To Venus and Back | ||||
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Released | September 21, 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1998–1999 | |||
Venue | various venues during her Plugged '98 tour | |||
Studio | Martian Engineering, Cornwall, England | |||
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Length | 123:22 47:50 (studio) 75:32 (live) | |||
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Producer | Tori Amos | |||
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To Venus and Back (stylised in all lowercase) is a double album by American singer, songwriter and pianist Tori Amos. Released on September 21, 1999, it comprises her fifth studio album and first live album. The first disc, entitled Venus: Orbiting, shows Amos increasingly experimenting with elements of electronica and trip hop, and spawned the singles "Bliss" (which peaked at number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100), "1000 Oceans", "Glory of the 80's", and "Concertina". The second disc, Venus Live, Still Orbiting, was recorded mostly during her Plugged '98 tour in support of her previous album, From the Choirgirl Hotel.
A two-CD set, one half is a live album and like all such self-indulgences it's mainly unremarkable. It does, however, with the addition of a full band, act as a compass for her new direction. Which mainly means trip-hop