes, remasters, live cuts, and unreleased tracks. Tracks Not on Previously Noted Albums: Take Me with You PC Walk to Dublin PC Not David Bowie PC Zero Point PC Ode to My Clothes PC Dolphin Song PC Peeping Tommi PC

American Doll Posse Tori Amos

Released: May 1, 2007 Peak: 5 US, 50 UK, 15 CN, 20 AU, 11 DF Sales (in millions): 0.15 US, -- UK, 0.5 world (includes US + UK) Genre: alternative rock singer/songwriter Rating: 2.470 out of 5.00 (average of 10 ratings)

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Tracks: Yo George Big Wheel (4/10/07, 6 AA, 26 DF) Bouncing Off Clouds (10/2/07, 38 DF) Teenage Hustling Digital Ghost You Can Bring Your Dog Mr. Bad Man Fat Slut Girl Disappearing GD Secret Spell Devils and Gods Body and Soul Father’s Son Programmable Soda GD Code Red DD Roosterspur Bridge Beauty of Speed Almost Rosey (11/1/07) Velvet Revolution Dark Side of the Moon Posse Bonus Smokey Joe Dragon Total Running Time: 78:42 About the Album: Like its predecessor, The Beekeeper, this was a top-ten album supported by a top-ten adult alternative hit – in this case, “Big Wheel.”

Abnormally Attracted to Sin Tori Amos

Released: May 18, 2009 Peak: 9 US, 20 UK, 24 CN, 28 AU, 11 DF Sales (in millions): 0.09 US, -- UK, 0.21 world (includes US + UK) Genre: alternative rock singer/songwriter Rating: 2.690 out of 5.00 (average of 11 ratings)

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Tracks: Give Welcome to England (4/14/09, 10 AA) Strong Black Vine Flavor (9/6/12, --) GD Not Dying Today Maybe California (5/18/09, --) GD Curtain Call Fire to Your Plain Police Me That Guy Abnormally Attracted to Sin 500 Miles (2009, --) Mary Jane Starling Fast Horse Ophelia Lady in Blue DD Oscar’s Theme * * bonus track on UK and Australian editions Total Running Time: 72:18 About the Album: For the fourth time in a row, Amos landed a top-ten album supported by a top-ten adult alternative hit (“Welcome to England”).

Midwinter Graces Tori Amos

Released: November 10, 2009 Peak: 66 US, 97 UK, -- CN, 152 AU, 12 DF Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US + UK) Genre: alternative rock singer/songwriter Rating: 2.202 out of 5.00 (average of 9 ratings)

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Tracks: What Child, Nowell Star of Wonder (12/9/09, --) GD A Silent Night with You (11/29/09, --) Candle: Coventry Carol Holly, Ivy, and Rose Harps of Gold Snow Angel GD Jeanette, Isabella (12/9/09, --) Pink and Glitter (11/18/09, --) Emmanuel Winter’s Carol Our Next Year Total Running Time: 48:03 About the Album: Amos released her first Christmas album, Midwinter Graces, to a less than enthusiastic response. The album came nowhere close to the top-ten status of her four previous studio albums and failed to chart any songs.

Night of Hunters Tori Amos

Released: September 20, 2011 Peak: 24 US, 27 UK, 38 CN, 42 AU Sales (in millions): 0.02 US Genre: alternative rock singer/songwriter Rating: 2.954 out of 5.00 (average of 15 ratings)

Tracks: Shattering Sea Snowblind (with Natashya Hawley) Battle of Trees Fearlessness Cactus Practice (with Natashya Hawley) Star Whisperer Job’s Coffin (with Natashya Hawley) Nautical Twilight Your Ghost Edge of the Moon The Chase (with Natashya Hawley) Night of Hunters (with Kelsey Dobyns) Seven Sisters Carry (8/18/11, --) Total Running Time: 71:38 About the Album: Unfortunately for Tori Amos, she had now drifted into undesired, but all too familiar, territory for veteran artists. That meant the album failed to reach the top ten, sell a respectable number, or chart a single.

