Under the Pink
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The cover of Under the Pink, with an added sticker that denotes the double-disc edition.
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| Studio album by Tori Amos | |||||
| Released | January 31, 1994 | ||||
| Recorded | The Fishhouse, New Mexico and Westlake Studios, LA (1993) | ||||
| Genre | Alternative rock, piano rock | ||||
| Length | 56:40 | ||||
| Label | Atlantic | ||||
| Producer | Tori Amos, Eric Rosse | ||||
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Under the Pink is the second solo album by singer-songwriter Tori Amos. Upon its release in January 1994, the album peaked at US # 12 and on the back of the hit single "Cornflake Girl", the album debuted at UK # 1, her highest-charting UK album debut to date. A special double-disc edition was released exclusively in Australia and New Zealand, titled More Pink: The B-Sides.
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[edit] Overview
The album represents a more acoustic piano-based sound, and most of the final third of the album is devoted to a classical-inspired suite of piano songs, including the sweeping nine-and-a-half minute epic "Yes, Anastasia". Amos used a prepared upright piano for the studio recording of "Bells for Her", which was also played on a prepared piano for the second half of the tour.
Although it drew a mostly favourable reaction, it disappointed some critics who considered it a step sideways rather than forwards from Little Earthquakes[citation needed], but was voted among the greatest albums of the 1990s by Rolling Stone magazine some years later.[citation needed]
In February, Amos began the "Under the Pink" tour, which lasted until November and encompassed many of the same stops as on the previous world tour. A limited edition release of the album commemorating the Australian tour included a second disc entitled More Pink, a collection of rare B-Sides like "Little Drummer Boy" and a cover version of Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You", was issued in November 1994. During this period, she also contributed the song "Butterfly" to the soundtrack for the 1994 movie Higher Learning, as well as a cover of the R.E.M song "Losing My Religion".
The album was recorded in Taos, New Mexico in a hacienda. The album artwork features several Native American and New Mexican references in the photography.
The album is also notable as the last Amos album to feature the production of Eric Rosse as they split that year.
To date, Under the Pink remains her highest-charting album in the UK and has sold more than two million copies worldwide.[citation needed]
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Tori Amos.
| # | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Pretty Good Year" | 3:25 |
| 2. | "God"" | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Bells for Her" | 5:20 |
| 4. | "Past the Mission" | 4:05 |
| 5. | "Baker Baker" | 3:20 |
| 6. | "The Wrong Band" | 3:03 |
| 7. | "The Waitress" | 3:09 |
| 8. | "Cornflake Girl" | 5:06 |
| 9. | "Icicle" | 5:47 |
| 10. | "Cloud on My Tongue" | 4:44 |
| 11. | "Space Dog" | 5:10 |
| 12. | "Yes, Anastasia" | 9:33 |
The original track listing included the B-side "Honey," which was kicked off the record at the last minute. Amos has since voiced great regret for leaving the song off the album, but has refused to reveal which song that is on the album would have been replaced.
[edit] Singles & B-sides
[edit] Singles
Under the Pink produced four singles. "God" was the first U.S. single in January 1994, and reached #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart;[citation needed] an October release in the UK saw a peak of #44.[citation needed] "Cornflake Girl" became Amos' biggest international hit of the time, reaching UK #4,[citation needed] while "Pretty Good Year" followed it to UK #7.[citation needed] "Past the Mission", which featured the vocal contribution of Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, just missed the UK Top 30 that summer.[citation needed] In February 2007, the album was certified UK Platinum by the BPI.[citation needed]
[edit] B-sides
As with most of Tori Amos' albums, Under the Pink is also known for its various B-sides. Amos recorded a host of songs that did not make the album, but were released as B-sides to various singles or performed live in concerts. The song "Peeping Tommi" was recorded during Under the Pink album sessions and remained unreleased 12 years until its inclusion on the five-disc box set A Piano: The Collection, in 2006.
| Title | Release |
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| "Home on the Range (Cherokee Edition)" | "God" (1994) |
| "All the Girls Hate Her/Over It (Piano Suite)" | "God" (1994) |
| "Sister Janet" | "God" (1994) |
| "Daisy Dead Petals" | "Cornflake Girl" (1994) |
| "Honey" | "Cornflake Girl" (1994) |
| "Black Swan" | "Pretty Good Year" (1994) |
| "A Case of You" | "Cornflake Girl" (1994) |
| "Strange Fruit" | "Cornflake Girl" (1994) |
| "If 6 Was 9" | "Cornflake Girl" (1994) |
| "Little Drummer Boy" | More Pink: The B-Sides (1994) |
| "Butterfly" | Higher Learning Soundtrack (1994) |
| "Losing My Religion" | Higher Learning Soundtrack (1994) |
[edit] More Pink: The B-Sides
The double-disc version of Under the Pink was released on November 14, 1994 by East West to coincide with Amos' tour of Australia and New Zealand. The second disc, titled More Pink: The B-Sides was never released separately, and is a rarity amongst Tori Amos collectibles. Amos would not release another collection of B-sides until 2006's A Piano: The Collection.
