Lovers in the City

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Lovers in the City
Tanita tikaram lovers in the city.jpg
Studio album by
Released13 February 1995
RecordedJuly 1993 – May 1994
StudioGroove Masters (Santa Monica), Angel Studios, Mayfair Studios (London)
GenreRock/pop/folk
Length51:53
LabelEast West Records 4509-98804-2
ProducerThomas Newman, Tanita Tikaram
Tanita Tikaram chronology
Eleven Kinds of Loneliness
(1992)
Lovers in the City
(1995)
The Best of Tanita Tikaram
(1996)
Singles from Lovers in the City
  1. "I Might Be Crying"
    Released: 1995
  2. "Wonderful Shadow"
    Released: 1995
  3. "Yodelling Song"
    Released: 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[1]

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. The album reached No. 75 in the UK charts. "I Might Be Crying" was the first single to be released from the album, and peaked at number 64 in the UK. "Wonderful Shadow" was the second single to be released and peaked at number 198 in the UK. "Yodelling Song" was the third and last single to be released and then only in some countries in continental Europe.

Track listing[]

All tracks composed by Tanita Tikaram.[2]

  1. "I Might Be Crying"
  2. "Bloodlines"
  3. "Feeding the Witches"
  4. "Happy Taxi"
  5. "My Love Tonight"
  6. "Lovers in the City"
  7. "Yodelling Song"
  8. "Wonderful Shadow"
  9. "Women Who Cheat on the World"
  10. "Leaving the Party"

Personnel[]

  • Tanita Tikaram – guitar, vocals
  • David Lindley – guitar
  • Jennifer Warnes – background vocals, chant
  • John Beasley – piano
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Sid Page – violin
  • Don Edwards – yodelling
  • Larry Corbett – cello
  • Steve Williams – bass, percussion, drum programming
  • Chris Davis – saxophone
  • Michael Fisher – percussion, ocarina, sound effects, lujon, brass arrangement
  • Paul Kegg – cello
  • Michael Landau – electric guitar
  • Noel Langley – trumpet
  • Chris Laurence – bass
  • Helen Liebmann – cello
  • The London Session Orchestra – strings
  • Martin Loveday – cello
  • Thomas Newman – guitar, harmonica, piano, arranger, conductor, drum programming
  • J. Neil Sidwell – trombone
  • Philip Todd – saxophone soloist
  • Gavyn Wright – arranger, conductor, viola, string & viola arrangements
  • Mark Creswell – guitar
  • Rick Cox – guitar, drum programming
  • Tony Pleeth – cello
  • Suzie Katayama – cello
  • Jimmy Johnson- bass
  • Jean-Baptiste Mondino - photography

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