Thursday's Child (Tanita Tikaram song)
| "Thursday's Child" | ||||
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| Single by Tanita Tikaram | ||||
| from the album The Sweet Keeper | ||||
| A-side | "Thursday's Child (New Version)" | |||
| B-side | "Once & Not Speak" | |||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 (B1, B2) -1990(A) | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Label | East West Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tanita Tikaram | |||
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| Tanita Tikaram singles chronology | ||||
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"Thursday's Child" is a song by British singer-songwriter Tanita Tikaram, released in 1990 as the third and last single from her second studio album, The Sweet Keeper. A remixed version of the song was made for its release as a single.
Critical reception
[edit]Upon its release as a single, Alex Kadis of Smash Hits stated, "As usual, it's a semi-slow number which she grumbles ferociously in her super-deep 'mature' voice and, as usual, no one knows what she's going on about. That said, it is one of the better Tanita Tikaram songs – very tuneful and melodious (except when she's singing)."[1] Jim Whiteford of The Kilmarnock Standard praised it as a "strong new single" and continued, "Her album success may well cross over to the singles chart with this outing."[2] Everett True of Melody Maker commented that Tikaram "sounds so middle-aged" and added that the song "isn't bad, it's just so menopausal".[3] Robin Smith of Record Mirror described it as "utterly and completely turgid" and wrote, "High time Tanita's record company threw a bucket of cold water over her and told her to wake up. She's becoming so introspective that her singles are rambling off into the distance, making no impact at all."[4]
Track listing
[edit]7-inch single
- "Thursday's Child" (New Version) - 3:55
- "Once and Not Speak" - 4:45
12-inch and CD single
- "Thursday's Child" (New Version) - 3:55
- "Once and Not Speak" - 4:45
- "Cathedral Song" (Live in Norway) - 3:23
References
[edit]- ^ Kadis, Alex (27 June 1990). "Review: Singles". Smash Hits. Vol. 12, no. 12. p. 67. ISSN 0260-3004.
- ^ Whiteford, Jim (15 June 1990). "Records". The Kilmarnock Standard. p. 85. Retrieved 14 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ True, Everett (23 June 1990). "Singles". Melody Maker. p. 39.
- ^ Smith, Robin (16 June 1990). "Singles". Record Mirror. p. 11. ISSN 0144-5804.
