The Cappuccino Songs [EXTRA TRACKS] [IMPORT]

Tanita Tikaram

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 5, 1999)
• Original Release Date: August 25, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Polygram Int'l
• ASIN: B00000DBOV
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #335,519 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

New Musical Express
The dark, woeful voice still resembles a suicidal Suzanne Vega; the lavish orchestration is predictably precise and the subject matter remains crumbling relationships, breaking hearts and all that is doom and gloom in love.

Product Description
11 New Tracks, Including Stop Listening, Back in Your Arms, I Knew You, Day Before You Came and More.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another criminally underrated singer/songwriter, April 15, 2002

By	Christopher Ingalls (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It's an all too common situation in the music business. Why are monumental bores like Celine Dion and Linkin Park flooding the charts when talented artists wallow in obscurity? Tanita is one of those obscure artists, and if the world were a fair place she'd be a household name. "The Cappuccino Songs" is her most recent release, available only as an import on these shores, but well worth the extra money.

Tanita started releaseing albums in the late eighties. The first couple were of a folky, Suzanne Vega-like sound, but by the time of 1993's "Lovers in the City," she transformed her sound to a more cosmopolitan one. That album (hard to find, but grab it if you see it!) was a stirring mix of soul, folk, and eccentric orchestrations. This latest release is in the same vein, but a little simpler.

Think Bjork meets Van Morrison. I know, it's a strange combination, but there's really nothing conventional about this extremely talented woman.

She sings a lot about relationships, often with a sprinkle of euro-funk, tempered with acoustic guitars and piano. It's a unique mix and as you can tell by this review, rather difficult to describe. You have to hear it for yourself.

For the budding musician, the enclosed lyric sheet even includes the song's chords. How cool is that?

And if you like what you hear, check out her "Best of."

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Music for the single woman, January 30, 2000

By A Customer

I'm not sure why the other reviewers characterize this work as "somber," since I found it to be soaringly happy! The overall tone is realistically optimistic, like you're listening to a good friend who's been around the block a few times but still hopes for the best -- A good friend with an amazing, earthy voice, and a wonderful way with words. This is great music to listen to if you're a single woman, maybe you're in your early thirties, you've been burned a few times but you're still out there looking for every kind of happiness. The world may not be all hearts and flowers, but it's pretty good after all. That's the mood that this music will put you into, and it's a pretty nice place to be.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Keep Listening!, April 2, 2000

By	mitchel (Israel) - See all my reviews

Tanita's first album was a big smash, and eventhough she continued to record, she wasn't on "spotlight". I admit that half the times I can't make out her lyrics. But with the addition of her music and husky voice, she does create a special mood. This disc was a pleasant surprise, optimistic more than usual eventhough the darkness of her lyrics. My favorite tracks are the first and last: stop listening (great, great, great)& I dont want to lose (the same). Worth a listen.