Caught a Lite Sneeze

Larry Flick from Billboard felt the song "is easily her most viable bid for top 40 success to date." He added, "Literal, accessible lyrics waft over a rumbling rock-ish beat and a haunting blend of acoustic guitars and keyboard. Her often waif-like delivery is enhanced with throaty declarations and vamps that nicely punctuate the melody and flesh out the words. Nourishment for the intelligent pop music fan."{{cite magazine|first=Larry|last=Flick|title=Reviews & Previews: Singles|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1996/BB-1996-01-13.pdf|magazine=Billboard|date=January 13, 1996|page=62|accessdate=November 21, 2022|author-link=Larry Flick}} Steve Baltin from Cash Box said "Wow", declaring the song as "simply stunning." He wrote, "If not the best singer in music right now, Amos is near the top of a very short list. Time and time again the passionate redhead has proven herself to be a vocalist capable of bringing listeners into her pain. “Caught a Lite Sneeze” begins with a very understated industrial feel and Amos showing great restraint in her vocals. By the end though, Amos has fans trembling with her cathartic rushes. A definite at Modern Rock and a smash at Triple A. The Cash Box psychic predicts that by the end of this year Tori Amos will have broken through to be a true superstar in every sense of the word."{{cite magazine|first=Steve|last=Baltin|title=Pop Singles|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1996/CB-1996-01-20.pdf|magazine=Cash Box|date=January 20, 1996|page=7|accessdate=November 11, 2022}} Kevin Courtney from Irish Times noted that the song "has a contagious quality of its own."Courtney, Kevin (January 26, 1996). "Rock". Irish Times. Andrew Mueller from Melody Maker named it Single of the Week, adding, "The song itself is pleasant enough without being what you'd call memorable. The usual Kate Bush references will do the trick, or you could resort to some Alanis Morissette ones if you were feigning contemporaneity."{{cite magazine|first=Andrew|last=Mueller|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53623547861/|title=Singles|magazine=Melody Maker|date=January 13, 1996|page=28|access-date=May 9, 2024|author-link=Andrew Mueller}}

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• US maxi-CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Caught a Lite Sneeze|others=Tori Amos|year=1996|type=US maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=Atlantic Records|id=85519-2}}

1. "Caught a Lite Sneeze" (unedited version)
2. "This Old Man"
3. "That's What I Like Mick (The Sandwich Song)"
4. "Graveyard"
5. "Toodles Mr. Jim"

• UK CD1 and Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Caught a Lite Sneeze|others=Tori Amos|year=1996|type=UK CD1 & Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=EastWest Records|id=A5524CD1, 7567-85526-2}}

1. "Caught a Lite Sneeze" – 4:24
2. "This Old Man" – 1:44
3. "Hungarian Wedding Song" – 1:00
4. "Toodles Mr. Jim" – 3:09

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• UK CD2{{cite AV media notes|title=Caught a Lite Sneeze|others=Tori Amos|year=1996|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=EastWest Records|id=A5524CD2, 7567-85525-2}}

1. "Caught a Lite Sneeze" – 4:24
2. "London Girls" – 3:20
3. "That's What I Like Mick (The Sandwich Song)" – 2:59
4. "Samurai" – 3:03

• UK and Australian cassette single, European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Caught a Lite Sneeze|others=Tori Amos|year=1996|type=UK & Australian cassette single sleeve|publisher=EastWest Records|id=A5524C, 7567-85524-4}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Caught a Lite Sneeze|others=Tori Amos|year=1996|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=EastWest Records|id=7567-85524-2}}

1. "Caught a Lite Sneeze" – 4:24
2. "Graveyard" – 0:54
3. "Toodles Mr. Jim" – 3:09

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Credits are lifted from the Boys for Pele album booklet.{{cite AV media notes|title=Boys for Pele|title-link=Boys for Pele|others=Tori Amos|year=1996|type=US CD album booklet|publisher=Atlantic Records|id=82862-2}}

Recording and production

• Recorded at a church (Delgany, Ireland) and "a wonderfully damp Georgian house" (County Cork, Ireland)
• Additionally recorded at The Egyptian Room and Dinosaur Studios (New Orleans, Louisiana)
• Mixed at Jacobs Studios (Surrey, England), Mix This!, and Record One (Los Angeles)
• Mastered at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)

Personnel

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• Tori Amos – writing, vocals, harpsichord, Bösendorfer, production
• Alan Friedman – drum programming
• George Porter Jr. – bass
• Steve Caton – swells
• Mark Hawley – recording
• Marcel van Limbeek – recording
• Rob van Tuin – recording assistance
• Bob Clearmountain – mixing
• Ryan Freeland – mixing assistance
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

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