Ancient Heart
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Ancient Heart is a 1988 album by Tanita Tikaram
. The album had huge success and was a hit globally, launching Tanita's mainstream career. Guest musicians included Rod Argent
, Mark Isham
, Peter Van Hooke
, Paul Brady
and Brendan Croker
. Argent and Van Hooke produced the album.
Tanita Tikaram
Tanita Tikaram is a British pop/folk singer-songwriter, best known for the hits "Twist in My Sobriety" and "Good Tradition" from her 1988 debut album, Ancient Heart...
. The album had huge success and was a hit globally, launching Tanita's mainstream career. Guest musicians included Rod Argent
Rod Argent
Rod Argent is an English rock musician and a founding member of the 1960s English pop group The Zombies and the 1970s band Argent....
, Mark Isham
Mark Isham
Mark Isham is an American trumpeter, synthesist, and film composer. He works in a variety of genres, including jazz, electronic, and film.-Life and career:...
, Peter Van Hooke
Peter Van Hooke
Peter Van Hooke was drummer in the English band Mike + The Mechanics as well as having drummed for Cliff Richard, Van Morrison's band, Headstone, and Ezio. During the 1980s he successfully co-produced many of Tanita Tikaram's hits.Van Hooke grew up in Stanmore, Middlesex and attended Mill Hill...
, Paul Brady
Paul Brady
Paul Joseph Brady is an Irish singer-songwriter, whose work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age...
and Brendan Croker
Brendan Croker
Brendan Croker is a musician from Leeds who has recorded albums under his own name and with occasional backing band The Five O'Clock Shadows. He was also a member of The Notting Hillbillies...
. Argent and Van Hooke produced the album.
Track listing
All words and music by Tanita Tikaram.- "Good TraditionGood Tradition"Good Tradition" is a song, written and originally recorded by Tanita Tikaram and released as the first single in 1988 from the album Ancient Heart.-Story:...
" - "Cathedral SongCathedral Song"Cathedral Song" is a song released as a single from the album Ancient Heart by Tanita Tikaram. It received a nice treatment on music video with an extended length video, portraying love story between two swimmers in a summer. The video was shot in black & white, and Tanita is featured only in...
" - "Sighing Innocents"
- "I Love You"
- "World Outside Your WindowWorld Outside Your Window"World Outside Your Window" was the fourth and last single to be released from Ancient Heart, the highly successful debut album of Tanita Tikaram...
" - "For All These Years"
- "Twist in My SobrietyTwist in My Sobriety"Twist in My Sobriety" is a song written and recorded by Tanita Tikaram. Released as a single in 1988 from her debut album Ancient Heart, it was a top ten hit in many European countries, peaking at #2 in Austria and Germany, though it achieved only moderate success in the US and Australia.In 1996,...
" - "Poor Cow"
- "He Likes the Sun"
- "Valentine Heart"
- "Preyed Upon"
Personnel
- Tanita Tikaram - vocals, guitar
- Mark IshamMark IshamMark Isham is an American trumpeter, synthesist, and film composer. He works in a variety of genres, including jazz, electronic, and film.-Life and career:...
- trumpet, flugelhorn - Paul BradyPaul BradyPaul Joseph Brady is an Irish singer-songwriter, whose work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age...
- mandolin - David LindleyDavid Lindley (musician)David Perry Lindley is an American musician who is notable for his work with Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, and other rock musicians. He has worked extensively in other genres as well, performing with artists as varied as Curtis Mayfield and Dolly Parton...
- violin - Marc RibotMarc RibotMarc Ribot born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer.His own work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians, most notably Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, and composer John Zorn.-Biography:Ribot was...
- guitar - Rod ArgentRod ArgentRod Argent is an English rock musician and a founding member of the 1960s English pop group The Zombies and the 1970s band Argent....
- keyboards - Brendan CrokerBrendan CrokerBrendan Croker is a musician from Leeds who has recorded albums under his own name and with occasional backing band The Five O'Clock Shadows. He was also a member of The Notting Hillbillies...
- guitar - Pete Beachill - trombone
- Mitch Dalton - guitar
- Martin Ditcham - percussion
- John Georgiadis - violin
- Keith Harvey - cello
- Noel Langley - trumpet
- Malcolm Messiter - oboe
- Helen O'HaraHelen O'HaraHelen O'Hara is a British musician, formerly a member of the band Dexys Midnight Runners between 1982 and 1987, including performing on songs such as "Come on Eileen" from the Too-Rye-Ay album....
- violin - Brendon O'Reilly - violin
- Philip Todd - saxophone
- Peter Van HookePeter Van HookePeter Van Hooke was drummer in the English band Mike + The Mechanics as well as having drummed for Cliff Richard, Van Morrison's band, Headstone, and Ezio. During the 1980s he successfully co-produced many of Tanita Tikaram's hits.Van Hooke grew up in Stanmore, Middlesex and attended Mill Hill...
- drums - Clem ClempsonClem ClempsonClem Clempson is an English rock guitarist who has played in a number of bands including Colosseum and Humble Pie.-Career:...
- guitar - Mark Creswell - guitar
- Ian Jewell - viola
- Rory McFarlaneRory McFarlaneRory Mcfarlane is a British session musician and who has scored for anime and games, he is probably best known for his score to the influential Manga OVA "Cyber City Oedo 808"; he also composed a score for a game called "Buichi Terasawa's "Takeru: Letter of the Law"" in 1996.Other than scoring he...
- bass