Tori Amos - Boys for Pele

Highly ambitious, challenging, idiosyncratic, and confounding, Boys for Pele expands on the more experimental and progressive tendencies of Under the Pink. Amos frequently discards traditional song structures and employs wide-ranging, eclectic instrumentation in her music, while her lyrics seem to grow even more obscure, giving the album a very impressionistic feel. While there are certainly worthwhile moments, her experiments don't always work; some of the songs fail to stick, and it takes a few plays before many start to sink in. Ultimately, Boys for Pele is polarizing: Some Amos fans will only admire her more for taking the risks she does, while others may find to their disappointment that the intimacy and personal connection that helped Amos build her fan base are too difficult to detect. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alan Friedman Drum Programming Black Dyke Band Brass Bob Clearmountain Mixing Bob Ludwig Mastering Cindy Art Direction Cindy Palmano Photography Craig Klein Sousaphone Darryl Lewis Choir, Chorus George Porter, Jr. Bass Gus McField Jr. Choir, Chorus Jack Trimble Choir, Chorus James Crawford Jr. Choir, Chorus James Watson Trumpet, Conductor Jim Albert Assistant Engineer John Philip Shenale Arranger John Witherspoon Project Director Julie Larson Project Coordinator Manu Katche Drums Marcel VanLimbeek Mixing, Engineer, Bells Mark Hawley Engineer, Mixing Mark Mullins Trombone, Horn Arrangements Mark Sterling Choir, Chorus Mino Cinelu Percussion Paddy Cramsie Design Paul Chessell Design Peter Willison Director Rail Jon Rogut Mixing Assistant Rob Van Tuin Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant Robinson Mills Assistant Engineer Rupert Coulson Assistant Engineer Ryan Freeland Mixing Assistant Sammy Berfect Choir, Chorus Scott Smalley Orchestration, Conductor Sinfonia of London Orchestra Strings Steve Caton Guitar (Electric), Guitar, Guitar (12 String), Mandolin Tori Amos Harmonium, Keyboards, Harpsichord, Vocals, Organ, Producer, Clavichord