| Product Summary | | Label: Cbs/epic/wtg Records | | UPC: 00696998641228 | | Release Date: 10/29/2002 | | Buy.com Sku: 60579548 | | Item#: MVY5W4 | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 2753 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Amber Waves ~ Tori Amos |  | | 2. Sorta Fairytale, A ~ Tori Amos | | | 3. Wednesday ~ Tori Amos | | | 4. Strange ~ Tori Amos | | | 5. Carbon ~ Tori Amos | | | 6. Crazy ~ Tori Amos | | | 7. Wampum Prayer ~ Tori Amos | | | 8. Don't Make Me Come To Vegas ~ Tori Amos | | | 9. Sweet Sangria ~ Tori Amos | | | 10. Your Cloud ~ Tori Amos | | | 10. Your Cloud ~ Tori Amos | | | 11. Pancake ~ Tori Amos | | | 11. Pancake ~ Tori Amos | | | 12. I Can't See New York ~ Tori Amos | | | 13. Mrs. Jesus ~ Tori Amos | | | 14. Taxi Ride ~ Tori Amos | | | 15. Another Girl's Paradise ~ Tori Amos | | | 16. Scarlet's Walk ~ Tori Amos | | | 17. Virginia ~ Tori Amos | | | 17. Virginia ~ Tori Amos | | | 18. Gold Dust ~ Tori Amos | | | 18. Gold Dust ~ Tori Amos | |
| On Scarlet's Walk, her seventh album, Tori Amos does a great description of something beautiful. It's the latest transmission from Tori, full of wordplay that makes one think. Amos' albums have always been obsessed with the quest for self-realization; Scarlet's Walk does this well. But she keeps even her most fulsome phrases conversational, her syntax underlined by rippling, chord-free keyboard lines. The harmonies -- with Amos morphing into a backing choir or whispering responses into her inner ear, she may be wandering the world by herself, but she's never alone: There's an army of voices inside Tori Amos, and the girl knows how to use them.
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | This Limited version of SCARLET'S WALK includes a bonus DVD disc. | | Personnel: Tori Amos (vocals, Boesendorfer piano, Wurlitzer piano, Fender Rhodes piano, ARP synthesizer); Robbie McIntosh (acoustic & electric guitars, dobro); David Torn (acoustic & electric guitars, loops); Mac Aladdin (acoustic & electric guitars); Sinfonia Of London (strings); John Philip Shenale (flute); David Jon Evans (bass); Matt Chamberlain (drums). | | Recorded at Martian Engineering, Cornwall, England and Sony Music Studios, London, England. | | SCARLET'S WALK was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package. | | Personnel: Tori Amos (vocals, Boesendorfer piano, Wurlitzer piano, Fender Rhodes piano, ARP synthesizer); Robbie McIntosh (acoustic & electric guitars, dobro); David Torn (acoustic & electric guitars, loops); Mac Aladdin (acoustic & electric guitars); Sinfonia Of London (strings); John Philip Shenale (flute); David Jon Evans (bass); Matt Chamberlain (drums). | | Recorded at Martian Engineering, Cornwall, England and Sony Music Studios, London, England. | | SCARLET'S WALK was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package. | | Personnel: Tori Amos (vocals, Fender Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer organ, keyboards, ARP synthesizer); David Torn , Mac Aladdin (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Robbie McIntosh (dobro); Sinfonia of London Orchestra (strings); Matt Chamberlain (drums, percussion). | | Audio Mixers: Marcel VanLimbeek; Mark Hawley. | | Director: Peter Willison. | | Photographer: Kurt Markus. | | Unknown Contributor Role: Duncan Pickford. | | The most instantly engaging, least cryptic (though still sometimes inscrutable) Tori Amos record since LITTLE EARTHQUAKES, SCARLET'S WALK is a welcome return to form. Ostensibly a grand concept album based on an American travelogue, the disc is, at its core, simply a collection of detailed relationship songs in the vein of early Joni Mitchell. The instrumentation is sparer than on Amos's last several efforts, effectively showcasing her supple piano work and uncharacteristically unmannered vocal performances. Many tracks feature nothing but bass, drums, piano and atmospheric guitar (courtesy of ex-Pretender Robbie McIntosh and avant garde jazzer David Torn) and this instrumentation gives the record an appropriately open, organic feel. | | Though there are, as usual, many moments of confrontational, biting humor here, SCARLET'S WALK reveals a somewhat kinder, gentler Tori Amos. Even "I Can't See New York," which appears to have been inspired by the September 11th attacks, seems more empathetic than angry, and is filled with wistful introspection. Though it lacks anything resembling a hit single, SCARLET'S WALK is a mature and fully realized work, easily ranking among Tori Amos's very best albums. |
Producer: Tori Amos |
Engineer: Marcel Van Limbeek; Mark Hawley |
Musical Guests | | David Torn |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 10/29/2002 | | Original Release Date : 2002 | | Catalog ID : 86412 | | Label : Epic (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00696998641228 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Spin (1/03, p.71)
- Ranked #15 on Spin's list of 2002's "Albums of the Year"Spin (11/02, p.121)
- 9 out of 10 - "...An impressionistic travelogue that turns the American landscape into an extension of Amos' own head space...But even when the imagery gets dense, Amos' generous spirit lets you in..." Uncut (12/02, p.138)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...One of Amos' most deeply felt, spiritually astute and finest albums..." CMJ (11/11/01, p.6)
- "SCARLET'S WALK stands as a testimony both to Tori Amos' staying power and her continued ability to enrapture listeners while remaining wholeheartedly unique..." Vibe (12/02, p.206)
- 3 discs out of 5 - "...WALK is a distinctly highbrow work, illuminated by gently swaying rhythms, sublime acoustic guitars, and entrancing melodies..." |
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