This one is an oddity. I don’t know quite how it managed to get so much attention so very quickly; not that it’s not good music, mind you – it’s astonishingly good, easily the best pop album to hit the shelves in the early 1990s. But it’s an oddity in its execution – mostly acoustic piano with little accompaniment, and a husky solo female vocal. It’s certainly not like anything else on the market, and maybe that’s why I like it so much. The songs to listen for closely are 
“Little Earthquakes”, “Tear In Your Hand”, and the emotionally shattering “Winter”; actually, that’s far from the only song capable of stirring deep emotions here, which may be key to its appeal (and, frankly, another reason I was surprised it caught on when it did). Also check out her early singles if you like this album – more on that in another review in this section.
- Crucify (4:58)
- Girl (4:06)
- Silent All These Years (4:10)
- Precious Things (4:26)
- Winter (5:40)
- Happy Phantom (3:12)
- China (4:58)
- Leather (3:12)
- Mother (6:59)
- Tear In Your Hand (4:38)
- Me and a Gun (3:44)
- Little Earthquakes (6:51)
Released by: Atlantic
Release date: 1991
Total running time: 56:54