Album

Boys For Pele

Tori Amos

1996 · Rock, Pop

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Boys For Pele by Tori Amos

Boys For Pele is an Alt/Indie album by Tori Amos, originally released in 1996. On Gatefold: 75 pressings tracked, owned by 22 collectors.

About

Boys for Pele is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Tori Amos. Preceded by the first single, Caught a Lite Sneeze, by three weeks, the album was released on January 22, 1996, in the United Kingdom, on January 23 in the United States, and on January 29 in Australia.

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Tracklist

  1. 1aBeauty Queen1:50
  2. 1bHorses4:17
  3. 2Blood Roses3:56
  4. 3Father Lucifer3:43
  5. 4Professional Widow4:31
  6. 5Mr Zebra1:07
  7. 6Marianne4:07
  8. 7Caught A Lite Sneeze4:24
  9. 8Muhammad My Friend3:48
  10. 9Hey Jupiter5:10
  11. 10Way Down1:13
  12. 11Little Amsterdam4:29
  13. 12Talula4:08
  14. 13Not The Red Baron3:49
  15. 14Agent Orange1:26
  16. 15Doughnut Song4:19
  17. 16In The Springtime Of His Voodoo5:32
  18. 17Putting The Damage On5:08
  19. 18Twinkle3:12

Sound DNA

  • Alt/Indie
  • Alternative Rock
  • shimmering
  • confessional
  • intimate

The first album release has "In The Springtime Of His Voodoo" as track 16.
Later, a special edition of the CD was release without that track, instead adding "Professional Widow" (Armand's Star Trunk Funkin' Mix)" as track 5.
There is an orange promotional booklet that was issued for this era. Some copies of this were issued with CDs from this era as well. The CDs included with some copies include, but are not limited to the following:
Boys For Pele (Europe 1996) (opens in a new tab)
Tori Amos
Hey Jupiter / Professional Widow (Germany 1996) (opens in a new tab)

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Alan FriedmanPROGRAMMED BY DRUM PROGRAMMING ORGAN
  • Tori AmosGRAND PIANO , VOCALS LEAD VOCALS VOCALS
  • BeeneVOCALS
  • Clarence J. Johnson IIISAXOPHONE SOPRANO SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
  • Craig KleinSAXOPHONE TUBA
  • George Porter, Jr.BASS BRASS
  • James WatsonCONDUCTOR TRUMPET
  • John Philip ShenaleARRANGED BY
  • Manu KatchéDRUMS
  • Marcel
  • Marcel van Limbeek
  • Mark MullinsARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY , TROMBONE HORNS , ARRANGED BY
  • Mino CineluPERCUSSION
  • Nancy ShanksVOCALS
  • Rob van Tuin
  • Sinfonia Of LondonSTRINGS STRINGS , PERFORMER
  • Steve Caton12-STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR, MANDOLIN
  • Steven Scott SmalleyCONDUCTOR ORCHESTRATED BY ORCHESTRATED BY , CONDUCTOR

22 collectors on Gatefold own this · 75 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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