Scarlet's Walk

by Tori Amos

Overview

Perhaps Tori Amos didn't intentionally whittle her audience down to merely the rabidly devoted ever since Boys for Pele, but it sure seemed that way with the deliberately abstract arrangements, double albums, and cover records. That devoted cult may be all that pay attention to Scarlet's Walk, her first album for Epic, but it marks a return to the sound and feel of Under the Pink and is her best album since then. Much was made at the time of release about its concept -- conceived as a journey through modern womanhood, when Tori herself journeyed through each state in the union -- but following the narrative is secondary to the feel of the music, which is warm, melodic, and welcoming, never feeling labored as so much of her last four albums often did. This doesn't mean it's an altogether easy listen: an intensive listen reveals layers of pain and an uneasiness murmuring underneath the surface, but it's delivered reassuringly, in croons and lush arrangements that nevertheless are filled with quirks, making it both comforting and provocative. Which, of course, is what Tori Amos delivered in her early years. If this isn't as startling as Little Earthquakes or majestic as Under the Pink, so be it. It's confident, alluring, and accomplished, luring listeners in instead of daring them to follow. And, frankly, it's a relief that she finally delivered another record like that. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/08/2023
Label:	Sony Music
UPC:	0196588009914

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tori Amos   Primary Artist,Harp,Piano,Vocals,Keyboards,Wurlitzer,Fender Rhodes,ARP Synthesizer
David Torn   Guest Artist,Loops,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Robbie McIntosh   Guitar (Acoustic),Dobro,Guitar
Mac Aladdin   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
David Firman   Conductor
Jon Evans   Bass
Matt Chamberlain   Drums,Percussion
Peter Willison   Director
John Philip Shenale   Flute
Sinfonia of London Orchestra   Strings
Hayley West   Voices

Technical Credits

Mark Hawley   Mixing,Engineer
Adam Spry   Assistant,Studio Technician
Tori Amos   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
John Philip Shenale   Arranger,String Arrangements
Jon Astley   Mastering
Marcel VanLimbeek   Mixing,Engineer
Sheri G. Lee   Art Direction
Sheri Lee   Art Direction
Natashya Hawley   Coordination
Scott Smalley   Orchestration
Mike Rose   Production Coordination
Arthur Spivak   Management
Kurt Markus   Photography
Chelsea Laird   Research,Personal Assistant
Andrew Nicholls   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Debbie Ward   Coordination
John Witherspoon   Management
David Bett   Art Direction
Ryu Kawashima   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Henry Gilbert   Accounting
Trevor Lowe   Keyboard Technician