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Closer to the People is the ninth studio album by the British singer Tanita Tikaram.[6] The record was released on 11 March 2016 through Ear Music, an imprint of German-based label Edel Music.[7] The album also produced two singles: "Glass Love Train" and "The Way You Move".

Closer to the People
Studio album by Tanita Tikaram
Released	11 March 2016
Studio	Soho Sound Kitchen, Tiki Toko Studios
Genre	Indie pop, folk, rock
Length	35:22
Label	Ear Music 0210912EMU
Producer	Angie Pollock, Goetz Botzenhardt
Tanita Tikaram chronology
Can't Go Back (2012) Closer to the People (2016)
Singles from Closer to the People
"Glass Love Train" Released: 22 January 2016 "The Way You Move" Released: 22 April 2016

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
laut.de	[2]
The Music	[3]
Renowned for Sound	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

Background

Closer to the People is Tikaram's first album in four years. Like her previous album Can't Go Back, it was released through Ear Music. Tikaram released a videoclip for the song "Food on My Table" in December 2015, although she stated this record was not the first single of the album.[8] Tikaram said that the record is inspired by the blues compositions she likes to play with her band.[9] Tikaram also explained to HuffPost UK that her latest music began taking form after she read a biography of American jazz singer Anita O'Day, who overcame her problems to perform jazz music for some 60 years.[10]

Reception

Michael Smith of Renowned for Sound wrote "As such, Closer To The People isn’t an album for everybody. Jazz fans, or fans of Tanita Tikaram’s particular style of lyricism and husky vocals, will surely find it easier to get into than the new listener, but even on a cursory listen the album has its charm that makes it enjoyable. Had the scope of its songs been larger the appeal of the album may also have followed suit, but ultimately it remains in a rather subtle position".[4]

Track listing

Credits

• Arranged By – Mark Creswell (tracks: 1), Tanita Tikaram (tracks: 6 10)
• Design – Alexander Mertsch
• Mastered By – Tim Young
• Other (string day assistant to Goetz) – Jonny Firth
• Photography – Kurt Stallaert
• Producer, arranger – Angie Pollock (tracks: 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9)
• Producer, recorded by, mixed by – Goetz Botzenhardt

Chart performance

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Ö3 Austria Top 40[11]	68
German Media Control Charts[12]	61
Switzerland Albums Chart[13]	84

References

External links

• Official website

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