Boys For Pele was released on January 22nd in the UK, January 23rd in the US and February 25th in Japan. The album reached number 1 in the UK and number 2 in the US. The first single, Caught A Lite Sneeze preceded the album by three weeks. This time Atlantic also released a beautiful limited edition double vinyl album. The records themselves are a clear pale-green vinyl (US) and clear vinyl in the UK. The album also contains an insert, with the lyrics on one side and on the reverse, a photo of Tori that also appears on the inside back cover of the CD insert. The Japanese version of the CD contained a bonus track; Toodles Mr. Jim, one of the b-sides of the UK Caught A Lite Sneeze single.
All of the Boys For Pele album tracks were written by Tori, and for the first time, Tori produced the album herself. The tracks were recorded by Mark Hawley and Marcel Van Limbeek. Another addition to this album was Tori's use of some new keyboard varieties: a harpsichord, a harmonium organ, and a clavichord. Boys For Pele also included church bells, horns, strings, a gospel choir and bagpipes. Steve Caton handled the guitars and would join Tori on the road for the Dew Drop Inn '96 Tour. Principal recording was done in a church in County Wicklow, Ireland; a rented house in County Cork, Ireland; with the remainder in New Orleans, LA USA. Future pressings of Boys For Pele would replace the original version of Talula with Talula (The Tornado Mix).
from Tori Amos: Collectibles
Beauty Queen
Bosendorfer through Leslie Cabinet
vocal: Tori Amos
Horses
Bosendorfer through Leslie Cabinet
vocal: Tori Amos
Blood Roses
Bosendorfer , Harpsichord through Marshall
Harmonium Organ, vocal: Tori Amos
Delgany Church Bells: Marcel van Limbeek
Father Lucifer
Bosendorfer and vocal: Tori Amos
Bass: George Porter Jr
Guitar: Steve Caton
Trumpet: James Watson
Professional Widow
Harpsichord, Bosendorfer, vocal: Tori Amos
Drum Programming: Alan Friedman
Bass: George Porter Jr
Drums: Manu Katche
Guitar: Steve Caton
Bull: Bull
Mr Zebra
Bosendorfer and vocal: Tori Amos
Brass: The Black Dyke Mills Band,
conducted by James Watson
arranged by Goff
Marianne
Bosendorfer and vocal: Tori Amos
Strings performed by The Sinfonia of London
Musical Director: Peter Willison
Arranged by John Philip Shenale
Orchestrated and conducted by Scott Smalley
Caught a Lite Sneeze
Harpsichord, Bosendorfer, vocal: Tori Amos
Drum programming: Alan Friedman
Bass: George Porter Jr
Swells: Steve Caton
Muhammad my Friend
Bosendorfer, Harmonium organ, vocal: Tori Amos
Bass: George Porter Jr
Soprano Sax: Clarence J Johnson III
hey Jupiter
Bosendorfer, Harmonium organ, vocal: Tori Amos
Electric Guitar, mandolin: Steve Caton
Way Down
Bosendorfer and vocal: Tori Amos
Gospel Choir: Darryl Lewis, Mark Sterling, Marvin Sterling, Sam Berfect, Jack Trimble, James Crawford Jr, Gus McField Jr
Little Amsterdam
Bosendorfer, clavichord, vocal: Tori Amos
Bass: George Porter Jr
Drums: Manu Katche
Guitars: Steve Caton
Effects: Alan Friedman
Talula
Harpsichord and vocal: Tori Amos
Bass: George Porter Jr
Drums: Manu Katche
Percussion: Mino Cinelu
Mandolins and all manner of guitars: Steve Caton
Drum Programming: Alan Friedman
Flugelhorn: Tracy Griffin and Brian Graber
Tenor Sax: Clarence J Johnson III
Trombone: Mark Mullins
