Closer to the People
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Renowned for Sound | [2] |
| The Music | [3] |
Closer to the People is the ninth studio album by the British singer Tanita Tikaram.[4] The record was released on 11 March 2016 through Ear Music, an imprint of German-based label Edel Music.[5]
Background
Closer to the People is Tikaram's first album in four years. Like her previous album Can't Go Back, it was released through Ear Music. Tikaram released a videoclip for the song "Food on My Table" in December 2015, although she stated this record was not the first single of the album.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Glass Love Train" | Mark Cresswell / Tanita Tikaram | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Cool Waters" | Tanita Tikaram / Martin Winning | 4:05 |
| 3. | "The Way You Move" | Bryan Day / Tanita Tikaram | 2:53 |
| 4. | "Closer to the People" | Tanita Tikaram | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Gris Gris Tails" | Tanita Tikaram / Martin Winning | 3:09 |
| 6. | "The Dream of Her" | Tanita Tikaram / Martin Winning | 2:56 |
| 7. | "Don’t Turn Your Back on Me" | Tanita Tikaram | 3:04 |
| 8. | "Food on my Table" | Tanita Tikaram | 4:37 |
| 9. | "Night Is a Bird" | Angie Pollack / Matt Radford / Tanita Tikaram / Martin Winning | 3:54 |
| 10. | "My Enemy" | Matt Radford / Tanita Tikaram | 2:32 |
| Total length: | 35:22 | ||
Credits
- Arranged By – Mark Creswell (tracks: 1), Tanita Tikaram (tracks: 6 10)
- Design – Alexander Mertsch
- Mastered By – Tim Young
- Other (string day assistant to Goetz) – Jonny Firth
- Photography – Kurt Stallaert
- Producer, arranger – Angie Pollock (tracks: 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9)
- Producer, recorded by, mixed by – Goetz Botzenhardt
Chart performance
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [7] |
GER [8] |
SWI [9] | |||||
| Closer to the People | 68 | 61 | 84 | ||||
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Tanita Tikaram - Closer to the People". AllMusic.com. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- ^ Smith, Michael (March 24, 2016). "ALBUM REVIEW: TANITA TIKARAM – CLOSER TO THE PEOPLE". Renowned for Sound. renownedforsound.com. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ McNaughton, Mac (11 March 2016). "Tanita Tikaram - Closer To The People". The Music. themusic.com.au. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Tanita Tikaram -- Closer to the People". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "TANITA TIKARAM 'CLOSER TO THE PEOPLE'THE NEW STUDIO ALBUM - OUT MARCH 11TH 2016". Ear Music. ear-music.net.
- ^ Tanita Tikaram - Food On My Table on YouTube
- ^ "austriancharts.at: Tanita Tikaram". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de: Tanita Tikaram" (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
- ^ "swisscharts.com: Tanita Tikaram". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-11.