Gold Dust (re-recordings) Tori Amos

Released: October 1, 2012 Peak: 63 US, 36 UK, -- CN, -- AU Sales (in millions): -- Genre: alternative rock singer/songwriter Rating: 2.280 out of 5.00 (average of 8 ratings)

Tracks: (1) Flavor (2) Yes, Anastasia (3) Jackie’s Strength (4) Cloud on My Tongue (5) Precious Things (6) Gold Dust (7) Star of Wonder (8) Winter (9) Flying Dutchman (10) Programmable Soda (11) Snow Cherries from France (12) Marianne (13) Silent All These Years (14) Girl Disappearing (15) Maybe California * (16) Snow Angel * * bonus tracks Total Running Time: 61:15 About the Album: This collection of re-recordings covered material from 1992’s Little Earthquakes through 2009’s Midwinter Graces. The songs were largely deep dives into Amos’ catalog, covering album cuts that weren’t singles. The re-recording of “Flavor,” originally featured on 2009’s Abnormally Attracted to Sin, was released as a single.

Unrepentant Geraldines Tori Amos

Released: May 9, 2014 Peak: 7 US, 13 UK, 26 CN, 58 AU Sales (in millions): 0.02 US Genre: alternative rock singer/songwriter Rating: 3.122 out of 5.00 (average of 15 ratings)

Tracks: America Trouble’s Lament (3/28/14, --) Wild Way Wedding Day Weatherman 16 Shades of Blue Maids of Elfen-Mere Promise (7/31/14, --) Giant’s Rolling Pin Selkie Unrepentant Geraldines / The Vicar’s Wife (unlisted) Oysters Rose Dover Invisible Boy Total Running Time: 59:28 About the Album: Unrepentant Geraldines found Amos back in the top-ten, where she hadn’t been since 2009’s Abnormally Attracted to Sin. Two singles were released but neither charted.

Native Invader Tori Amos

Released: September 8, 2017 Peak: 39 US, 16 UK, -- CN, 113 AU, 12 DF Sales (in millions): 0.01 US Genre: alternative rock singer/songwriter Rating: 2.335 out of 5.00 (average of 9 ratings)

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Tracks: Reindeer King (8/25/17, --) Wings Broken Arrow Cloud Riders (7/27/17, --) Up the Creek (with Tash) (8/11/17, --) Breakaway Wildwood Chocolate Song Bang Climb DD Bats Benjamin Mary’s Eyes Total Running Time: 61:57 About the Album: While her previous album, Unrepentant Geraldines, had landed Amos back in the top ten, she missed the mark this time, despite support from three singles. All failed to chart.

Ocean to Ocean Tori Amos

Released: October 29, 2021 Peak: 104 US, 25 UK, -- CN, 46 AU, 11 DF Sales (in millions): 0.01 US Genre: alternative rock singer/songwriter Rating: 3.420 out of 5.00 (average of 16 ratings)

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Tracks: Addition of Light Divided Speaking with Trees (9/29/21, 38 DF) Devil’s Bane Swim to New York State Spies (10/14/21, --) Ocean to Ocean DD Flowers Burn to Gold Metal Water Wood 29 Years How Glass Is Made Birthday Baby Total Running Time: 47:38 About the Album: Amos was a long way from her days of top-ten platinum albums here. This was the lowest charting album of her solo career. Two singles failed to chart.

Diving Deep (live) Tori Amos

Recorded: 2022-2023 Released: December 6, 2024 Peak: -- US, -- UK, -- CN, -- AU Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US and UK) Genre: alternative rock singer/songwriter Rating: 4.452 out of 5.00 (average of 5 ratings)

Tracks: (1) God (2) Ocean to Ocean (3) Amber Waves (4) Daisy Dead Petals (5) Pandora’s Aquarium (6) Silent All These Years (7) Ruby Through the Looking Glass (8) Climb (9) Spring Haze (10) Code Red (11) Cornflake Girl (12) Lady in Blue (13) Here in My Head * (14) Crazy * (15) Sister Janet * (16) Mother Revolution * * bonus tracks featured on CD version of album Total Running Time: 121:25 About the Album: This live album largely stayed away from Amos’ familiar material with only “Silent All These Years,” “God,” and “Cornflake Girl” being chart hits.

Resources and Related Links: DMDB encyclopedia entry for Tori Amos Dave’s Music Database: Acts’ Profile Pages and Best-of Lists Wikipedia page for Tori Amos First posted 12/10/2024; last updated 12/11/2024.