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BBC Radio 2 (UK)
January 26, 2025

Tori Amos
Tracks of My Years
with Vernon Kay



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Please welcome American singer-songwriter Tori Amos as she shares her musical journey through ten of her most influential and favourite songs in this week's Tracks of My Years.

During the course of an illustrious 35-year career, Tori has sold over 12 million records, performed thousands of concerts, been nominated for eight Grammys and won countless awards.

Achieving her breakthrough as a solo artist in the early 1990s, her first studio album was "Little Earthquakes", released in 1992 to great critical acclaim.

Tori recently released her new live album 'Diving Deep', recorded during her "Ocean to Ocean" tour, which spanned 93 dates across the globe. The album features tracks from across her iconic catalogue, including hits such as "Cornflake Girl", "Silent All These Years" and "God".

Besides this, Tori is also working on her first children’s book called ‘Tori and the Muses’, which is due on March 4th. Enjoy her mesmeric voice - her first pick is The Beatles and "Penny Lane".

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The Songs Tori Selected:

The Beatles - Penny Lane
The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly
Billy Joel - She's Always a Woman
Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush - Don't Give Up
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Prince - Purple Rain
Taylor Swift - Love Story
Nina Simone - Feeling Good
U2 - In God's Country



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