Song · Tori Amos
“Leather” by Tori Amos
From the album Little Earthquakes (1991)
“Leather” by Tori Amos appears on 4 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2007 and 2010. It was first released in 1991 on the album Little Earthquakes. Its best result is #1878 on the CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,564 alternative song of all time.
Tori Amos wrote "Leather" entirely on her own, words and music, and it found a home on Little Earthquakes, the debut solo album from the American singer-songwriter and pianist. It's her show from top to bottom: she sings, plays piano and synthesizer and takes the strings credit too, with Jef Scott adding guitar.
Davitt Sigerson produced it, with John Beverly Jones recording and Leslie Ann Jones assisting. The album around it didn't come easy. Atlantic Records rejected the first version, and Amos started over on a second with Eric Rosse, her boyfriend at the time. What came out the other side was the record that also gave the world "Silent All These Years", "China", "Winter" and "Crucify".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1888 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1878 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1916 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1971 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
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