Mary (Tori Amos song)

"Mary"
Song by Tori Amos
A-side	"Crucify"
Released	May 12, 1992
Recorded	1990
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	4:27
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Tori Amos
Producer(s)	Davitt Sigerson

"Mary"
Single by Tori Amos
from the album Tales of a Librarian
B-side	"Mary (Album Version)"
Released	November 17, 2003
Recorded	Summer 2003
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	4:04 (single edit) 4:42 (album version)
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Tori Amos
Producer(s)	Tori Amos
Tori Amos singles chronology
"Strange" (2003) "Mary" (2003) "Angels" (2003)

"Mary" is a song by singer, songwriter, and pianist Tori Amos. First released as a B-side to UK pressings of her 1992 single "Crucify", it was later re-recorded for the compilation Tales of a Librarian and released as a digital single.[1] Like many of Amos' singles, it was released digitally only but a promotional CD release was made for radio stations.

Background

"Mary" was one of the ten tracks originally sent to Atlantic Records for Amos' debut album, Little Earthquakes.[2] However, upon Atlantic's rejection of these tracks, more songs were written and it did not appear on the final album. Like all of the B-sides from the sessions for Little Earthquakes, it was included on the bonus disc of the album's 2015 deluxe edition.

Amos re-recorded "Mary" (along with fellow Little Earthquakes B-side "Sweet Dreams") in 2003 for the compilation Tales of a Librarian, backed by her usual band. This version was released as a single to promote the album and received a promotional music video that is yet to see a commercial release.

Amos continued to play "Mary" live throughout her career up to the American Doll Posse tour, after which it was dropped except for a single performance during the Unrepentant Geraldines Tour.[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Tori Amos.

1. "Mary" (Radio edit) – 4:04
2. "Mary" (Album version) – 4:40

Personnel

Tales of a Librarian version:

Musicians:

• Tori Amos – Bösendorfer piano, lead vocals, backing vocals
• Mac Aladdin – guitar
• Jon Evans – bass, backing vocals
• Matt Chamberlain – drums, backing vocals
• Chelsea Laird – backing vocals
• Alison Evans – backing vocals
• Jon Astley – backing vocals
• Duncan Pickford – backing vocals

Technical:

• Tori Amos – production
• Mark Hawley – recording, mixing
• Marcel van Limbeek – recording, mixing

References

1. Conway, Cat (29 November 2003). "Tori Amos – Tales of a Librarian". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
2. Campbell, Paul (1997). Tori Amos Collectibles. London, England: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-6174-3.
3. "'Mary' (Little Earthquakes B-side) – All Tours". Tori Amos Setlist Database. Retrieved 9 October 2022.