''To Drink the Rainbow (An Anthology 1988–2019)'' is a compilation album by the British singer-songwriter

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 i ...

, which was released by Needle Mythology in 2019.

Background

''To Drink the Rainbow'' was curated by

Peter 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 broth ...

, 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 ''Ancient Heart'' is the debut studio album by British pop/folk singer-songwriter Tanita Tikaram, initially released by Warner Music Group on 13 September 1988. The album had huge success and was a hit globally, launching 19-year-old Tikaram's ...

'' (1988) and ''

The Sweet Keeper ''The Sweet Keeper'' is the second studio album by British pop/folk singer-songwriter Tanita Tikaram, released in 1990. Like her debut album ''Ancient Heart'' (1988), it was produced by Peter Van Hooke and Rod Argent. Three tracks from the albu ...

'' (1990) are omitted, although an acoustic version of "Valentine Heart" is included as a bonus track. Tracks from ''

Lovers in the City ''Lovers in the City'' is a 1995 album by Tanita Tikaram. Jennifer Warnes provided backing vocals on four tracks on the album. One of these songs, " I Might Be Crying", was released as lead single. A video for this single was filmed in Vietnam. ...

'' 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 ''The Quietus'' is a British online music and pop culture magazine founded by John Doran and Luke Turner. The site is an editorially independent publication led by Doran with a group of freelance journalists and critics. Content ''The Quiet ...

'' listed ''To Drink the Rainbow'' at number 80.

Track listing

Personnel

- liner notes *

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 broth ...

- curator, sleeve notes * James at schein.co.uk - design * Natacha Horn - photography Production * Mark Creswell - producer (tracks 1, 10, 14) * Tanita Tikaram - producer (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8, 12) *

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 Impos ...

- producer (tracks 2, 8, 12) * Angie Pollock, Goetz Botzenhardt - producers (tracks 3, 7) *

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, ...

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 ...

- producers (track 4) * Charlie Mallozzi,

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 Romag ...

- producers (tracks 6, 9) * Paul Bryan - producer (tracks 11, 13) * Miles Showell - mastering, remastering

Charts

References

{{Tanita Tikaram 2019 compilation albums Tanita Tikaram albums