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To Drink The Rainbow
''To Drink the Rainbow (An Anthology 1988–2019)'' is a compilation album by the British singer-songwriter Tanita Tikaram, which was released by Needle Mythology in 2019. Background ''To Drink the Rainbow'' was curated by Peter Paphides, the founder of Needle Mythology, with assistance from Tikaram. As a fan of Tikaram's work, Paphides wanted to compile a compilation that focused on her later, post-teenage work. As a result, tracks from Tikaram's first two albums, ''Ancient Heart'' (1988) and ''The Sweet Keeper'' (1990) are omitted, although an acoustic version of "Valentine Heart" is included as a bonus track. Tracks from ''Lovers in the City'' were also omitted. The compilation was released on CD and vinyl LP, with the latter being limited edition, containing a two-track seven-inch EP, a signed lyric sheet and postcard. Critical reception In a 2019 retrospective on the top 100 reissues, soundtracks and compilations of the year, ''The Quietus'' listed ''To Drink the Rainbow'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanita Tikaram
Tanita Tikaram (born 12 August 1969) is a British pop/folk singer-songwriter. She achieved chart success with the singles " Twist in My Sobriety" and " Good Tradition" from her 1988 debut album, ''Ancient Heart''. Background Tikaram was born in Münster, West Germany, the daughter of an Indo-Fijian British Army officer, Pramod Tikaram, and a Sarawakian mother, Fatimah Rohani. Her father's military career meant that she spent her early life in Germany before moving to Basingstoke, Hampshire, England when she was in her early teens. She is the younger sister of the actor Ramon Tikaram and the great-niece of Sir Moti Tikaram, who was the first Lord Chief Justice of an independent Fiji and the world's longest-serving national ombudsman. She attended Queen Mary's College in Basingstoke. Career Tikaram started singing in nightclubs while she was still a teenager and came to the attention of WEA Records. Her debut album, ''Ancient Heart'', produced by Rod Argent and Peter Van Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Way You Move (Tanita Tikaram Song)
"The Way You Move" is a song recorded by British singer and songwriter Tanita Tikaram. Earmusic released the song on 22 April 2016 as the second single from her ninth studio album '' Closer to the People''. Later, the song was also included in her 2019 compilation album ''To Drink the Rainbow''. Music video The song's music video was directed by Natacha Horn and produced by Tash Production London. It was shot in Kings Place, and features the dancers Alessio Cappelli and Aline Derderian, with choreography by Derderian. Reception The review by Reuters stated, "Known for her husky voice, the 46-year old told Reuters her latest track 'The Way You Move' is a lighthearted track, celebrating the way people move". ''Classic Pop Traditional pop (also known as classic pop and pre-rock and roll pop) is Western pop music that generally pre-dates the advent of rock and roll in the mid-1950s. The most popular and enduring songs from this era of music are known as pop standards ...'' review ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Bryan (musician)
Paul Bryan (born April 13, 1967) is a Grammy-winning Los Angeles-based music producer, arranger, songwriter, and bassist. Biography Music production and arranging Bryan produced four albums by singer-songwriter Aimee Mann: '' One More Drifter in the Snow'' (SuperEgo Records, 2006), '' @#%&*! Smilers'' (SuperEgo Records, 2008), '' Charmer'' (SuperEgo Records, 2012) and 2017 Grammy winner '' Mental Illness'' (SuperEgo Records, 2017). He also produced Grant Lee Phillips' album ''Little Moon'' (Yep Roc Records, 2009), Amy Correia's ''You Go Your Way'' (2010), the band The Both's self-titled album on Super Ego Records featuring Ted Leo and Aimee Mann, the Glen Phillips album Swallowed By The New (2015), Jennifer Gillespie'Cure For Dreaming(2015), and tracks with Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles. He was also producer, bassist and mixer for Jeff Parker's 2015 record The New Breed and its companion piece, 2020's Suite For Max Brown. Bryan wrote the string and woodwind arrangements for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Argent
Rodney Terence Argent (born 14 June 1945) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and record producer. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Argent came to prominence in the mid 1960s as the keyboardist, founder and leader of the English rock band the Zombies, and went on to form the band Argent after the first break-up of the Zombies. Argent is one of the main composers of the Zombies' music and made major lyrical contributions to the band's songs. As the band's keyboardist he used a variety of instruments, including Hohner Pianet, Mellotron, harpsichord, and organ. In addition to his work with the Zombies and Argent, Argent has made music for television series, been a session musician, produced albums by other artists, and has had a solo career which has included three studio albums: ''Moving Home'', ''Red House'', and ''Classically Speaking''. Argent was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Zombies in Brooklyn in March 2019. Early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Van Hooke
Peter Van Hooke (born 6 April 1950) is an English rock drummer and producer with over 350 credits to his name. He was the drummer for the English band Mike + The Mechanics (from 1984 to 1995) and also drummed for Van Morrison's band, Headstone, and Ezio. During the 1980s he co-produced (along with Rod Argent) many of Tanita Tikaram's hits. Education and early life Van Hooke grew up in Stanmore, Middlesex, England and attended Mill Hill School. His schoolmate Chaz Jankel (later of the Blockheads) lived close by, and the two formed The Call of The Wild. This band became the Ric Parnell Independence, featuring the son of bandleader Jack Parnell as vocalist. Recording career Van Hooke played drums on Van Morrison's albums from 1978's ''Wavelength'', ''Into the Music'' (1979), ''Common One'' (1980), ''Beautiful Vision'' (1982), ''Inarticulate Speech of the Heart'' (1983), the live album, ''Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast'' recorded in 1983 and released in 1984, and '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Brockbank
