| Mary | |
| Artist: | Tori Amos |
| A-Side: | Crucify |
| Genre: | Alternative rock |
| Producer: | Davitt Sigerson |
| Recorded: | 1990 |
| Length: | 4:27 |
| Released: | May 12, 1992 |
| Label: | Atlantic |
| Mary | |
| Artist: | Tori Amos |
| Album: | Tales of a Librarian |
| Type: | single |
| Cover: | File:Tori_Amos_Mary_2003_Single_Cover.jpg |
| Label: | Atlantic |
| Genre: | Alternative rock |
| Producer: | Tori Amos |
| Released: | November 17, 2003 |
| B-Side: | Mary (Album Version) |
| Length: | 4:04 (single edit) 4:42 (album version) |
| Recorded: | Summer 2003 |
| Prev Title: | Strange |
| Prev Year: | 2003 |
| Next Title: | Angels |
| Next Year: | 2003 |
"Mary" is a song by singer, songwriter, and pianist Tori Amos. First released as a B-side to UK pressings of her 1992 single "Crucify", it was later re-recorded for the compilation Tales of a Librarian and released as a digital single.[1] Like many of Amos' singles, it was released digitally only but a promotional CD release was made for radio stations.
"Mary" was one of the ten tracks originally sent to Atlantic Records for Amos' debut album, Little Earthquakes.[2] However, upon Atlantic's rejection of these tracks, more songs were written and it did not appear on the final album. Like all of the B-sides from the sessions for Little Earthquakes, it was included on the bonus disc of the album's 2015 deluxe edition.
Amos re-recorded "Mary" (along with fellow Little Earthquakes B-side "Sweet Dreams") in 2003 for the compilation Tales of a Librarian, backed by her usual band. This version was released as a single to promote the album and received a promotional music video that is yet to see a commercial release.
Amos continued to play "Mary" live throughout her career up to the American Doll Posse tour, after which it was dropped except for a single performance during the Unrepentant Geraldines Tour.[3]
All songs written by Tori Amos.
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