Sousaphone: Craig Klein
Horns arranged by Mark Mullins
Not the Red Baron
Dutch Pilots: R.O.B. and Marcel
Bosendorfer and vocal: Tori Amos
Agent Orange
Bosendorfer and vocal: Tori Amos
Doughnut Song
Bosendorfer and vocal: Tori Amos
HA HA guitar, Acoustic 12 string : Steve Caton
Bass: George Porter Jr
In the Springtime of his Voodoo
Bosendorfer, harpsichord, vocal: Tori Amos
Drums: Manu Katche
Bass: George Porter Jr
Percussion: Mino Cinelu
Guitars: Steve Caton
Organ and programming: Alan Friedman
Additional vocal: Nancy Shanks (Beenie)
Bagpipes: Michael Deegan and Bernard Quinn
Conducted by James Watson
Twinkle
Bosendorfer and vocal: Tori Amos
Recorded by Mark Hawley and Marcel van Limbeek
Assisted by Rob van Tuin
Produced by Tori Amos
All songs written by Tori Amos
Published by Sword and Stone
Mixed by Mark Hawley and Marcel van Limbeek
Assisted by Rob van Tuin
except: Talula, Professional Widow, Caught a Lite Sneeze, Doughnut Song
Mixed by Bob Clearmountain
Assisted by Ryan Freeland
Coda on Professional Widow:
Mixed by Mark Hawley and Marcel van Limbeek
Project Director/Tour Manager John Witherspoon
Photography: Cindy Palmano
Art Direction: Cindy, Walter and Victor
Graphic Design: Paddy Cramsie at Kono Design and Paul Chessell at east west
Electronic manipulation by Metro Imaging
Production Co-ordination and Pa-Kerri Manuell
Project Co-ordination: Julie Larson
Recorded at a church in Delgany Co Wicklow, and at a wonderfully damp Georgian house in Co Cork, Ireland
Additional Recording at the Egyptian Room and Dinosaur Studio, New Orleans, Louisiana
Assistance: Robinson Mills and Jim Albert
The Sinfonia of London recorded at Air Studios, London
Assistance: Rupert Coulson
Mixed at Jacobs Studios, Surrey, England
Assistance: Lin Gardiner and Declan O’Regan
Mix This! Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Record One, Los Angeles, CA
Assistance Rail Jon Rogut
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering, Portland, ME
Harpsichord and Piano Technician: Tania Staite
Delgany
Programming and Utility: Alan Friedman for Yipe!
(Cookie, Viking, Piggy, Pizza)
Carpenter/Drinker and sometime Jesus: Iain Cambell
Chef: Lut De Clerq
Location Assistance: Thea De Ringh
Fantasticness: Andy Muir
Northern Exposure: Black Dyke Mills Band
Cork
Chef: Darren (Unlucky) Staats,
Assisted by Jayne Lewis
Fire Officer: Iain Cambell
Jambalaya: George Porter Jr
Bread Pudding: Ara (Mama) Porter
All Smiles: Steve Caton
Model Connection in Paris: Manu Katche
Domestic Engineering: Claire Griffin
Nancy Shanks : Nancy Shanks
Clear Head & On Line: Peggy Beach
Model Planes: Crashed
University Hospital: Too Many Times
Awesome Babes: Nancy Bennett, Kelly, Jan and Carol
Crew Help: Van Nelle Zware Shag
Miami, FL: 32 dogs, 20 red, 12 hot
New Orleans
Musician Connection: George Porter Jr
Nola’s: David and all the staff
Is That You: Steve Caton
Marching: Tod And The Boys, well you are on tape
Dinner Lady: Ara (Mama again)
Thanks to all in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
Equipment support:
SSE Hire Ltd: John Penn
Focusrite Audio Engineering.
Hilton Sound.
Sony Digital: Simon Griffett
Microphones: Georg Neumann GMBH
Tori plays:
Bosendorfer pianos
Harpsichord made by: Robert Goble & Son
Harmonium rebuilt by: Tania Staite
Clavichord made by: Adam Swainson