Neil Brockbank (February 1951 – 30 May 2017) was a British record producer, audio engineer and bass player. He is known for working in close collaboration with Nick Lowe spanning 25 years, producing all of Lowe's albums since 1994's ''The Impossible Bird''. Career Before working in music production and engineering, Brockbank was a member of the 1970s folk rock band Wooden Horse then later the new wave band the Hitmen. As well as working alongside Nick Lowe, Brockbank also played instruments and produced albums for many other notable bands and artists including Mary Coughlan, Alison Moyet, Tanita Tikaram, Bryan Ferry, Martin Belmont, Geoffrey Williams, the Bolshoi, Ocean Colour Scene, Sterling Roswell, Geraint Watkins, My Darling Clementine, Micke Bjorklof & Blue Strip, Norman Bergen, Jim Lauderdale and PictureHouse. In 2004, Brockbank founded the Goldtop Studio, set up at Jungle Records' old vinyl warehouse (in which Goldtop Recordings is a label imprint of Jungle) in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Paphides
Peter Paphides (born 1969 as Panayiotakis Paphides or Panayiotis Paphides) is a British journalist and broadcaster. Early life Paphides was born in Birmingham to a Greek Cypriot father, Chris, and a Greek mother, Victoria. He has an elder brother, Aki. His father ran the 'Great Western' fish bar in Acocks Green, and the family lived upstairs. In 1979, the family moved to the suburb of Olton, where his father ran the 'King Fisher' (now 'George's Fish Bar'). The name Panayiotakis was shortened to "Takis", before he decided he preferred to be called Peter. As a child, he had a lisp, and when he was three years old he developed selective mutism, wherein he would speak to no-one except his parents and brother. He read philosophy at the University of Wales, Lampeter. Career Between 2005 and 2010 he was employed as the chief rock critic of ''The Times'' and presented ''The Times weekly music podcast for Sounds Music supplement. Since then, he has worked freelance including for ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glass Love Train
"Glass Love Train" is a song recorded by British singer and songwriter Tanita Tikaram. Earmusic released the song on 22 January 2016 as the lead single from her ninth studio album ''Closer to the People''. Background Tikaram explained that "The lyrics take the idea of someone travelling, reflecting on a love story – with subtle changes & insights mirroring the way the landscape changes when you are on a train." A newer version of the song was also included in her 2019 compilation album ''To Drink the Rainbow'' as a bonus track. References External links * 2016 singles Tanita Tikaram songs Songs written by Tanita Tikaram 2016 songs {{2016-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Sabiu
Marco Sabiu (born 1 September 1963) is an Italian-born musician and composer who has worked with Take That, Kylie Minogue, Lydia Canaan, Barry Blue, Christopher Lee, and made music for television. Career Born in the village of Forlì in Romagna, Sabiu began playing piano at the age of nine, and at the age of fourteen joined the Conservatory of Pesaro. In 1991, he moved to London and began a production collaboration with Charlie Rapino, working with pop acts such as Take That, Kylie Minogue, and Lydia Canaan. In 1998, Sabiu started working solo with artists such as Tanita Tikaram, Perry Blake, Françoise Hardy, Filippa Giordano, Luciano Pavarotti, Ennio Morricone, and others. In 2001, he returned to Italy where he built his own recording studio and worked on composing soundtracks. Sabiu appeared in Italian television shows including Sanremo Festival and ''Domenica In''. In 2010, he composed actor Christopher Lee's first concept album, '' Charlemagne: By the Sword and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mogol (lyricist)
Giulio Rapetti (born 17 August 1936), in art Mogol (), is an Italian music lyricist. He is best known for his collaborations with Lucio Battisti, Gianni Bella, Adriano Celentano and Mango (singer), Mango. Career Mogol was born in Milan. His father, Mariano Rapetti, was an important director of the Casa Ricordi, Ricordi record label, and had been in his own time a successful lyricist of the 1950s. Young Giulio, who was likewise employed by Ricordi as a public relations expert, began his own career as a lyricist against his father's wishes. His first successes were "Il cielo in una stanza", set to music by Gino Paoli and sung by Mina (Italian singer), Mina; "Al di là", a piece that won the 1961 Sanremo Festival, performed by Luciano Tajoli and Betty Curtis; "Una lacrima sul viso", which was a huge hit for Bobby Solo in 1964. Another famous song from 1961 was "Uno dei tanti" (English: "One among many") which was rewritten by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller in 1963 for Ben E. King an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Closer To The People
''Closer to the People'' is the ninth studio album by the British singer Tanita Tikaram. The record was released on 11 March 2016 through Ear Music, an imprint of German-based label Edel Music. The album also produced two singles: "Glass Love Train" and "The Way You Move". 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. Tikaram said that the record is inspired by the blues compositions she likes to play with her band. Tikaram also explained to ''HuffPost UK'' that her latest music began taking form after she read a biography of American jazz singer Anita O'Day, who overcame her problems to perform jazz music for some 60 years. Reception Michael Smith of ''Renowned for Sound ''Renowned for Sound'' is an Australian online ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucio Battisti
Lucio Battisti (5 March 1943 – 9 September 1998) was an influential Italian singer-songwriter and composer. He is widely recognized for songs that defined the late 1960s and 1970s era of Italian songwriting. Battisti released 18 studio albums from 1969 to 1994, with a significant portion of this catalogue translated into Spanish (various albums), English (one album), French (two albums), and German (one album). He was known to be an extremely reserved artist, performing only a small number of live concerts during his career. In 1978 he announced that he would speak to the public only through his musical work, limiting himself to the recording of studio albums and disappearing from the public scene. Biography Musician and composer Battisti was born in Poggio Bustone, a small town in the province of Rieti The Province of Rieti ( it, Provincia di Rieti) is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Rieti. Established in 1927, it has an area of with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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