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Key Information
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| Artist: |
Tori Amos |
| Record Label: |
Atlantic (USA) |
| Genre: |
Rock and Pop |
| Subgenre: |
Alternative |
| Release Date: |
September 21, 1999 |
| Number of Discs: |
2 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Bliss 2. Juarez 3. Concertina 4. Glory of the 80's 5. Lust 6. Suede 7. Josephine 8. Riot Poof 9. Datura 10. Spring Haze 11. 1,000 Oceans |
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Song List: Disc 2
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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. Waitress 13. Purple People |
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Personnel: Tori Amos (vocals, piano, synthesizer); Steve Caton (guitar); Jon Evans (bass); Matt Chamberlain (drums, percussion); Andy Gray (programming). Engineers: Mark Hawkley, Marcel van Limbeek. Recorded at Martian Engineering, Cornwall, England. Live tracks recorded in 1998. TO VENUS AND BACK was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance. TO VENUS AND BACK pairs a disc of studio tracks with a disc of live concert recordings. The first disc features some of Amos' most electronic-sounding productions to date. Though her acrobatic singing is given its usual full rein, many of the studio songs feature intricate, effects-rich orchestrations. The album-opening "Bliss" begins as a windswept soundscape, only to open up into a hook-laden chorus. "Juarez" is an intoxicating stew of disembodied voices, roiling synthesizers, and propulsive percussion. "Glory of the '80s" visits a night of drug-fueled hedonism during a decade that defined excess. "Josephine" is a standout track t... |
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