Tori Amos discography
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This is a discography for American pianist and singer-songwriter Tori Amos.
In 1979, at the age of sixteen, Amos and her brother co-wrote the winning song for a contest titled "Baltimore" which was recorded and pressed locally as a 7" single. Prior to her solo career, Amos was the singer of punk-rock band Y Kant Tori Read, which released one self-titled album in 1988 before breaking up shortly thereafter. In addition, Amos contributed minor vocal parts on a number of other artists' recordings during this time.
Amos' solo career began in 1992 with the release of her debut solo album Little Earthquakes. Signed to Atlantic Records and its UK counterpart East West for approximately the first 15 years of her career, she fulfilled her last contractual obligation to Atlantic in 2003. Subsequently, Amos released under Epic Records for six years before operating independently of record labels. Additionally, Amos has released a box set with Rhino Entertainment and several digital releases distributed online. To date, Amos has recorded a total of nine studio albums, multiple live releases, a compilation album, a box set, and numerous singles and EPs. A highly active artist, she has contributed to numerous film soundtracks as well.
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[edit] Albums
| Year | Album |  U.S. |
 UK |
 AUS |
Label | RIAA Certification | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Y Kant Tori Read | – | – | – | Atlantic | – | Only release former band |
| 1992 | Little Earthquakes | 54 | 14 | 14 | Atlantic/East West | 2x Platinum | 1st classic studio work |
| 1994 | Under The Pink | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2x Platinum | 2nd classic studio work | |
| 1996 | Boys For Pele | 2 | 2 | 6 | Platinum | 3rd classic studio work | |
| 1998 | From the Choirgirl Hotel | 5 | 6 | 8 | Platinum | 4th classic studio work | |
| 1999 | To Venus and Back | 12 | 22 | 6 | Platinum | 2 discs set of live and studio material | |
| 2001 | Strange Little Girls | 4 | 16 | 7 | – | Men songs by this woman | |
| 2002 | Scarlet's Walk | 7 | 26 | 20 | Epic/Sony | Gold | 5th classic studio work |
| 2003 | Tales of a Librarian | 40 | 74 | 93 | Atlantic/East West | – | Compilation |
| 2005 | The Beekeeper | 5 | 24 | 20 | Epic/Sony | – | 6th classic studio work |
| 2006 | A Piano: The Collection | – | – | – | Rhino | – | 5 discs set of remastered and unreleased material |
| 2007 | American Doll Posse | 5 | 50 | 20 | Epic/Sony | – | 7th classic studio work |
[edit] Live material
| Year | Album | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Welcome to Sunny Florida | Epic/Sony | Live DVD of final show from tour supporting Scarlet's Walk |
| 2005 | The Original Bootlegs | Six shows from tour supporting The Beekeeper | |
| 2007 | Legs and Boots | Digital distribution | 27 shows from tour supporting American Doll Posse |
[edit] EPs
Although all of Amos' singles released by Atlantic were in an EP-style format, only two of her releases have been labeled as such. Scarlet's Hidden Treasures was packaged with Welcome to Sunny Florida.
| Year | EP | Released in | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Crucify | US (other versions released as singles) | Atlantic |
| 1996 | Hey Jupiter | US (other versions released as singles) | Atlantic |
| 2004 | Scarlet's Hidden Treasures | US, UK, AUS | Epic/Sony |
[edit] Singles
(Grouped by album with color)
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 |
U.S. Modern Rock |
U.S. Adult Top 40 |
U.S. Dance Play |
UK |
Australia |
 New Zealand |
 Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "Baltimore" (as Ellen Amos) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1988 | "The Big Picture" (as Y Kant Tori Read) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| "Cool on Your Island" (as Y Kant Tori Read) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1991 | Me and a Gun EP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| "Silent All These Years" | - | 27 | 26 | - | 51 | - | - | - | |
| 1992 | "China" | - | - | - | - | 51 | - | - | - |
| "Winter" | - | - | - | - | 25 | 49 | - | - | |
| "Crucify" | - | 22 | - | - | 15 | 83 | 17 | 25 | |
| "Silent All These Years" (UK official release) | - | - | - | - | 26 | - | - | - | |
| 1994 | "Cornflake Girl" ¤ | 107 | 12 | - | - | 4 | 19 | 41 | 9 |
| "God" | 72 | 1 | - | - | 44 | 65 | - | - | |
| "Pretty Good Year" | - | - | - | - | 7 | 85 | - | 26 | |
| "Past the Mission" | - | - | - | - | 31 | - | - | 25 | |
| 1996 | "Caught a Lite Sneeze" | 60 | 13 | - | - | 20 | 51 | - | 21 |
| "Talula" ¤ | 119 | - | - | - | 22 | - | - | - | |
| "Hey Jupiter" / "Professional Widow" | - | - | - | - | 20 | 17 ‡ | - | - | |
| "Professional Widow" (remix) ¤ | 108 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 17 ‡ | - | 2 | |
| "In the Springtime of His Voodoo" ¤ | 120 | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | |
| "Blue Skies" (BT ft. Tori Amos) | - | - | - | 1 | 26 | 93 | - | - | |
| 1997 | "Silent All These Years" (re-issue) | 65 | 27 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | "Spark" | 49 | 13 | 32 | - | 16 | 50 | - | - |
| "Raspberry Swirl" | - | - | - | - | - | 57 | - | - | |
| "Jackie's Strength" | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Cruel" / "Raspberry Swirl" § | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1999 | "Jackie's Strength" (remixes) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| "Bliss" | 91 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "1000 Oceans" § | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Glory of the 80's" | - | - | - | - | 46 | 81 | - | - | |
| 2000 | "Concertina" § | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | "Strange Little Girl" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | "A Sorta Fairytale" ¤ | 114 | - | 11 | - | 41 | - | - | - |
| "Taxi Ride" ∞ | - | - | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2003 | "Strange" ∞ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| "Don't Make Me Come to Vegas" (12" only) | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | |
| "Mary" ∞ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2005 | "Sleeps with Butterflies" ∞ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| "Sweet the Sting" ∞ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Cars and Guitars" ∞ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2007 | "Big Wheel" ¤∞ | 112 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| "Bouncing off Clouds" ∞ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Almost Rosey" ∞ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
¤ Did not enter the Hot 100; position shown is peak on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.
