Tori Amos Revisits ‘Strange Little Girls’ With Expanded Edition

Alternative trailblazer Tori Amos revisits her daring 2001 concept album ‘Strange Little Girls’ with an expanded edition, out now via Rhino Records. The Grammy-nominated project features Amos reinterpreting songs written by men, shifting each into a female perspective through 12 distinct personas she created. It remains one of her most conceptually ambitious works.

The expanded edition combines the original album and B-sides with two previously unreleased covers from the sessions, including Bruce Springsteen’s “Growin’ Up,” now available digitally. A vinyl pressing arrives with one of 12 alternate covers, each reflecting a different character Amos embodied, originally brought to life alongside makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin.

Recorded at her Martian Engineering studio in Cornwall with Matt Chamberlain, Jon Evans, Adrian Belew and John Philip Shenale, the album spans The Beatles, Depeche Mode, Tom Waits and The Velvet Underground. Amos’ transformation of Eminem’s “’97 Bonnie & Clyde” and Slayer’s “Raining Blood” stands as bold reinterpretation at its most fearless.

Debuting at No. 4 on the Billboard 200, the album earned Grammy nominations for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. Amos will tour the UK and Europe this spring in support of her 18th studio album ‘In Time Of Dragons,’ bringing her singular artistry back to the stage.

Track Listing:

  1. New Age – Originally by Velvet Underground
  2. ’97 Bonnie & Clyde – Originally by Eminem
  3. Strange Little Girl – Originally by The Stranglers
  4. Enjoy The Silence – Originally by Depeche Mode
  5. I’m Not In Love – Originally by 10cc
  6. Rattlesnakes – Originally by Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
  7. Time – Originally by Tom Waits
  8. Heart Of Gold – Originally by Neil Young
  9. I Don’t Like Mondays – Originally by The Boomtown Rats
  10. Happiness Is A Warm Gun – Originally by The Beatles
  11. Raining Blood – Originally by Slayer
  12. Real Men – Originally by Joe Jackson
  13. Growin’ Up – Originally by Bruce Springsteen [Previously Unreleased]
  14. Hoover Factory – Originally by Elvis Costello [Previously Unreleased]
  15. After All – Originally by David Bowie
  16. Only Women Bleed – Originally by Alice Cooper