The Beekeeper
Studio album by Tori Amos
Released	February 22, 2005
Recorded	June 2004 to November 2004
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	79:31
Label	Epic
Producer(s)	Tori Amos
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link EW (B) 25 February 2005 (p.99) Mojo March 2005 (p.92) PopMatters (6/10) link Rolling Stone 2/08/2005 Spin (5/10) April 2005 (p.10) Stylus Magazine (D-) link UNCUT March 2005 (p.102) Village Voice (Unfavorable) link
Tori Amos chronology
Tales of a Librarian (2003)	The Beekeeper (2005)	A Piano: The Collection (2006)

The Beekeeper is an album by singer-songwriter Tori Amos. It was released on February 22, 2005 and incorporates Celtic choirs and African drums, and gnostic themes from the Apocryphon of John. The first single, "Sleeps With Butterflies", was shipped to radio in early January 2005, and immediately received heavy airplay, particularly on adult alternative radio. By January 16, 2005 the entire album had already leaked to the Internet and was heavily being exchanged in MP3 format. Cover of Tori Amos album The Beekeeper. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music[1] or simply alternative) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Epic Records is an American record label, and subsidiary of Sony BMG. // Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3. ... Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated EW) is a magazine published by Time Inc. ... Mojo is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... PopMatters is an international magazine of cultural criticism. ... This article is about the music magazine. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... Spin is a music magazine that reports on all the music that rocks. Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione, Jr. ... Stylus Magazine is an online music and film magazine first launched in 2002. ... UNCUT Special Issue on Queen. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... The Village Voice is a weekly newspaper in New York City featuring investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts reviews and events listings for New York City. ... Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. ... Tales of a Librarian (complete title: A Tori Amos Collection: Tales of a Librarian) is the first greatest hits compilation album by singer/songwriter Tori Amos. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks distributed to the public. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gnosticism is a blanket term for various religions and sects most prominent in the first few centuries A.D. General characteristics The word gnosticism comes from the Greek word for knowledge, gnosis (γνῶσις), referring to the idea that there is special, hidden mysticism (esoteric knowledge... The Secret Book of John (Apocryphon of John) is a 2nd century gnostic text of secret teachings, given a Christian context: the teaching of the savior, and the revelation of the mysteries and the things hidden in silence, even these things which he taught John, his disciple, are its opening... Adult album alternative (also Adult Alternative, AAA or Triple-A) is a radio format which has a broader, more diverse playlist than most formats and tends to appeal more to adults than to teenagers. ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A portable MP3 player MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a popular digital audio encoding, lossy compression format, and algorithm, designed to greatly reduce the amount of data required to represent audio, yet still sound like a faithful reproduction of the original uncompressed audio...

Early reviews described the album as Amos' most lyrically accessible, noting that its lyrical content was more straightforward than the singer's previous work, which was laden in metaphors (even though The Beekeeper did contain its fair share of them). Several later reviews however, especially on fan sites, accused Amos of having descended into a "Kitchen Sink" adult contemporary genre musically and lyrically in a bid for this accessibility. While some arguments between fan sites became quite heated, Tori was no less popular when touring for the album.^{[citation needed]} Many modern sinks are made of stainless steel Older sinks are usually made of porcelain. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream contemporary pop music, excluding hip hop, hard rock, and some teen pop music, which is intended for an adult audience. ...

Three singles were lifted from the album for radio release, with "Sleeps with Butterflies" becoming an adult radio staple in the US for the first half of 2005, reaching #2 on the US Triple A Radio chart. The follow-up singles, "Sweet the Sting" and "Cars and Guitars," were less successful but sustained steady sales for the album, which had been edging towards the 300,000 mark in the US. It was finally certified GOLD in the US by the end of 2005.

The accompanying tour, dubbed the "Original Sinsuality Tour", was Amos's first solo tour since 2001, using piano and organ. The tour also encompassed Australia, Amos's first trip there to perform since 1994. The tour received mixed reviews, but continued into the late summer of 2005 through Europe, including appearances in June 2005 at the Glastonbury Festival and Patti Smith's Meltdown festival in London. The tour finished in the States as the "Summer of Sin Tour", which received much better reviews than the earlier leg. A major feature of the tour was that fans could nominate cover songs on Amos's website which she would then choose from to play in a special section of the tour. One of the songs chosen was the Kylie Minogue hit "Can't Get You Out of My Head", which Amos dedicated to her the day after Minogue's breast cancer was announced to the public. Other songs performed by Amos include The Doors' "People are Strange", Joni Mitchell's "The Circle Game", Björk's "Hyperballad", Led Zeppelin's "When the Levee Breaks", Kate Bush's "And Dream of Sheep" and Crowded House's "Don't Dream It's Over", dedicating it to drummer Paul Hester who had died a week before. Amos's general disconcern with the commercial side of the music industry was showcased when she did not bother performing the first single from the album in many cities; it is usually expected by record companies of a modern musician that they perform their singles or hits regularly. The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury Festival or Glasto, is the largest [1] greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. ... Patricia Lee (Patti) Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American musician, singer, and poet. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Kylie Ann Minogue (born May 28, 1968) is a Grammy and ARIA Award winning Australian dance-pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress. ... Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ... The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 (see 1965 in music) in Los Angeles by keyboardist Ray Manzarek, vocalist Jim Morrison, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger. ... Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943) is a noted Canadian musician, songwriter, and painter. ... Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( ) (born November 21, 1965 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic singer/songwriter and composer (formerly the lead singer of alternative rock band The Sugarcubes), as well as an occasional actress. ... For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... When the Levee Breaks is a blues song written and first recorded by husband and wife Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie in 1929. ... Kate Bush (born Catherine Mary Bush 30 July 1958, Bexleyheath, Kent, now part of Greater London), is an English female solo singer and musician. ... Crowded House is a pop-rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand musician and singer-songwriter Neil Finn. ...

As with Amos' prior album, a special-edition version was released with a heavily conceptual packaging. Songs were divided into "gardens," and there was a bonus track and DVD, as well as a seed package of a "special blend" made specifically for the album.

Track listing

(all songs written by Amos)

1. "Parasol" – 3:54
2. "Sweet the Sting" – 4:16
3. "The Power of Orange Knickers" (featuring Damien Rice) – 3:36
4. "Jamaica Inn" – 4:03
5. "Barons of Suburbia" – 5:21
6. "Sleeps with Butterflies" – 3:35
7. "General Joy" – 4:13
8. "Mother Revolution" – 3:58
9. "Ribbons Undone" – 4:30
10. "Cars and Guitars" – 3:45
11. "Witness" – 6:06
12. "Original Sinsuality" – 2:02
13. "Ireland" – 3:49
14. "The Beekeeper" – 6:50
15. "Martha's Foolish Ginger" – 4:22
16. "Hoochie Woman" – 2:34
17. "Goodbye Pisces" – 3:36
18. "Marys of the Sea" – 5:11
19. "Toast" – 3:42
20. "Garlands" (DVD-Only Bonus Track) – 8:18

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References

• The song "Parasol" makes direct reference to the Seurat painting Seated Woman with a Parasol.
• "Jamaica Inn" retells the story of the Daphne du Maurier novel and Alfred Hitchcock film through song

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Personnel

• Tori Amos - lead singer, acoustic piano (Bösendorfer), B-3 Hammond organ, Hammond chord organ & producer
• Damien Rice - guest vocals
• Matt Chamberlain - drums
• Jon Evans - bass
• Mac Aladdin - electric/acoustic guitar

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Charts

Album

External links

• Album lyrics