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Thursday's Child (Tanita Tikaram song)

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"Thursday's Child"
Single by Tanita Tikaram
from the album The Sweet Keeper
A-side"Thursday's Child (New Version)"
B-side"Once & Not Speak"
Released1990
Recorded1989 (B1, B2) -1990(A)
GenreFolk rock
LabelEast West Records
Songwriter(s)Tanita Tikaram
Producer(s)
Tanita Tikaram singles chronology
"Little Sister Leaving Town"
(1990)
"Thursday's Child"
(1990)
"Only the Ones We Love"
(1991)

"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

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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

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7-inch single

  1. "Thursday's Child" (New Version) - 3:55
  2. "Once and Not Speak" - 4:45

12-inch and CD single

  1. "Thursday's Child" (New Version) - 3:55
  2. "Once and Not Speak" - 4:45
  3. "Cathedral Song" (Live in Norway) - 3:23

References

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  1. ^ Kadis, Alex (27 June 1990). "Review: Singles". Smash Hits. Vol. 12, no. 12. p. 67. ISSN 0260-3004.
  2. ^ Whiteford, Jim (15 June 1990). "Records". The Kilmarnock Standard. p. 85. Retrieved 14 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ True, Everett (23 June 1990). "Singles". Melody Maker. p. 39.
  4. ^ Smith, Robin (16 June 1990). "Singles". Record Mirror. p. 11. ISSN 0144-5804.