Release date 6 December 2005 | Label Sony Music | |
Released August 30, 2005 – December 6, 2005 Recorded April 15, 2005 – August 21, 2005 Tori Amos albums A Piano: The Collection, Legs and Boots, From Russia with Love, Tori Amos: Complete Videos 1, The Beekeeper | ||
The Original Bootlegs is a series of six Tori Amos live albums, recorded during the Original Sinsuality and Summer of Sin tours, both of which were in support of her 2005 album, The Beekeeper. Double-disc sets were released for each complete show, which were initially released in pairs and sold individually or as a pair. On December 6, 2005 a cardboard-housed compilation of all six concerts was released, titled The Original Bootlegs. Amos later released a similar series, titled Legs and Boots via digital download. Packaging is minimal with artwork featuring animal silhouettes, following the theme of The Beekeeper, which places songs into different metaphorical gardens.
Contents
Track listings
All tracks written by Amos, except 1-8 (Croce), 1-9 (Mitchell), and 2-4 (Tori Amos & Kim Bullard).
All tracks written by Amos, except 1-7 (Tori Amos & Kim Bullard), 1-8 (Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child) and 1-9 (Shear).
All tracks written by Amos, except 1-7 (Tori Amos & Kim Bullard), 1-8 (A Flock of Seagulls) and 1-9 (Cohen).
All tracks written by Amos, except 1-9 (Gallagher) and 1-10 (Rodgers and Hammerstein).
All tracks written by Amos, except 1-8 (Michael), 1-9 (Madonna, Leonard) and 2-7 (Clark, Cole).
All tracks written by Amos, except 1-7 (Tori Amos & Kim Bullard), 1-8 (Steinman), 1-9 (Jagger/Richards) and 2-5 (Tyler).
Sales and chart performance
The chart to the right shows the peak positions for the individual The Original Bootlegs releases on the Billboard Top Internet Albums chart. The Paramount Theatre and Manchester Apollo releases charted the week of 29 October 2005 and the Hammersmith Apollo release charted the week of 3 December 2005. Each release placed on the Top Internet Albums chart for a single week.
As of May 2008, the Auditorium Theater and Royce Hall Auditorium releases have sold 7,000 copies each, the Paramount Theater, Manchester Apollo and Hammersmith Apollo releases have sold 5,000 copies each and the B of A Pavilion release has sold 3,000 copies. The compilation The Original Bootlegs, which includes all six shows, has sold 6,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Songs
Original Sinsuality3:53
Father Lucifer5:34
Mother Revolution5:26