Tales of a Librarian

Greatest hits album by Tori Amos

Released

November 17, 2003

Recorded

1990 – Summer 2003

Genre

Alternative

Length

78:00

Label

Atlantic

Producer

Tori Amos, Eric Rosse

Tori Amos chronology

Scarlet's Walk
(2002)

Tales of a Librarian
(2003)

A Piano: The Collection
(2006)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Mojo	^[2]
musicOMH.com	(positive)^[3]
Q	^[4]
Uncut	^[5]

Tales of a Librarian (complete title: A Tori Amos Collection: Tales of a Librarian) is the first retrospective compilation album by singer/songwriter Tori Amos. Given the option to be involved in the project, Amos elected to take a central role in the production of the collection, released in 2003 on her former label Atlantic Records.

Amos described the compilation as a "sonic autobiography", a title derived from her dislike of the term "greatest hits".^[6] Recording under the premise that a librarian is a "chronicler", Amos pieced together the collection in accordance with the Dewey Decimal System, extending the librarian theme of the album. Amos revisited the mixing of many of her own favorite songs from her career, focusing on those she thought were not fully realized in their original recordings and those that she felt explained her life story. Additionally, Amos added two new songs and two re-recorded b-sides: "Angels", "Snow Cherries from France", "Sweet Dreams", and "Mary", respectively (the latter two compositions were originally recorded in 1990 during sessions for Little Earthquakes).

Track listing

CD

All tracks written by Amos.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Precious Things"	4:29
2.	"Angels"	4:27
3.	"Silent All These Years"	4:10
4.	"Cornflake Girl"	5:05
5.	"Mary"	4:42
6.	"God"	3:54
7.	"Winter"	5:43
8.	"Spark"	4:13
9.	"Way Down" (Extended)	1:50
10.	"Professional Widow" (Armand's Star Trunk Funkin' Mix) (Radio Edit)	3:48
11.	"Mr. Zebra"	1:05
12.	"Crucify"	5:00
13.	"Me and a Gun"	3:43
14.	"Bliss"	3:35
15.	"Playboy Mommy"	4:06
16.	"Baker Baker"	3:12
17.	"Tear in Your Hand"	4:38
18.	"Sweet Dreams"	3:39
19.	"Jackie’s Strength"	4:25
20.	"Snow Cherries from France"	2:56

DVD

Live

All tracks written by Amos.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Pretty Good Year" (Recorded live during soundcheck from Welcome to Sunny Florida, September 4, 2003.)	3:47
2.	"Honey" (Recorded live during soundcheck from Welcome to Sunny Florida, September 4, 2003.)	4:00
3.	"Northern Lad" (Recorded live during soundcheck from Welcome to Sunny Florida, September 4, 2003.)	4:27

Others

All tracks written by Amos.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Putting the Damage On" (Remixed; runs over photo gallery.)	5:08
2.	"Mr. Zebra" (Instrumental; runs over photo gallery and navigation menu.)	1:05
3.	"Putting the Damage On" (Instrumental)	5:08

Charts

Chart (2003)	Position
Billboard 200 (US)^[7]	40
Official UK Album Chart (UK)^[8]	74
Canadian Album Chart (Canada)	86
ARIA Album Chart (Australia)^[9]	93
Austrian Album Chart (Austria)	72
Belgian Album Chart (Belgium)	34
Dutch Album Chart (The Netherlands)	93
IRMA Album Chart (Ireland)	67

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[10]	Silver	60,000^{^}
Summaries
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

↑ AllMusic review
↑ Mojo review
↑ musicOMH.com review
↑ Q review
↑ Uncut review
↑ "Tori Amos - Tales of a Librarian". yessaid.com. Retrieved 2006-11-12.
↑ "Tori Amos - Artist Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
↑ http://archive.is/20120724142623/http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=41731
↑ "ARIA.net Week of 08/12/2003: Issue #720" (PDF). Pandora. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
↑ "British album certifications – Tori Amos – Tales of a Librarian". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Tales of a Librarian in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search

Tori Amos

Albums	Little Earthquakes Under the Pink Boys for Pele From the Choirgirl Hotel To Venus and Back Strange Little Girls Scarlet's Walk The Beekeeper American Doll Posse Abnormally Attracted to Sin Midwinter Graces Night of Hunters Gold Dust Unrepentant Geraldines

EPs	Crucify Hey Jupiter Scarlet's Hidden Treasures Exclusive Session Flavor (Peter Rauhofer Mixes)

Live albums	To Venus and Back The Original Bootlegs Legs and Boots Live at Montreux 1991/1992 From Russia with Love

Compilations	Tales of a Librarian A Piano: The Collection

Singles	"Me and a Gun" "Silent All These Years" "China" "Winter" "Crucify" "Cornflake Girl" "God" "Pretty Good Year" "Past the Mission" "Caught a Lite Sneeze" "Talula" "Professional Widow" "Hey Jupiter" "In the Springtime of His Voodoo" "Spark" "Jackie's Strength" "Cruel/Raspberry Swirl" "Bliss" "1000 Oceans" "Glory of the 80's" "Concertina" "Strange Little Girl" "A Sorta Fairytale" "Taxi Ride" "Don't Make Me Come to Vegas" "Strange" "Mary" "Angels" "Sleeps with Butterflies" "Sweet the Sting" "Cars and Guitars" "Big Wheel" "Bouncing off Clouds" "Almost Rosey" "Welcome to England" "Maybe California" "A Silent Night with You" "Carry" "Flavor" "Trouble's Lament"

Videos	Little Earthquakes Live from New York Complete Videos: 1991–1998 A Sorta Fairytale Welcome to Sunny Florida Fade to Red Live at Montreux 1991/1992 Live From the Artists Den

Tours	5 ½ Weeks Tour To Dallas and Back Strange Little Tour On Scarlet's Walk Tour Original Sinsuality Tour American Doll Posse World Tour Sinful Attraction Tour Night of Hunters Tour Gold Dust Orchestral Tour Unrepentant Geraldines Tour

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