• ' Released: April 20, 1998 • ' Released: September 15, 1998 • '/' Released: November 24, 1998 From the Choirgirl Hotel is the fourth studio album by and, released on May 5, 1998. A departure from her previous albums, it was more a heavily produced project featuring a full band sound (instead of Amos's usual minimalist piano sound). The album debuted at number 5 on the and number 6 in the UK. While falling short of the number 2 debut for her previous album, (1996), From the Choirgirl Hotel is Amos's strongest debut to date in US sales, selling 153,000 copies in the first week. In 1999, Amos received two nominations: Alternative Music Performance, and Female Rock Vocal Performance for '.

The lead single ' became a hit after its release in June 1998 (becoming her last UK Top 40 hit to date, as well as her highest charting US single, reaching number 49), and was followed by ' (September 1998) and '/' (November 1998). The accompanying tour, Amos's first with a full band (using the album's personnel of on drums, Jon Evans on bass, and long-time collaborator Steve Caton on guitar), was known as the 'Plugged '98 Tour' and took Amos through most of 1998.

From the Choirgirl Hotel, an Album by Tori Amos. Released May 4, 1998 on EastWest (catalog no. 7567-83095-2; CD). Genres: Art Pop, Singer/Songwriter. Rated #47 in the best albums of 1998, and #2411 in the greatest all-time album chart (according to RYM users). Featured peformers: Tori Amos (vocals, producer,. Okay, John and Jax. Having been tagged by both of you in less than 24 hours, I guess I really need to go ahead and devote the time to this task. My favorite 10 albums of all time. It simply cannot be done. To try and cultivate into a mere 10 albums (and let alone rank them) a half a century of musical tastes and.

Contents • • • • • • • • • • Album description [ ] The album began recording in September 1997, with mastering complete by early February 1998. Following the trend set by 1996's, Amos allowed several songs from the album to be remixed. Remixes of both 'Raspberry Swirl' and 'Jackie's Strength' were club hits.

The album's theme dealt very closely with the first two in Amos's series of three between 1996 and 1999. Thematically and conceptually, the 'choirgirl hotel' of the title refers to the fictional, imaginary place where the songs 'live'. Amos pointed out that although the songs are recorded, they are also alive themselves - they can be re-modeled and reshaped in concert. Amos imagined the songs as living their own lives, all checking into the 'choirgirl hotel' (i.e. The album) but living separate lives.

In the artwork, Amos included a hand-drawn map detailing the stomping ground of these songs. The album artwork was created by the UK-based photographer,. The artwork features full-body color photocopies of Amos (in various couture outfits) as scanned by a human-sized photocopier.

Critical reception [ ] Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating B+ 6/10 6.7/10 8/10 'The kookiness isn't dominant, she's stopped the attention-seeking lyrics almost completely and, yes, her pianos don't try to be guitars too often,' enthused John Aizlewood in. 'At last, she's putting the songs first and the band-led From the Choirgirl Hotel is, by any reasonable yardstick, a glorious coming of age.' Track listing [ ] All tracks written by Tori Amos. Title Length 1. 'Black-Dove (January)' 4:38 4. 'i i e e e' 4:07 7.

'Liquid Diamonds' 6:21 8. 'She's Your Cocaine' 3:42 9. 'Northern Lad' 4:19 10. 'Hotel' 5:19 11. 'Playboy Mommy' 4:08 12. Aplikasi Untuk Bahasa Assembly on this page. 'Pandora's Aquarium' 4:45 13. 'Purple People' (Japanese edition bonus track) 4:12 B-sides [ ] The album, as with most of Amos's albums, is also known for its collection of original 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 songs 'Cooling,' 'Never Seen Blue,' and 'Beulah Land' were originally written and recorded for 1996's album. In 2010, several tracks from a demo CD for the album leaked online, including a new track entitled 'Violet's Eyes'.

Parts of this song were included in two tracks on 2007's, 'Almost Rosey' and 'Miracle'. Retrieved 2008-06-01. • 'Tori, British Airways Highlife Magazine,'. Archived from on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2007-02-22.

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