Tori Amos - Under the Pink

After sharing personal and emotional accounts on her stunning debut, Little Earthquakes, Tori Amos stirs those sensations up for an eclectic yet beautiful account of female security on Under the Pink. Being a woman, she's always in question of her actions, calling out and interrogating the opposite sex for her own pleasure. But it's not necessarily with a scolding tone. She's playful with her signature piano accompaniment, but allows for a twisted mess of guitars, violins, and bass loops, which are quite enigmatic like Kate Bush as well. "Baker Baker" and "Bells for Her" are aching with ballad-esque beauty, but the seething "The Waitress" sparks Amos' inner devil. She's quaint at first, but rages into a scalding vocal queen. It makes her even more a pioneer for female originality and independence. Singles such as "God" and "Cornflake Girl" are sultry and provocative, depicting that she's everything but shy. Under the Pink is typically melodic, but it contains a heavy desire. Amos is still breaking into something more definitive as both a woman and a singer/songwriter. The lyrical imagery is much more wide open, something that will become Amos' ever-changing swan song. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alan Reinl Design Avril McIntosh Mixing Assistant Bob Ludwig Mastering Carlo Nuccio Drums Chris Reutinger Violin Cindy Palmano Art Direction, Photography Cynthia Morrow Viola Dane Little Cello Eric Rosse Producer, Engineer Ezra Killinger Violin Francine Walsh Violin George Porter, Jr. Bass Jimbo Ross Viola John Acevedo Viola John Beverly Jones Engineer John Fundi Assistant Engineer John Philip Shenale Strings, Organ (Hammond) John Wittenberg Violin Julie Larson Production Coordination Kevin Killen Mixing Melissa "Missy" Hasin Cello Michael Allen Harrison Violin Nancy Roth Violin Nancy Stein-Ross Cello Paul McKenna Producer, Engineer Paulinho Da Costa Percussion Robert Mills Copyist Ross Cullum Mixing Shaun DeFeo Assistant Engineer Steve Caton Guitar Tori Amos Vocals, Piano, Producer Trent Reznor Vocals