Strange Little Girls (Expanded Edition) (deluxe edition)

~ Release by Tori Amos (see all versions of this release, 15 available)

Annotation

2-CD Deluxe Edition of the 2001 Conceptual Covers Album.

Made in Germany on the back of the sleeve.

Tracks listed sequentially on the release.

Annotation last modified on 2026-03-28 20:34 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1New Age
bass guitar:
Justin Meldal‐Johnsen
drums (drum set):
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
electric piano and lead vocals:
Tori Amos
guitar:
Adrian Belew
cover recording of:
New Age
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd. and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
3.54:36
2’97 Bonnie & Clyde
snare drum:
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
lead vocals:
Tori Amos
performer:
John Philip Shenale
arranger:
John Philip Shenale
recorded at:
The Nut Ranch in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 2001-02 until 2001-07)
cover recording of:
’97 Bonnie & Clyde
lyricist:
Marshall Mathers (Eminem, US rapper)
composer:
Jeff Bass, Mark Bass (Funky Bass Brother) and Marshall Mathers (Eminem, US rapper)
publisher:
Eight Mile Style and Ensign Music Corporation
revision of:
Just the Two of Us
2.25:46
3Strange Little Girl
bass guitar:
Justin Meldal‐Johnsen
drums (drum set):
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
electric piano and background vocals and lead vocals:
Tori Amos
guitar:
Adrian Belew
cover recording of:
Strange Little Girl
lyricist and composer:
Brian Duffy (UK drummer Brian Duffy, member of The Stranglers), Jean‐Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell (English rock musician), Dave Greenfield and Hans Wärmling
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Limited (PRS‐affiliated) and Incomplete Music Inc.
3.353:50
4Enjoy the Silence
bass guitar:
Jon Evans (US engineer, bassist/guitarist and producer from Berkeley, CA)
piano and background vocals and lead vocals:
Tori Amos
strings and synthesizer:
John Philip Shenale
recorded at:
The Nut Ranch in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 2001-02 until 2001-07)
cover recording of:
Enjoy the Silence
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Grabbing Hands Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 2006), Grabbing Hands (in 2006) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3.64:09
5I’m Not in Love
bass guitar:
Justin Meldal‐Johnsen
drums (drum set):
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
guitar:
Adrian Belew
lead vocals:
Tori Amos
cover recording of:
I’m Not in Love
writer:
Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Man-Ken Music Ltd. (, in 1975), Schubert Music Publishing, St. Anne's Music and St. Anne’s Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3.55:40
6Rattlesnakes
acoustic guitar and shaken idiophone:
Adrian Belew
additional guitar and keyboard [string pads]:
M & M (collective name for Mark Hawley and Marcel van Limbeek)
additional guitar and synthesizer:
Mark Hawley and Marcel van Limbeek
bass guitar:
Jon Evans (US engineer, bassist/guitarist and producer from Berkeley, CA)
drums (drum set):
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
Rhodes piano and background vocals and lead vocals:
Tori Amos
cover recording of:
Rattlesnakes
lyricist:
Lloyd Cole
composer:
Neil Clark (Scottish guitarist, The Commotions) and Lloyd Cole
publisher:
CBS Songs Ltd., Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS) and EMI April Music Inc.
3.53:59
7Time
piano and lead vocals:
Tori Amos
cover recording of:
Time
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
publisher:
Jalma Music
35:23
8Heart of Gold
bass guitar:
Justin Meldal‐Johnsen
drums (drum set):
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
guitar:
Adrian Belew
piano and background vocals and lead vocals:
Tori Amos
cover recording of:
Heart of Gold
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and Silver Fiddle Music (in 1971)
recording of:
Heart of Gold (additional lyrics)
additional lyricist:
Tori Amos
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
version of:
Heart of Gold
1.654:00
9I Don’t Like Mondays
bass guitar:
Jon Evans (US engineer, bassist/guitarist and producer from Berkeley, CA)
Rhodes piano and lead vocals:
Tori Amos
cover recording of:
I Don’t Like Mondays
lyricist and composer:
Johnnie Fingers and Bob Geldof
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Sewer Fire Hits Ltd, Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
3.354:21
10Happiness Is a Warm Gun
bass guitar:
Jon Evans (US engineer, bassist/guitarist and producer from Berkeley, CA)
drums (drum set):
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
guitar:
Adrian Belew
piano and synthesizer and lead vocals:
Tori Amos
additional other vocals:
Daniel Bocking
contains samples by:
Edison Amos (Tori Amos’s father), George H. W. Bush (41st President of the United States) and George W. Bush (43rd President of the United States)
cover recording of:
Happiness Is a Warm Gun
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), ATV Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
1.659:55
11Raining Blood
bass guitar:
Justin Meldal‐Johnsen
piano and lead vocals:
Tori Amos
cover recording of:
Raining Blood
lyricist:
Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King (co‐founder of Slayer)
composer:
Jeff Hanneman
publisher:
Death’s Head Music and Def Jam Music (in 1986)
26:22
12Real Men
bass guitar:
Jon Evans (US engineer, bassist/guitarist and producer from Berkeley, CA)
guitar:
Adrian Belew
piano and lead vocals:
Tori Amos
cover recording of:
Real Men
lyricist and composer:
Joe Jackson (English musician)
publisher:
Albion Music, Pokazuka Limited and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
2.54:12
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Credits

Release

photography:Thomas Schenk
miscellaneous support:Kevyn Aucoin (task: make-up)
Karen Binns (task: stylist)
Eveline Lange (task: make-up / assistant)
Trevor Lowe (task: technician / piano)
Duncan Pickford (crew, audio technician and backing vocalist) (task: crew / chef)
Mike Rose (drum technician) (task: project manager / album project manager UK)
Spivak Entertainment (management company run by Arthur Spivak) (task: management)
Arthur Spivak (task: management)
Adam Spry (task: technician / studio technical savior)
Ward Stegerhoek (task: hair)
John Witherspoon (A&R/creative direction) (task: management)
mixer:Mark Hawley
Marcel van Limbeek
executive producer:Natashya
producer:Tori Amos
mastering:Jon Astley
spoken vocals [text by]:Neil Gaiman
miscellaneous support:Blue Source (UK design firm active in the 1990s and early 2000s, closed its doors in the mid-2000s) (task: designed at)
recorded at and mixed at:Martian Engineering in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/36896901 [info]
purchase for mail-order:https://store.rhino.com/products/strange-little-girls-2cd [info]
discography entry:https://www.rhino.com/article/tori-amos-strange-little-girls-concept-album-receives-expanded-edition-with-rare-unreleased [info]