Pretty Good Year

"Pretty Good Year"
"Pretty Good Year"
Single by Tori Amos
from the album Under the Pink
B-side	"Honey"
Released	March 7, 1994
Studio	The Fishhouse (New Mexico, US)
Genre	Chamber pop; alternative rock;
Length	3:25
Label	EastWest
Songwriter	Tori Amos
Producers	Tori Amos; Eric Rosse;
Tori Amos singles chronology
Music video
	"Pretty Good Year" on YouTube

"Pretty Good Year" is a song by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos, taken from her second album, Under the Pink (1994). It was released by East West Records as the second single from the album in the United Kingdom on March 7, 1994, and as the fourth single in Australia on November 7, 1994. It was not released in the United States. "Pretty Good Year" became Amos's second single to reach the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, where it peaked at number seven.

Critical reception

Alan Jones from Music Week gave the song three out of five, saying, "The second single from Amos's chart-topping Under the Pink album is an alluring, lyricai and lilting slab of introspection. With less appeal than 'Cornflake Girl', it offers a quartet of exclusive songs spread over two CDs by way of compensation."^[1] Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Never boring, Tori refuses to follow up the relatively "easy" single 'Cornflake Girl' with another one in the same vein. A sensitive piano ballad is her answer to such expectations."^[2]

Track listings

UK 7-inch vinyl^[3]

A. "Pretty Good Year"

B. "Honey"

UK CD1^[4]

"Pretty Good Year" – 3:26
"Home on the Range" (with Cherokee addition) – 5:24
"Daisy Dead Petals" – 3:02

UK CD2 and Australian CD single^[5]

"Pretty Good Year" – 3:25
"Honey" – 3:47
"Black Swan" – 4:04

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the Under the Pink album booklet.^[6]

Studios

Recorded at The Fishhouse (New Mexico, US)
Strings recorded at Westlake Studios (Los Angeles)
Mixed at Olympic Studios (London, England)
Mastered at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine, US)

Personnel

Tori Amos – writing, vocals, piano, production
John Philip Shenale – string arrangement
Scott Smalley – conducting
Ezra Kliger – violin
Nancy Roth – violin
John Wittenberg – violin
Francine Walsh – violin
Michael Harrison – violin
Chris Reutinger – violin
Jimbo Ross – viola
Cynthia Morrow – viola

John Acevedo – viola
Nancy Stein-Ross – cello
Dane Little – cello
Melissa Hasin – cello
Dominic Genova – double bass
George Porter Jr. – "hanging out"
Carlo Nuccio – "hanging out"
Eric Rosse – production, programming
John Beverly Jones – recording
Kevin Killen – mixing
Bob Ludwig – mastering

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	85
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[8]	32
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[9]	23
Ireland (IRMA)^[10]	26
Scotland (OCC)^[11]	5
UK Singles (OCC)^[12]	7

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	March 7, 1994	7-inch vinyl CD cassette	EastWest	^[13]
Australia	November 7, 1994	CD cassette	EastWest	^[14]

References

^ Jones, Alan (March 12, 1994). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 12. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 16. April 16, 1994. p. 8. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
^ Pretty Good Year (UK 7-inch vinyl sleeve). Tori Amos. EastWest Records. 1994. A7263.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Pretty Good Year (UK CD1 disc notes). Tori Amos. EastWest Records. 1994. 7567-85676-2, A7263CDX.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Pretty Good Year (UK CD2 & Australian CD single disc notes). Tori Amos. EastWest Records. 1994. 7567-85677-2, A7263CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Under the Pink (US CD album booklet). Tori Amos. Atlantic Records. 1994. 82567-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 08 Jan 1995". ARIA. Retrieved March 12, 2016 – via Imgur. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2649." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 13. March 26, 1994. p. 20. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Pretty Good Year". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. March 5, 1994. p. 21. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from: 07/11/1994 > Singles (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 247 – Week Ending 6th November 1994)". ARIA. Retrieved April 9, 2016 – via Imgur.

[1] Jones, Alan (March 12, 1994). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 12. Retrieved April 25, 2025.

[2] "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 16. April 16, 1994. p. 8. Retrieved April 25, 2025.

[3] Pretty Good Year (UK 7-inch vinyl sleeve). Tori Amos. EastWest Records. 1994. A7263.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[4] Pretty Good Year (UK CD1 disc notes). Tori Amos. EastWest Records. 1994. 7567-85676-2, A7263CDX.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[5] Pretty Good Year (UK CD2 & Australian CD single disc notes). Tori Amos. EastWest Records. 1994. 7567-85677-2, A7263CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[6] Under the Pink (US CD album booklet). Tori Amos. Atlantic Records. 1994. 82567-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[7] "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 08 Jan 1995". ARIA. Retrieved March 12, 2016 – via Imgur. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.

[sc_Canadaadultcontemporary_-8] "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2649." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

[9] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 13. March 26, 1994. p. 20. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[sc_Ireland2_-10] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Pretty Good Year". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

[sc_Scotland_-11] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

[uk-12] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

[13] "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. March 5, 1994. p. 21. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

[14] "New Release Summary – Product Available from: 07/11/1994 > Singles (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 247 – Week Ending 6th November 1994)". ARIA. Retrieved April 9, 2016 – via Imgur.

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Discography List of songs
Studio albums	Little Earthquakes Under the Pink Boys for Pele From the Choirgirl Hotel To Venus and Back Strange Little Girls Scarlet's Walk The Beekeeper American Doll Posse Abnormally Attracted to Sin Midwinter Graces Night of Hunters Gold Dust Unrepentant Geraldines Native Invader Ocean to Ocean
Compilations	Tales of a Librarian A Piano: The Collection Little Earthquakes – The B-Sides
Live albums	To Venus and Back The Original Bootlegs Legs and Boots Live at Montreux 1991/1992 From Russia with Love Diving Deep Live
EPs	Crucify Hey Jupiter Scarlet's Hidden Treasures Exclusive Session Flavor (Peter Rauhofer Mixes) Christmastide
Singles	"Baltimore" "Me and a Gun" "Silent All These Years" "China" "Winter" "Crucify" "Cornflake Girl" "God" "Pretty Good Year" "Past the Mission" "Caught a Lite Sneeze" "Talula" "Professional Widow" "Hey Jupiter" "In the Springtime of His Voodoo" "Spark" "Jackie's Strength" "Cruel"/"Raspberry Swirl" "Bliss" "1000 Oceans" "Glory of the 80's" "Concertina" "Strange Little Girl" "A Sorta Fairytale" "Taxi Ride" "Don't Make Me Come to Vegas" "Mary" "Sleeps with Butterflies" "Sweet the Sting" "Big Wheel" "Bouncing Off Clouds" "Welcome to England" "Maybe California" "A Silent Night with You" "Carry" "Flavor" "Trouble's Lament" "Cloud Riders" "Speaking with Trees"
Other songs	"Putting the Damage On" "Dātura"
Videos	Little Earthquakes Live from New York Complete Videos: 1991–1998 A Sorta Fairytale Welcome to Sunny Florida Fade to Red Live at Montreux 1991/1992
Tours	5 ½ Weeks Tour Night of Hunters Tour Gold Dust Orchestral Tour Unrepentant Geraldines Tour Native Invader Tour
Related articles	Piece by Piece Comic Book Tattoo Delirium Y Kant Tori Read Y Kant Tori Read "The Big Picture" "Cool on Your Island" "Blue Skies" RAINN The Light Princess Original Cast Recording The Music of Tori and the Muses

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