Night of Hunters is the twelfth solo studio album by American singer-songwr… Read Full Bio ↴Night of Hunters is the twelfth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos, released on September 20, 2011, in the United States through Deutsche Grammophon. It is a concept album that Amos has described as "a 21st century song cycle inspired by classical music themes spanning over 400 years." She pays tribute to classical composers such as Alkan, Bach, Chopin, Debussy, Granados, Satie and Schubert, taking inspiration from their original compositions to create new, independent songs. Regarding the album's concept, she has described it as the exploration of "the hunter and the hunted and how both exist within us" through the story of "a woman who finds herself in the dying embers of a relationship."
Night of Hunters is Amos's first studio album recorded using only acoustic instruments, relying solely on her vocals and classically trained piano skills, along with a variety of accompanying string and woodwind instruments, to create its classical sound. Additionally, to record this album Amos broke a nearly 15-year-long collaboration with her studio and touring bandmates, choosing to work with a variety of new musicians, including the Berlin Philharmonic's principal clarinetist, Andreas Ottensamer, and the award-winning string quartet, Apollon Musagète, while enlisting her daughter, Natashya Hawley, and niece, Kelsey Dobyns, as guest vocalists. Night of Hunters also marks the twentieth anniversary of her long-time collaboration with John Philip Shenale, who has contributed arrangements to most of her albums, beginning with her solo debut, Little Earthquakes (1992).
The album is Amos' first release on a classical music label. Like her previous releases, it is available in both standard and deluxe CD formats, digital format, as well as limited edition vinyl. Amos also released an entirely instrumental version of the album entitled Night of Hunters – Sin Palabras (without words) available only to download.
The main promotional single released from the album is "Carry", a variation on La fille aux cheveux de lin by Debussy.
Night of Hunters is Amos's first studio album recorded using only acoustic instruments, relying solely on her vocals and classically trained piano skills, along with a variety of accompanying string and woodwind instruments, to create its classical sound. Additionally, to record this album Amos broke a nearly 15-year-long collaboration with her studio and touring bandmates, choosing to work with a variety of new musicians, including the Berlin Philharmonic's principal clarinetist, Andreas Ottensamer, and the award-winning string quartet, Apollon Musagète, while enlisting her daughter, Natashya Hawley, and niece, Kelsey Dobyns, as guest vocalists. Night of Hunters also marks the twentieth anniversary of her long-time collaboration with John Philip Shenale, who has contributed arrangements to most of her albums, beginning with her solo debut, Little Earthquakes (1992).
The album is Amos' first release on a classical music label. Like her previous releases, it is available in both standard and deluxe CD formats, digital format, as well as limited edition vinyl. Amos also released an entirely instrumental version of the album entitled Night of Hunters – Sin Palabras (without words) available only to download.
The main promotional single released from the album is "Carry", a variation on La fille aux cheveux de lin by Debussy.
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Night of Hunters
Tori Amos Lyrics
Battle of Trees Our language of love The Battle of Trees We fought side by…
Cactus Practice Maybe he and I Are like a pair of suns That are…
Carry Love, hold my hand Help me see with the dawn That those…
Edge of the Moon Here on the edge of the moon Running from our future As…
Fearlessness Fearlessness blew in with the wind Waking up to greet the…
Job's Coffin Job's coffin looks down Job's coffin looks down To see w…
Nautical Twilight As the day gave way To Nautical Twilight I turned my back…
Night of Hunters Rose so red This Night of Hunters Find love instead of their…
Shattering Sea That is not my blood on the bedroom floor That is…
SnowBlind Some get snowblind With the daylight But then with the night…
Star Whisperer Lost Star Whisperer Where, where, where have you gone? Los…
The Chase Out there are hunters Let's say predators I have weapons T…
Your Ghost You've left your ghost Until tomorrow And then he must be se…