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Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes

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On January 6, 1992, “Atlantic” label released “Little Earthquakes”, the debut Tori Amos studio album. It was recorded 1990 – 1991, and was produced by Eric Rosse, Tori Amos, Davitt Sigerson and Ian Stanley.

Personnel:

  • Tori Amos – lead and backing vocals, acoustic piano, keyboard, sampled strings
  • Steve Caton – guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • David Rhodes – guitar
  • John Chamberlain – mandolin
  • Eric Williams – ukulele, dulcimer
  • Jef Scott – bass
  • Matthew Seligman – bass
  • Will McGregor – bass 
  • Carlo Nuccio – drums 
  • Ed Greene – drums
  • Chris Hughes – drums 
  • Eric Rosse – Irish war drum, drum and keyboard programming, backing vocals
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion
  • Philly – finger cymbal 
  • Jake Freeze – rat pedal, saw
  • Nick DeCaro – orchestra arrangements, conductor
  • Stuart Gordon – violin
  • Will Gregory – oboe
  • Tina Gullickson – backing vocals
  • Nancy Shanks – backing vocals
  • Phil Shenale – keyboard programming
  • David Lord – string arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Tori Amos.

  1. Crucify
  2. Girl
  3. Silent All This Years
  4. Precious Things
  5. Winter
  6. Happy Phantom
  7. China
  8. Leather
  9. Mother
  10. Tear in Your Hand
  11. Me and a Gun
  12. Little Earthquakes

Marianne Faithful: Horses and High Heels

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On January 31, 2011, “Dramatico” label released “Horses and High Heels”, the 19th Marianne Faithfull album. It was recorded September – October 2010, at “Piet Street Recording”, “One East Recording”, “Studio Labomatic”, “Kramer Studios”, and was produced by Hal Willner.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithful – lead vocal
  • Jenni Muldaur – lead and backing vocals
  • Lou Reed – guitar
  • Carl Winton – lead and backing vocals,12 string and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, banjo, mandolin
  • Doug Pettibone – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • John Porter – electric guitar
  • Jonathan Frelich – acoustic guitar
  • Bob Andrews – piano, electric piano, organ
  • Mark Bingham – bass, string arrangements
  • George Porter Jr.  – bass
  • Carlo Nuccio – drums
  • Anthony Cuccia – congas, bass drum, tambourine, glockenspiel, shaker
  • Janna Sazlaw – flute
  • Dr Michael White – clarinet, recording, mixing
  • Matt Perrine – tuba
  • Jon Gross – tuba
  • Matt Rhod – violin
  • Helen Gillet – cello
  • Jack Craft – cello
  • Harmony Mintern – harp
  • Hal Willner – sampler
  • Dr. James P. Walsh – string arrangements, conductor
  • John Fischbach – mastering
  • Francois Ravard – creative director, executive director
  • Violette Nouailhac – artwork
  • Jim Warren – painting
  • Patrick Swirc – photography
  • Shawn Hall – production coordinator
  • Rachel Fox – production manager

Track listing:

  1. The Stations – Greg E. Dulli, Mark William Lanegan
  2. Why Did We Have to Part – Laurent Voulzy, Marianne Faithful
  3. That’s How Every Empire Falls – R. B. Morris
  4. No Reason – Jackie Lomax
  5. Prussian Blue – David Courts, Marianne Faithful
  6. Love Song – Lesley Duncan
  7. Gee Baby – JJ Johnson, Mary Alma Baker, Sylvia Robinson, Tyler T Texas
  8. Goin’ Back – Carole King, Gerry Goffin
  9. Past, Present and Future – Arthur Butler, George Francis Morton, Jerry Lieber
  10. Horses and High Heels – Doug Pettibone, Marianne Faithful
  11. Back in Baby’s Arms – Allen Toussaint
  12. Eternity – Doug Pettibone, Marianne Faithful
  13. The Old House – Franck McGuiness, Leo Abrahams
  14. Fragile Weapon – Devon T. Williams
  15. I Don´t Wanna Know – Rupert Charles Guidy

Kristin Hersh: Sky Motel

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On July 20, 1999, “4AD” label released “Sky Motel” the fourth Kristin Hersh studio album. It was recorded 1998 – 1999, at “Kingsway USA” in New Orleans, and was produced by Kristin Hersh and Trina Shoemaker.

Track listing:

  • Kristin Hersh – vocals, all instruments
  • Carlo Nuccio – drums, drums loop
  • David Narcizo – drums loop
  • Ethan Allen – recording, mixing
  • Trina Shoemaker – recording, mixing
  • Joe Hollier, Philip Broussard – engineer assistant
  • Joe Gastwart – mastering
  • Ramon Breton – mastering assistant
  • V23 – design
  • Jim Friedman – photography
  • Andrew Catlin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kristin Hersh.

  1. Echo
  2. White Trash Moon
  3. Fog
  4. Costa Rica
  5. A Cleaner Light
  6. San Francisco
  7. Cathedral Heat
  8. Husk
  9. Caffeine
  10. Spring
  11. Clay Feet
  12. Faith

Toei Amos: Under The Pink

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Tori Amos Under the Pink

On January 31, 1994, “Atlantic” label released “Under the Pink”, the second Tori Amos solo album. It was recorded February – October 1993, at the “Fishhouse” in New Mexico and “Westlake Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tori Amos and Eric Rosse. Magazine “Blender” included the album in its list of “500 CDs You Must Own”.

Personnel:

  • Tori Amos – vocals, piano
  • Steve Caton– guitar
  • John Philip Shenale– strings, organ
  • George Porter, Jr.– bass
  • Carlo Nuccio – drums
  • Paulinho Da Costa– percussion
  • Michael Allen Harrison– violin
  • Ezra Killinger – violin
  • Francine Walsh, John Wittenberg, Nancy Roth – violin
  • Chris Reutinger – violin
  • Jimbo Ross – viola
  • Cynthia Morrow – viola
  • John Acevedo – viola
  • Nancy Stein-Ross – cello
  • Dane Little – cello
  • Melissa “Missy” Hasin– cello
  • Trent Reznor– backing vocals
  • Cindy Palmano – art direction, photography
  • Alan Reinl – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Tori Amos.

  1. Pretty Good Year
  2. God
  3. Bells for Her
  4. Past the Mission
  5. Baker Baker
  6. The Wrong Band
  7. The Waitress
  8. Cornflake Girl
  9. Icicle
  10. Cloud on My Tongue
  11. Space Dog