"Baltimore" is the debut single released by a pre-fame Tori Amos, under her birth name of (Myra) Ellen Amos.
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Single by Ellen Amos | ||||
B-side | "Walking With You" | |||
Released | 1980 | |||
Studio | Track Studios, Silver Spring, Maryland | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | MEA Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ellen Amos & Michael Amos | |||
Producer(s) | MEA | |||
Ellen Amos singles chronology | ||||
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Amos, then 16 years old, wrote the song with her brother Michael in response to a 1979 contest by the city of Baltimore, Maryland. Her new theme song for the Baltimore Orioles baseball team won the contest.[1]
Pressed on only 500 7-inch vinyl records, it was given a citation by the Mayor of Baltimore.[2] As of 2022, a copy of this record complete with original sleeve sells for $2,000 US.[3] The sleeve is not a picture sleeve. A copy with an original resume for "Ellen Amos" could go for as much as $7,000 [citation needed]. It features a B-side track, "Walking With You".[4] It was released on "MEA Records", which was Amos' initials.
Max Welker played guitar on both songs (Yamaha SA-2000).
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