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In 1986, Amos formed a music group, Y Kant Tori Read, the name of which was a reference to her days at the Peabody Conservatory, where she was able to play songs on her piano by ear, but was never successful at sight reading.

In addition to Amos, the group was composed of Steve Caton ( who would later play guitars on all her subsequent albums until 1999 ), drummer Matt Sorum, bass player Brad Cobb and, for a short time, keyboardist Jim Tauber.

Following several phases of writing and recording, during which Amos has since asserted that the band lost their musical edge and direction due to interference from record executives, in July 1988, the Y Kant Tori Read's self-titled debut album was released.

Although its producer, Joe Chiccarelli, has stated that Amos was very happy with the album at the time, it is now out of print and Amos has expressed no interest in reissuing it.

Following the album's commercial failure and the group's subsequent disbanding, Amos began working with other artists ( including Stan Ridgway, Sandra Bernhard, and Al Stewart ) as a backup vocalist.

She also recorded a song called " Distant Storm " for the film China O ' Brien ; in the credits, the song is attributed to a band called Tess Makes Good.

It was the only song recorded by the band, and its only commercial release was in the film.