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The Pretty Good Years: A Tribute to Tori Amos, by E-clypse featuring Jemma Price, was released on September 28, 1999. The UK label, Dressed To Kill Records, that specializes in tribute albums. The insert reads, "Following the enormous success of her tribute to Kate Bush, Jemma Price makes a welcomed return to Dressed To Kill with this collection of Tori Amos interpretations. Jemma recently spent her 23rd birthday in the Garage Studio Complex, East Grinstead, writing, recording and developing her first album of original material. (not a birthday cake in sight)....In the rare moments of down time, Jemma is performing one off dates around London to an ever burgeoning audience of friends, fans, followers and fanatics." When Tori was asked about this item during the mp3.com chat on September 20, 1999, she gave this answer, "I'm sure it'll do well. Probably came off of somebody's crap tape recorder."
In my opinion, Jemma really has a beautiful voice. But her interpretations are so exact in its similarity to Tori's style, that it gets a little creepy. And then when there are brief moments of Jemma's own style creeping in, I cringe a little. Overall, it isn't bad, but because of its near replication of Tori's versions, why not just listen to Tori!
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