To Venus and Back (stylised in all lowercase) is a double album by American singer, songwriter and pianist Tori Amos.
The first disc, entitled Venus: Orbiting, shows Amos increasingly experimenting with elements of electronica and trip hop, and spawned the singles "Bliss" (which peaked at number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100), "1000 Oceans", "Glory of the 80's", and "Concertina".
These songs, like many of her albums, were recorded at Amos' Martian Engineering in Cornwall, England, and features the lineup of Steve Caton on guitar, Jon Evans on bass, and Matt Chamberlain on drums.
The album is sparser both in production and arrangement than From the Choirgirl Hotel, but is similar to its predecessor in that it features overt electronica influences and a relatively subdued piano sound.
[4] The liner notes of To Venus and Back state, "'Zero Point' - your time is coming", and the song was eventually released seven years later on A Piano: The Collection (2006).
An Amos-only stint, the To Dallas and Back Tour, also took place, but promotional plans were cut when Amos suffered her third miscarriage in November 1999.
The studio disc of To Venus and Back is recognized as one of Amos's most experimental yet melodic, and received generally positive reviews.