§ Did not enter the Hot 100; position shown is peak on Hot 100 Singles Sales.
‡ The "Hey Jupiter/Professional Widow" and "Professional Widow (It's Got to Be Big)" singles were counted as the same release on the ARIA (Australia) chart.
∞ Released as promotional only single.
[edit] Film contributions
| Year | Film | Contributed tracks | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | China O'Brien | "Distant Storm" | Under band title Tess Makes Good |
| 1992 | Toys | "The Happy Worker," "Workers" | |
| 1995 | Higher Learning | "Losing My Religion," "Butterfly" | |
| Don Juan DeMarco | "It Might Hurt a Bit" | Duet with Michael Stipe of R.E.M., track unreleased | |
| 1996 | Twister | "Talula (The Tornado mix)" | |
| Escape from L.A. | "Professional Widow" | ||
| 1998 | Great Expectations | "Finn," "Siren," "Paradiso Perduto" | "Paradiso Perduto" appears on the soundtrack score only |
| Hand of Fate | "Me & You" | Film and soundtrack unreleased | |
| 2000 | Mission: Impossible II | "Carnival" | |
| Here on Earth | "1000 Oceans" | ||
| 2003 | Mona Lisa Smile | "You Belong To Me," "Murder, He Says" | |
| 2008 | Body of War | "Yo George" |
[edit] Contributions to other artists' releases
| Year | Album | Artist | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Without You I'm Nothing | Sandra Bernhard | Backing vocals |
| 1988 | Last Days of the Century | Al Stewart | Backing vocals, piano |
| 1989 | Mosquitos | Stan Ridgway | Backing vocals |
| 1990 | Phantom Center | Ferron | |
| 1994 | The Lead and How to Swing It | Tom Jones | |
| 1996 | Ima | BT | Vocals on "Blue Skies" |
[edit] Music videos
(Grouped by album with color)
| Song | Released | Director |
|---|---|---|
| "The Big Picture" (as Y Kant Tori Read) | 1988 | Marty Callner |
| "Silent All These Years" | 1991 | Cindy Palmano |
| "China" | 1992 | Cindy Palmano |
| "Winter" | 1992 | Cindy Palmano |
| "Crucify" | 1992 | Cindy Palmano |
| "Cornflake Girl" (UK version) | 1994 | Big TV! |
| "God" | 1994 | Melodie McDaniel |
| "Pretty Good Year" | 1994 | Cindy Palmano & Sam Riley |
| "Cornflake Girl" (US version) | 1994 | Tori Amos & Nancy Bennett |
| "Past the Mission" | 1994 | Jake Scott |
| "Caught a Lite Sneeze" | 1996 | Mike Lipscombe |
| "Talula" (Tornado mix) | 1996 | Mark Kohr |
| "Hey Jupiter" (Dakota version) | 1996 | Earle Sebastian |
| "Professional Widow" (remix) | 1996 | unknown |
| "Spark" | 1998 | James Brown |
| "Raspberry Swirl" (Lipgloss version) | 1998 | Barnaby & Scott |
| "Jackie's Strength" | 1998 | James Brown |
| "Jackie's Strength" (Wedding Cake Mix) | 1999 | James Brown |
| "Bliss" | 1999 | Loren Haynes |
| "1000 Oceans" | 1999 | Erick Ifergan |
| "Glory of the 80s" | 1999 | Erick Ifergan |
| "Strange Little Girl" | 2001 | David Slade |
| "A Sorta Fairytale" | 2002 | Sanji |
| "Mary" | 2003 | unknown |
| "Sleeps with Butterflies" | 2005 | Laurent Briet |
| "Sweet the Sting" | 2005 | Alex Smith |
| "Big Wheel" | 2007 | Tori Amos & Blaise Reutersward |
| "Bouncing Off Clouds" | 2007 | Tori Amos & Blaise Reutersward |
[edit] References
- RIAA Gold and Platinum Searchable Database, RIAA, retrieved June 09, 2008
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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