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American singer-songwriter and pianist Tori Amos shares her ten track musical journey on Tracks of My Years. Plus there's another dive into the archive with Vernon’s vault.
Tori Amos shares her musical journey through ten of her most influential and favourite songs in this week's Tracks of My Years. Today, its her penultimate two tracks.
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 album was Little Earthquakes, released in 1992 to great critical acclaim. Her concerts, often feature the ‘Tori Amos Piano Bar Moment’, where she plays covers requested by her fans.
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 from her 1994 album Under The Pink.
Besides this, Tori is also working on her first children’s book called Tori and the Muses, which is due out March 4th. Her previous books include Piece by Piece and Resistance: A Songwriter’s Story of Hope, Change, and Courage.
Plus there's the mid-morning music quiz Ten To The Top, a trip in to the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Archive with Vernon's Vault, and the Record and Album Of The Week.
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The Kinks
All Day And All Of The Night
- The Journey - Part 1.
- BMG.
- 23.
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Bob Marley & The Wailers
Iron Lion Zion
- (CD Single).
- Tuff Gong.
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Griff
last night's mascara
- (CD Single).
- Warner Records.
- 1.
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Average White Band
Let's Go Round Again
- The Best Of.
- Rhino.
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Sam Fender
Arm's Length
- People Watching.
- Polydor.
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ABBA
Dancing Queen
- Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
- Polar.
- 001.
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Kim Wilde
Midnight Train
- Closer.
- Cherry Red Records.
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Bee Gees
I've Gotta Get A Message To You
- Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
- Polydor.
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Suede
Trash
- (CD Single).
- Nude Records.
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Simple Minds
Your Name In Lights
- (CD Single).
- BMG Rights Management (UK).
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Rainbow
Since You Been Gone
- And The Road Goes On Forever Vol 1.
- Debutante.
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Boyzlife
Dancing With The Echoes
- (CD Single).
- Boyzlife.
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The Beach Boys
Wouldn't It Be Nice
- The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
- EMI.
- 3.
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Craig David
7 Days
- Now 47 (Various Artists).
- Now.
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Chappell Roan
Pink Pony Club
- The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess.
- Chappell Roan PS/ Island.
- 11.
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Kylie Minogue
Confide In Me
- Simply The Best Radio Hits (Various).
- Warner E.S.P..
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Teddy Swims & Muni Long
Black & White
- I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2).
- Warner Records.
- 6.
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Modern Romance
Best Years Of Our Lives
- The Platinum Collection.
- Rhino.
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Manic Street Preachers
People Ruin Paintings
- Critical Thinking.
- Columbia.
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Prince & The Revolution
Purple Rain
- The Love Songs Album (Various).
- Universal.
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Taylor Swift
Love Story
- (CD Single).
- Mercury.
- 1.
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The Cure
All I Ever Am
- Songs Of A Lost World.
- Polydor.
- 7.
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