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Gold Dust is the 13th solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos, released on October 1, 2012 by Deutsche Grammophon and Mercury Classics. The album is produced by Amos with arrangements by long-time collaborator John Philip Shenale. Inspired by and following in a similar vein as Amos's previous effort, the classical music album Night of Hunters (2011), Gold Dust features some of her previously released alternative rock and baroque pop songs re-worked in an orchestral setting. The material for Gold Dust, consisting of songs selected by Amos spanning her entire catalogue from Little Earthquakes (1992) through Midwinter Graces (2009), was recorded with the Metropole Orchestra, conducted by Jules Buckley.

Gold Dust
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1, 2012 (2012-10-01)
RecordedMCO, Hilversum and Martian Engineering, Cornwall
Length61:08
LabelDeutsche Grammophon, Mercury Classics
ProducerTori Amos
Tori Amos chronology
Night of Hunters
(2011)
Gold Dust
(2012)
Unrepentant Geraldines
(2014)
Singles from Gold Dust
  1. "Flavor"
    Released: September 6, 2012

Background


The stimulus to Gold Dust was a concert where Amos performed with the Metropole Orchestra as part of a "Week of the Metropole" series. The concert, performed at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam on October 8, 2010,[1] was the first orchestral concert of Amos's career, and set the stage for recording the tracks that would comprise Gold Dust.

The project commemorates the 20th anniversary of the release of her debut solo album Little Earthquakes, as well as the music released since then. The collection has autobiographical leanings, with Amos opting for songs that represent a personal narrative instead of including a string of singles. Of the songs included in the project, Amos said, "[they are] a collection of new studio recordings of where they are now and who they have become".[2] Gold Dust mostly consists of songs culled from the 2010 Metropole Orchestra concert. While the original set list from the concert focused heavily on Amos's then-recent holiday album, Midwinter Graces, the focus for Gold Dust shifts with four of the album's 14 tracks from the Little Earthquakes era. In addition, three songs which were not performed during the concert were reworked for orchestra and added to extend the span of the collection over Amos's music catalogue.


Critical reception


Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
American Songwriter[5]
The A.V. ClubC+[6]
Paste8.7/10[7]
Slant Magazine[8]

Gold Dust received mixed reviews from critics noted at review aggregator Metacritic. It has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 13 reviews.[3] American Songwriter gave a glowing review of Gold Dust, stating that often Amos improves upon original versions of the songs and praising her skills as a musician, vocalist, and tunesmith.


Track listing


All tracks are written by Tori Amos.

No.TitleOriginal recordingLength
1."Flavor"Abnormally Attracted to Sin; 20094:08
2."Yes, Anastasia"Under the Pink; 19944:17
3."Jackie's Strength"From the Choirgirl Hotel; 19984:32
4."Cloud on My Tongue"Under the Pink; 19944:23
5."Precious Things"Little Earthquakes; 19924:44
6."Gold Dust"Scarlet's Walk; 20025:45
7."Star of Wonder"Midwinter Graces; 20093:46
8."Winter"Little Earthquakes; 19925:45
9."Flying Dutchman""China" single; 19926:21
10."Programmable Soda"American Doll Posse; 20071:27
11."Snow Cherries from France"Tales of a Librarian; 20033:01
12."Marianne"Boys for Pele; 19964:08
13."Silent All These Years"Little Earthquakes; 19924:33
14."Girl Disappearing"American Doll Posse; 20074:06
Deluxe edition iTunes bonus track (UK/US)
No.TitleOriginal recordingLength
15."Maybe California"Abnormally Attracted to Sin; 20094:20
Deluxe edition Amazon bonus track (UK)
No.TitleOriginal recordingLength
15."Snow Angel"Midwinter Graces; 20093:42
Japan SHM-CD edition bonus tracks
No.TitleOriginal recordingLength
15."Maybe California"Abnormally Attracted to Sin; 20094:20
16."Snow Angel"Midwinter Graces; 20093:42

Notes


Personnel



Charts


The chart below lists the peak positions for Gold Dust on various music charts around the world.

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 60
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 46
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 27
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 55
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 24
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 156
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 48
Italian Albums (FIMI)[16] 53
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 95
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 36
US Billboard 200[19] 63
US Top Alternative Albums ("Billboard)[20] 16
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[citation needed] 3
US Billboard Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[21] 25
US Top Tastemakers (Billboard)[22] 23

References


  1. "De Week van het Metropole". last.fm. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
  2. Bort, Ryan (June 11, 2012). "Tori Amos Announces New Album, Gold Dust". Paste Magazine. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
  3. "Gold Dust Review". Metacritic. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  4. Jurek, Thom. "Gold Dust Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  5. Allen, Eric (September 28, 2012). "Album Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  6. Zaleski, Annie (October 9, 2012). "Tori Amos: Gold Dust". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  7. Gleason, Holly (October 2, 2012). "Tori Amos: Gold Dust". Paste. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  8. Keefe, Jonathan (September 30, 2012). "Tori Amos: Gold Dust". Slant Magazine. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  9. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 22 October 2012 – Issue #1182" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association Ltd. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  10. "Austriancharts.at – Tori Amos – Gold Dust" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  11. "Ultratop.be – Tori Amos – Gold Dust" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  12. "Ultratop.be – Tori Amos – Gold Dust" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Tori Amos – Gold Dust" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  14. "Lescharts.com – Tori Amos – Gold Dust". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  15. "Offiziellecharts.de – Tori Amos – Gold Dust" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  16. "Italiancharts.com – Tori Amos – Gold Dust". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  17. "Swisscharts.com – Tori Amos – Gold Dust". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  18. "Tori Amos | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  19. "Tori Amos (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  20. "Tori Amos (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  21. "Tori Amos (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  22. "Tori Amos (Top Tastemakers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2021.



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- [en] Gold Dust (Tori Amos album)

[it] Gold Dust

Gold Dust è il tredicesimo album in studio della cantautrice e pianista statunitense Tori Amos, pubblicato nell'ottobre del 2012, ad un solo anno di distanza dal precedente Night of Hunters. L'album contiene brani dell'artista pubblicati tra il 1992 e il 2009 rivisitati e modificati secondo un genere più classico; stile che aveva già adottato nell'album precedente.

[ru] Gold Dust

Gold Dust — тринадцатый студийный альбом американской певицы Тори Эймос, выпущенный 1 октября 2012 года на лейблах Deutsche Grammophon и Mercury Classics. Альбом спродюсирован Тори Эймос при сотрудничестве с давним соратником Джоном Филиппом Шинейлом. Вдохновленный предыдущими начинаниями Эймос, в том числе классическим альбомом Night of Hunters (2011), Gold Dust включает избранные из ранее выпущенных поп-рок песен в стиле барокко-поп, записанные в сопровождении оркестра. Повторно представленный материал, который охватывает период с выхода первого альбома Little Earthquakes (1992) вплоть до альбома Midwinter Graces (2009), был отобран лично певицей и записан с известным оркестром «Метрополь» под руководством Жюля Бакли.



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