Little Earthquakes is the debut solo album by the American singer-songwriter Tori Amos, featuring the singles “Silent All These Years”, “China”, “Winter” and “Crucify”. After Atlantic Records rejected the first version of the album, Amos began working on a second version with her then-boyfriend Eric Rosse. The album was first released in the UK on January 6, 1992, where it peaked at number 14 in the charts.
It was well received by critics and listeners. In the US, the album reached the top 60 of the Billboard 200. It is frequently regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time; it was voted number 73 in Colin Larkin’s All Time Top 1000 Albums 3rd Edition (2000) and ranked number 233 on Rolling Stone’s 500 greatest albums of all time.
- “Crucify” 4:58
- “Girl” 4:06
- “Silent All These Years” 4:10
- “Precious Things” 4:26
- “Winter” 5:40
- “Happy Phantom” 3:12
- “China” 4:58
- “Leather” 3:12
- “Mother” 6:59
- “Tear in Your Hand” 4:38
- “Me and a Gun” 3:44
- “Little Earthquakes” 6:51
Tori Amos – acoustic and electric pianos and lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 12), sampled strings (tracks: 2, 8)
Steve Caton – guitar (tracks: 2, 4, 10, 12), bass (track 2), background vocals (tracks: 4, 12)
John Chamberlain – mandolin (track 1)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (tracks: 1, 6)
Jake Freeze – rat pedal (track 4), saw (track 12)
Stuart Gordon – violin (track 7)
Ed Greene – drums (track 1)
Will Gregory – oboe (track 7)
Tina Gullickson – background vocals (track 1)
Chris Hughes – drums (track 7)
David Lord – string arrangement (track 7)
Will McGregor – bass (tracks: 4, 10, 12)
Carlo Nuccio – drums (tracks: 4, 10)
Philly – finger cymbal (track 3)
David Rhodes – guitar (track 7)
Eric Rosse – drum and keyboard programming (tracks: 2, 4, 12), background vocals (tracks: 4, 12), Irish war drum (track 5)
Jef Scott – bass (tracks: 1, 8)
Matthew Seligman – bass (track 7)
Nancy Shanks – background vocals (tracks: 1, 12)
Phil Shenale – keyboard programming (track 6)
Eric Williams – ukulele (track 1), dulcimer (track 6)
Orchestra arranged and conducted by Nick DeCaro (tracks: 3, 5)
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