From the Choirgirl Hotel

by Tori Amos

From the Choirgirl Hotel cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 4 May 1998
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 54:05
  • Community rating: 4.01/5 from 9 ratings

Artists on this release: Al Perkins, Steve Caton, Willy Porter, Matt Chamberlain, Sinfonia of London, David Firman, Stewart Boyle, Justin Meldal-Johnsen

Album Notes & Community Reviews

On 'From the Choirgirl Hotel', Tori Amos expands her piano-driven sound with dark, eclectic electronic textures and trip-hop influences. The album is incredibly somber and introspective, utilizing cryptic and poetic lyricism to explore themes of loss and femininity over melodic yet melancholic pop arrangements.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, piano, confessional, vulnerable, dynamic, electronic, female-vocals

Tracklist

  1. Spark (4:14)
  2. Cruel (4:07)
  3. Black-Dove (January) (4:38)
  4. Raspberry Swirl (3:58)
  5. Jackie's Strength (4:26)
  6. 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. Pandora's Aquarium (4:46)

Credits

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