Little Earthquakes [B&N Exclusive] [Cola-Bottle Clear Vinyl]

by Tori Amos

Overview

With her haunting solo debut Little Earthquakes, Tori Amos carved the template for the female singer/songwriter movement of the '90s. Amos' delicate, prog rock piano work and confessional, poetically quirky lyrics invited close emotional connection, giving her a fanatical cult following and setting the stage for the Lilith Fair legions. But Little Earthquakes is no mere style-setter or feminine stereotype -- its intimacy is uncompromising, intense, and often far from comforting. Amos' musings on major personal issues -- religion, relationships, gender, childhood -- were just as likely to encompass rage, sarcasm, and defiant independence as pain or tenderness; sometimes, it all happened in the same song. The apex of that intimacy is the harrowing "Me and a Gun," where Amos strips away all the music, save for her own voice, and confronts the listener with the story of her own real-life rape; the free-associative lyrics come off as a heart-wrenching attempt to block out the ordeal. Little Earthquakes isn't always so stomach-churning, but it never seems less than deeply cathartic; it's the sound of a young woman (like the protagonist of "Silent All These Years") finally learning to use her own voice -- sort of the musical equivalent of Mary Pipher's Reviving Ophelia. That's why Amos draws strength from her relentless vulnerability, and that's why the constantly shifting emotions of the material never seem illogical -- Amos simply delights in the frankness of her own responses, whatever they might be. Though her subsequent albums were often very strong, Amos would never bare her soul quite so directly (or comprehensibly) as she did here, nor with such consistently focused results. Little Earthquakes is the most accessible work in Amos' catalog, and it's also the most influential and rewarding. ~ Steve Huey

Product Details

Release Date:	01/06/2023
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0081227884253
Rank:	1063

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Crucify
2. Girl
3. Silent All These Years
4. Precious Things
5. Winter
6. Happy Phantom

Disc 2

7. China
8. Leather
9. Mother
10. Tear in Your Hand
11. Me and a Gun
12. Little Earthquakes

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tori Amos   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals,Strings,Keyboards,Lead Vocals,Synthesizer,Sampled Strings,Piano (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Paulinho Da Costa   Mandolin,Percussion
Chris Hughes   Drums
Eric Williams   Ukulele,Dulcimer,Vocals (Background),Appalachian Dulcimer
Will Gregory   Oboe
Carlo Nuccio   Bass,Drums
John Chamberlain   Mandolin
David Rhodes   Guitar
Nick DeCaro   Conductor
Jef Scott   Bass,Drums,Guitar
Ed Greene   Drums,Percussion
Nancy Shanks   Vocals (Background)
Matthew Seligman   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Stuart Gordon   Violin
Steve Caton   Bass,Guitar,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
William Gregory   Oboe
Tina Gullickson   Vocals (Background)
Jake Freeze   Pedals,Musical Saw,Guitar (Electric)
Will McGregor   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Phil Shenale   Keyboards
John Chamberlin   Mandolin
Ed Green   Percussion
Eric Rosse   Drums,Bodhran,Keyboards,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Philly   Finger Cymbals

Technical Credits

David Lord   Arranger,String Arrangements
Paul McKenna   Mixing
Steve Jackson   Engineer,Recording
Steve Williams   Mixing,Engineer,Engineer,Mixing,Recording
Kurt Cobain   Composer
Krist Novoselic   Composer
Eric Williams   Musician
John Chamberlain   Musician
Dave Grohl   Composer
John Beverly Jones   Mixing,Engineer,Musician,Recording
Davitt Sigerson   Producer
Leslie Ann Jones   Assistant Engineer
Jon Kelly   Mixing
Nick DeCaro   Arranger,Orchestration
Paul Corkett   Engineer
Ian Stanley   Engineer,Musician,Producer
Tori Amos   Composer,Musician,Producer,Programming
John Philip Shenale   Musician,Programming,Keyboard Programming
Ross Cullum   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Dan Nebenzal   Engineer
Cindy Palmano   Photography,Art Direction
David Conroy   Engineer
Jake Freeze   Musician
Will Wentworth   Lettering
Alan Reinl   Design
Amos Tory   Composer,Lyricist
Eric Rosse   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Programming,Drum Programming,Keyboard Programming
Philly   Musician