Baltimore (Tori Amos song)

"Baltimore"
Single by Ellen Amos
Released	1980
Format	7" single
Genre	pop
Label	MEA Records
Writer(s)	Ellen Amos & Michael Amos
Producer	MEA
Ellen Amos singles chronology
"Baltimore" (1980) "The Big Picture" (1988) (as Y Kant Tori Read)

"Baltimore" is the name of the first 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 the year 2002, a copy of this record complete with original sleeve sells for $2,000–$5,000 US^{[citation needed]}. The sleeve is not a picture sleeve. A copy with an original resume for "Ellen Amos" could go for as much as $7,000^{[citation needed]}. It features a B-side track called "Walking With You". It was released on "MEA Records", which was Amos' initials.

Max Welker played guitar on both songs (Yamaha SA-2000). It was recorded at Track Studios, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States.

Track listing

1. "Baltimore" – 3:31
2. "Walking With You" – 4:28