One of the most successful and influential artists of her generation, Tori Amos, is rereleasing her early albums Little Earthquakes and Under The Pink, each newly re-mastered and paired with an entire disc of rare B-sides and bonus tracks. Amos, who eschewed the grungy, poppy trends of the nineties and touched millions deeply with her arresting melodies, riveting stage presence and personal and honest lyrics. The B-side from the “Winter” single, “Take To The Sky”, has just been revealed.
First released in 1992 and 1994 respectively, Little Earthquakes and Under The Pink continue to have impact today. As Amos tells it, “Little Earthquakes was an acknowledgement of things that I hadn’t looked at in 15 years, in some cases… After you acknowledge something, you tell everybody, and other people say, ‘I know what that’s like, too.’ There’s this energy charge you get, and liberation from doing that.” She still finds that the audience response to “Silent All These Years” remains heartfelt nearly a quarter century after it’s release, and counts it as her most requested song.
Amos has sold over 12 million albums, played over a thousand shows and had multiple Grammy nominations. A innovator across many mediums, she was the first major label artist to offer a single for download, has had her songs turned into graphic novels, a successful musical, and has produced groundbreaking videos throughout her career. She is known for her passionate and broad fan base, critically and commercially successful tours, and ever evolving live shows. Amos is also a noted humanitarian and co-founder of RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network), which is the United States’ largest anti-sexual assault organization.
Both remastered albums will be released on April 14th and are available in vinyl for the first time in the US.
Hear “Take to the Sky” below:
Little Earthquakes (1992)
Disc 1: Original Album
Crucify
Girl
Silent All These Years
Precious Things
Winter
Happy Phantom
China
Leather
Mother
Tear In Your Hand
Me And A Gun
Little Earthquakes
Bonus Disc 2
Upside Down (from Silent All These Years single)
Thoughts (from Silent All These Years single)
Ode To The Banana King (Part One) (from Silent All These Years single)
Song For Eric (from Silent All These Years single)
The Pool (from Winter single)
Take To The Sky (from Winter single)
Sweet Dreams (from Winter single)
Mary (from Crucify single)
Sugar (from China single)
Flying Dutchman (from China single)
Humpty Dumpty (from China single)
Smells Like Teen Spirit (from Winter single)
Little Earthquakes (Live in Cambridge – Apr 5, 1992) (from Crucify single)
Crucify (Live in Cambridge – Apr 5, 1992) (from Crucify single)
Precious Things (Live in Cambridge – Apr 5, 1992) (from Crucify single)
Mother (Live in Cambridge – Apr 5, 1992) (from Crucify single)
Happy Phantom (Live) (from Silent All These Years single)
Here In My Head (from Crucify single)
Under The Pink (1994)
Disc 1: Original Album
Pretty Good Year
God
Bells For Her
Past The Mission
Baker Baker
The Wrong Band
The Waitress
Cornflake Girl
Icicle
Cloud On My Tongue
Space Dog
Yes, Anastasia
Bonus Disc 2
Sister Janet [from Cornflake Girl single]
Honey [from Cornflake Girl single]
Daisy Dead Petals [from Cornflake Girl single]
Over It [from Cornflake Girl single]
Black Swan [from Pretty Good Year single]
Home On the Range (with Cherokee Addition) [from Pretty Good Year single]
All The Girls Hate Her [from Cornflake Girl single]
God (The CJ Bollard Remix) [from God 12”]
Here In My Head [live] [from Past the Mission single]
Upside Down [live] [from Past the Mission single]
Past The Mission [live] [from Past the Mission single]
Icicle [live] [from Past the Mission single]
Flying Dutchman [live] [from Past the Mission single]
Winter [live] [from Past the Mission single]
The Waitress [live] [from Past the Mission single]