Tori's fifth album released as a new double-CD, entitled To Venus And Back. The set features an all-new full-length studio album, plus a second disc recorded live in concert during Tori's acclaimed 1998 "Plugged" world tour. The studio disc of To Venus And Back features 11 new Amos-penned and produced songs recorded with the members of her "Plugged" touring band-longtime collaborator Steve Caton on guitar, Matt Chamberlain on drums, and Jon Evans on bass - plus programmer Andy Gray , with Tori on vocals and keyboards.
To Venus And Back was first conceived as a collection of Amos rarities. "I had originally thought we were tracking stuff for the B-sides album." "And all of these songs kept coming. The writing gods decided to stop by, and you try and be there when the muse decides she wants to hang around with you." "It became quite exciting because we had no idea we were cutting a new record," she says. "It just grabbed me by the throat, really. We ended up working around the clock and putting it together pretty quickly."
Recorded and Mixed by: Mark Hawley and Marcel Van Limbeek
Assisted by Rob Van Tuin
Published by: Sword & Stone
Recorded at Martian Engineering, Cornwall, England
Musicians:
Drums/Percussion: Matt the human loop Chamberlain
Bass: Jon Evans
Guitars: Steve Caton
Bosendorfer, synths, vocals: Tori Amos
Programming with additional drum programming on
Suede, Riot Poof and Datura
Written and Produced by: Tori Amos
Project Manager US: John Witherspoon
Project Manager UK: Natalie Caplan
Mastered by: Jon Astley
Management: Arthur Spivak of Spivak Entertainment
Photo credits:
Cover image and all photographs: Loren Haynes
Artwork: Richard Bates and Brenda Rotheiser
Venus image: Rob van Tuin
Glampuss assistance Hair & Make-up: Berta Camel
References of Hot: Karen Binns
Duncan Pickford: chef
Trevor Lowe: Piano tech
Space cakes - faerie
Daz - Riot Poof
Cody - Little Sister
Beene - Beene
Lee Ellen - not goodbye
Nat Nat - Studio Goddess
Neil - send the Baku not the Nephilem
Zero Point - your time is coming
John Hawley - inspiration
The Live Crew:
Tour Manager: John Witherspoon, Assistant: Natalie Caplan
Production Manager: Andy Solomon , Assistant: Geno Byrnes
F.O.H. Sound: Mark Hawley, Tori Monitors: Marcel van Limbeek
Band Monitors: Rob van Tuin, Monitor Tech: Chris Gilpin
PA Systems Tech: Mike Rose, Andy Yates
Stage Manager: Mike Pugh, Paino Tech: Trevor Lowe
Guitar Tech: Zach Saville, Drum Tech: Keith (Sarge) Lamphier
Lighting Director: Dan Boland, Wardrobe and Vibe: Tamsin Manvell
Chefs: Darren Staats, Michael Glazer and The BA crew
Security: Joel Hopkins, Steve Sanchez
Merchandise: Kelly McDonald
