Baltimore (Tori Amos song)
| "Baltimore" | ||||
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| Single by Ellen Amos | ||||
| B-side | "Walking with You" | |||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Studio | Track Studios, Silver Spring, Maryland | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | MEA Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ellen Amos & Michael Amos | |||
| Producer(s) | MEA | |||
| Ellen Amos singles chronology | ||||
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"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.
Pressed on only 500 7-inch vinyl records, it was given a citation by the Mayor of Baltimore. As of 2022, a copy of this record complete with original sleeve sells for $2,000 US. The sleeve is not a picture sleeve. A copy with an original resume for "Ellen Amos" could go for as much as $7,000 . It features a B-side track, "Walking with You". It was released on "MEA Records", which was Amos' initials.
Max Welker played guitar on both songs (Yamaha SA-2000).