The packaging simply inserted the normal Australian release of Under the Pink in a double jewel case, and altered the back insert artwork so that instead of being blank it featured the track listing of the second disc as well as production information for the songs. The title More Pink may be misleading, as many of the B-sides on the disc did not come from Under the Pink singles but in fact from the 1992 album Little Earthquakes, and in one case, from a Christmas compilation. The length of this disc is 56:54.
The double-disc set entered the Australian ARIA Charts Top 100 Albums chart on the week ending 11th December 1994, peaking at #44 and spending 6 weeks on the chart.[citation needed] However, it was listed on the chart as a re-entry of Under the Pink, with its weeks spent charting added to the 21-week tally achieved earlier by the album.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Tori Amos except 1 (Joni Mitchell), 11 (traditional).
| # | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "A Case of You" (orig. on "Cornflake Girl" UK limited edition CD single) | 4:38 |
| 2. | "Honey" (orig. on 2nd "Pretty Good Year" UK CD single) | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Daisy Dead Petals" (orig. on "Pretty Good Year" UK limited edition CD single) | 3:02 |
| 4. | "Sister Janet" (orig. on 1st "Cornflake Girl" UK single) | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Sugar" (orig. on "China" UK single) | 4:27 |
| 6. | "Take to the Sky" (orig. on "Winter" single) | 4:20 |
| 7. | "Upside Down" (orig. on "Me and a Gun" UK single) | 4:22 |
| 8. | "Flying Dutchman" (orig. on "China" single) | 6:31 |
| 9. | "Here. In My Head (Live)" (orig. on "Past the Mission" UK CD single) | 6:05 |
| 10. | "Black Swan" (orig. on "Pretty Good Year" UK CD single) | 4:04 |
| 11. | "Little Drummer Boy (Live)" (orig. on Kevin & Bean: We've Got Your Yule Logs Hangin) | 3:20 |
[edit] Personnel
- Michael Allen Harrison – violin
- Tori Amos – piano, vocals, producer
- John Acevedo – viola
- Steve Caton – guitar
- Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
- Ross Cullum – mixing
- Shaun DeFeo – assistant engineer
- Melissa "Missy" Hasin – cello
- John Beverly Jones – engineer
- Kevin Killen – mixing
- Ezra Killinger – violin
- Dane Little – cello
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Paul McKenna – producer, engineer
- Cynthia Morrow – viola
- Carlo Nuccio – drums
- George Porter, Jr. – bass
- Chris Reutinger – violin
- Trent Reznor – backing vocals
- Jimbo Ross – viola
- Nancy Stein-Ross – cello
- Eric Rosse – producer, engineer
- John Philip Shenale – strings, organ (Hammond)
- Francine Walsh – violin
- John Wittenberg – violin
- Nancy Roth – violin
- Cindy Palmano – art direction, photography
- Julie Larson – production coordination
- John Fundi – assistant engineer
- Alan Reinl – design
- Avril McIntosh – mixing assistant
[edit] Charts
[edit] Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1994 | Billboard 200 (U.S.) | 12 |
| 1994 | Official UK Album Chart (UK) | 1 |
| 1994 | Australian ARIA Albums Chart (Australia) | 5 |
| 1994 | Austrian Albums Chart (Austria) | 6 |
| 1994 | Dutch Albums Chart (The Netherlands) | 10 |
| 1994 | NZ Albums Chart (New Zealand) | 15 |
| 1994 | Swedish Albums Chart (Sweden) | 15 |
| 1994 | Swiss Albums Chart (Switzerland) | 11 |
[edit] Singles
| Title | Chart | Position |
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| "Cornflake Girl" (1994) | Billboard Modern Rock Tracks (U.S.) | 12 |
| "Cornflake Girl" (1994) | Official UK Singles Chart (UK) | 4 |
| 1994 | Australian ARIA Singles Chart (Aus) | 19 |
| "God" (1994) | Billboard Modern Rock Tracks(U.S.) | 1 |
| "God" (1994) | Billboard Hot 100 (U.S.) | 72 |
| "God" (1994) | Official UK Singles Chart (UK) | 44 |
| 1994 | Australian ARIA Singles Chart (Aus) | 65 |
| "Pretty Good Year" (1994) | Official UK Singles Chart (UK) | 7 |
| 1994 | Australian ARIA Singles Chart (Aus) | 85 |
| "Past the Mission" (1994) | Official UK Singles Chart(UK) | 31 |
| 1994 | Australian ARIA Singles Chart (Aus) | did not enter top 100 |
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