The Sweet Keeper

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The Sweet Keeper
Tanita Tikaram The Sweet Keeper.jpg
Studio album by
Tanita Tikaram
Released29 January 1990 [1]
RecordedAugust 1988 – May 1989
Genre
Length47:12
Label East West
Producer
Tanita Tikaram chronology
Ancient Heart
(1988)		The Sweet Keeper
(1990)		 Everybody's Angel
(1991)
Singles from The Sweet Keeper
  1. "We Almost Got It Together"
    Released: 1990
  2. "Little Sister Leaving Town"
    Released: 1990
  3. "Thursday's Child"
    Released: 1990

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 album were released as singles: "We Almost Got It Together", "Little Sister Leaving Town" and "Thursday's Child".

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Calgary Herald B [3]
New Musical Express 7/10 [4]
Orlando Sentinel Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Smash Hits Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

On its release, Bob Stanley of Melody Maker felt Tikaram's voice was the "centrepiece" of the album. He praised the use of strings and brass as "an inspired move", but felt they "intrude" on some of the songs. He considered Tikaram's lyrics to "barely compare" to those of her inspirations, Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell, stating that they "sound portentous, but are ultimately shadows to the words of Tanita's heroes and heroines". Stanley concluded, "The Sweet Keeper sees Tanita dabbling with the folk-pop of her debut, embellishing and improving it in some areas. They'll love it in Basingstoke and Norway - the next LP will be the real test." [8]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Tanita Tikaram. [9]

  1. "Once & Not Speak"
  2. "Thursday's Child"
  3. "It All Came Back Today"
  4. "We Almost Got It Together"
  5. "Consider the Rain"
  6. "Sunset's Arrived"
  7. "Little Sister Leaving Town"
  8. "I Owe All to You"
  9. "Love Story"
  10. "Harm in Your Hands"

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for The Sweet Keeper
Chart (1990)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] 68
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [11] 7
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [12] 81
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [13] 15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14] 3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [15] 45
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [16] 2
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [17] 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [18] 7
UK Albums (OCC) [19] 3
US Billboard 200 [20] 124
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [21] 2
European Albums ( Eurotipsheet ) [22] 3

Certifications and sales

Certifications for The Sweet Keeper
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [23] Gold250,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [24] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [25] Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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