Baltimore (Tori Amos song)

"Baltimore"
Single by Ellen Amos
B-side"Walking with You"
Released1980
StudioTrack Studios, Silver Spring, Maryland
GenrePop
LabelMEA Records
Songwriter(s)Ellen Amos & Michael Amos
Producer(s)MEA
Ellen Amos singles chronology
"Baltimore"
(1980) 		"The Big Picture"
(1988)

"Baltimore" is the debut single released by a pre-fame Tori Amos, under her birth name of (Myra) Ellen Amos.

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).

Track listing

  1. "Baltimore" – 3:31
  2. "Walking with You" – 4:28

References

  1. ^ Lindsay, Cam (September 6, 2017). "Tori Amos Strange Little Girl". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Jacobs, Jay S. (2006). Pretty Good Years: A Biography of Tori Amos. Hal Leonard Corporation p. 11. ISBN 978-1-4234-0022-6.
  3. ^ "Ellen Amos - Baltimore (Vinyl, US, 1980) For Sale | Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  4. ^ Croft, Clare (February 10, 2015). "Baltimore rocks (... and raps ... and scats)". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved November 18, 2020.