Tori Amos - Scarlet´s Walk (2002)

"Scarlet's Walk" is the seventh album released in singer-songwriter Tori Amos' solo career. The 18-track concept album details the cross-country travels of Scarlet, a character loosely based on Amos, as well as the concept of America post-September 11th (2001). The album was the first released by Amos on Epic Records after her split with former label Atlantic Records. After a period of trouble with her last label, Amos proved her fan base was still with her when the album debuted at US # 7. The first single from the album was the catchy, radio-friendly track "A Sorta Fairytale" (released September 2002), which proved to be one of Amos' more successful singles, landing her in the US Top 10 Adult Contemporary chart. A commercial single was also released in the UK with a B-side entitled "Operation Peter Pan", based on the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. This served as the last commercial CD single of Amos' career to date.
"Taxi Ride," a partial homage to the late make-up artist Kevyn Aucoin, a friend of Amos' who died in May 2002, served as the second single from the album. An on-line contest was held asking fans to direct and submit a music video for the song. The song reached the Top 40 Adult Contemporary chart in the US. The third single, "Strange," was released to radio in a redone version that was given a Country and Western feel with twangy guitars and additional vocals. A Timo Maas dance remix of "Don't Make Me Come to Vegas" served as the fourth single continued Amos' fortunes on the dance charts

Track List:

01. "Amber Waves" - 3:38
02. "A Sorta Fairytale" - 5:30
03. "Wednesday" - 2:29
04. "Strange" - 3:05
05. "Carbon" - 4:33
06. "Crazy" - 4:23
07. "Wampum Prayer" - 0:44
08. "Don't Make Me Come to Vegas" - 4:51
09. "Sweet Sangria" - 4:01
10. "Your Cloud" - 4:30
11. "Pancake" - 3:54
12. "I Can't See New York" - 7:14
13. "Mrs. Jesus" - 3:05
14. "Taxi Ride" - 4:00
15. "Another Girl's Paradise" - 3:34
16. "Scarlet's Walk" - 4:16
17. "Virginia" - 3:55
18. "Gold Dust" - 5:54

Released: October 28, 2002 (UK)
Recorded: Cornwall, winter/spring 2002
Genre: Alternative Rock, Baroque Pop
Length: 74:09
Label: Epic
Producer: Tori Amos
All songs written and composed by: Tori Amos