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Today is a very special day for music fans as it is the 20th anniversary of the releas of Tori Amos‘s solo debut album Little Earthquakes. Altho the album was released here in the US in February of 1992, it was released first on January 13, 1992 — 20 (!!!) years (!!!) ago today! Fans of Amos hold Little Earthquakes in such high regard that I simply couldn’t let the day pass without paying a bit of homage to the 20th anniversary of its release … and as I type these words right now, I am listening to the Little Earthquakes album in full. Click below to read what the amazing Tori Amos fansite Undented has to say about the 20th anniversary of Little Earthquakes.

Twenty years ago today, Little Earthquakes, Tori’s debut solo album, was released in the United Kingdom. (It would be another month until the record was available in North America.) For more than a few Toriphiles, these songs were the ones that introduced us to Tori, whether we were lucky enough to hear then them or it was some time afterwards that the record came into our lives. Whether because of the lyrical, emotional or musical components — or some combination thereof — this record enchanted us then and continues to do so today and the songs from it always seem to produce the biggest cheers at her shows. As she’s mentioned in several interviews over the past few months, Tori will be observing the anniversary of Little Earthquakes with a collection of her songs recorded with The Metropole Orkest. The career retrospective will revisit songs from throughout her career. At this time, the exact release date is not known but the rumor mill seems to point to it being available in Autumn. (The rumor mill also grinds about the possibility of some tour dates but we’ll have to see how that pans out!) So, if you have a chance, pull Little Earthquakes out today and give her a spin. It’s a safe bete you’ll both enjoy it!

Wow … 20 years … I can hardly believe it. Now, I consider myself a really big Tori Amos fan but — I’m sad to say — not from the beginning. I didn’t get into Tori Amos until her sophomore album Under the Pink was released in 1994. Because Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails provided guest vocals on the song Past the Mission, I decided to give this Tori Amos person a listen. Again I’m sad to say that I wasn’t an immediate fan either … it wasn’t until I was able to see Tori live in concert and meet her after the show that I really started to listen and pay attention. I always say that Under the Pink is my favorite album but that’s mainly because it was my first introduction to her beautiful music. But Little Earthquakes is absolutely one of my all-time favorite albums … EVER. Every single song was crafted with love and a mastery of verse and melody. Tori Amos really tapped into something that resonates with so many people with Little Earthquakes. The confessional nature of many of the songs speak for a great many of Tori‘s fans. It’s not uncommon to see people crying their eyes out when Tori performs any one of the songs from Little Earthquakes in concert. There are very few albums that touch people like Little Earthquakes does. Anytime someone asks me what I would suggest they listen to in order to “get into” Tori Amos, I immediately suggest they listen to Little Earthquakes. The album, I feel, not only informs the listener as to what kind of woman/artist/human being Tori Amos is but I believe it will also inform the listener of something new about themselves they either never acknowledged or were too afraid to see.

If you own this album, I urge you to give it a listen today. If you have never heard it or are unfamiliar with Tori Amos‘s work, I highly suggest you get this album (immediately) and take a listen. I think you’ll thank me for the suggestion.

Happy 20th, Little Earthquakes!

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