The Cappuccino Songs
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The Cappuccino Songs is an album by Tanita Tikaram
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...

, released in 1998 via Mother Records
Mother Records
Mother Records was a record label founded by the band U2 in 1984 and distributed by parent Island Records. The intent was 'to unearth fresh musical talent in Éire '...

. The Japanese version of the album contains two extra tracks: "And I Think of You - E penso a te
And I Think of You - E penso a te
"And I Think Of You " is a song recorded by Tanita Tikaram. It's the English version of the Italian "E penso a te" by Lucio Battisti previously recorded by the composer and Mina. The song is the only previously unreleased track on the compilation "The Best of Tanita Tikaram". Promotional singles of...

" and "Feeling is Gone". Three singles were released from the album: "Stop Listening
Stop Listening
"Stop Listening" was the first single to be released from Tanita Tikaram's sixth studio album The Cappuccino Songs. This single peaked at #67 in UK. It is her first recording for her new record label, Mother Records...

", "I Don't Wanna Lose At Love
I Don't Wanna Lose At Love
"I Don't Wanna Lose At Love" was the second single to be released from Tanita Tikaram's sixth studio album The Cappuccino Songs. This single peaked at #73 in UK.-Releases:...

" and "If I Ever
If I Ever
"If I Ever" was the third and last single to be released from Tanita Tikaram's sixth studio album The Cappuccino Songs. The single was only released in some countries of continental Europe.- Releases :...

".

Track listing

All tracks composed by Tanita Tikaram
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...

 and Marco Sabiu, except where indicated.
  1. "Stop Listening
    Stop Listening
    "Stop Listening" was the first single to be released from Tanita Tikaram's sixth studio album The Cappuccino Songs. This single peaked at #67 in UK. It is her first recording for her new record label, Mother Records...

    "
  2. "Light Up My World" (Tikaram)
  3. "Amore Si"
  4. "Back In Your Arms"
  5. "The Cappuccino Song"
  6. "I Don't Wanna Lose At Love
    I Don't Wanna Lose At Love
    "I Don't Wanna Lose At Love" was the second single to be released from Tanita Tikaram's sixth studio album The Cappuccino Songs. This single peaked at #73 in UK.-Releases:...

    " (Tikiram, Sabiu, Värttinä
    Värttinä
    Värttinä is a Finnish folk music band which was started as a project by Sari and Mari Kaasinen back in 1983 in the village of Rääkkylä, in Karelia, the southeastern region of Finland. Many transformations have taken place in the band since then...

    )
  7. "The Day Before You Came
    The Day Before You Came
    "The Day Before You Came" is a song recorded and released by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally released in October 1982, as the first new song from ABBA's double compilation album The Singles: The First Ten Years...

    " (Benny Andersson
    Benny Andersson
    Göran Bror "Benny" Andersson is a Swedish musician, composer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...

    , Björn Ulvaeus
    Björn Ulvaeus
    Björn Kristian Ulvaeus is a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, writer, producer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...

    )
  8. "If I Ever
    If I Ever
    "If I Ever" was the third and last single to be released from Tanita Tikaram's sixth studio album The Cappuccino Songs. The single was only released in some countries of continental Europe.- Releases :...

    "
  9. "I Like This"
  10. "I Knew You" (Tikaram)

Personnel

  • Tanita Tikaram – acoustic guitar
    Acoustic guitar
    An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...

    , vocals
    Singing
    Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...

  • João Bosco
    João Bosco
    João Bosco de Freitas Mucci, better known as João Bosco is a noted Brazilian singer-songwriter with a distinctive style as a guitarist...

     – bongos
    Bongo drum
    Bongo or bongos are a Cuban percussion instrument consisting of a pair of single-headed, open-ended drums attached to each other. The drums are of different size: the larger drum is called in Spanish the hembra and the smaller the macho...

  • John Crawford – piano
    Piano
    The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

  • Daniele de Gregorio – drums
    Drum kit
    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....

    , percussion
    Percussion instrument
    A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...

  • Andy Duncan – drums, percussion
  • Rick Fenn
    Rick Fenn
    Richard 'Rick' Fenn is an English rock guitarist. He is best known for being a member of the band 10cc since 1976. He has also collaborated with Mike Oldfield, Rick Wakeman, Hollies singer Peter Howarth and Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason....

     – acoustic guitar
  • Luis Jardim
    Luís Jardim
    Luís Alberto Figueira Gonçalves Jardim is a Portuguese percussionist, born in the Madeira Island, best known for his work with producer Trevor Horn.-Family:Jardim is a cousin of Alberto João Jardim...

     – bass
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

    , drums, percussion
  • Robin Jones – conga
    Conga
    The conga, or more properly the tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban drum with African antecedents. It is thought to be derived from the Makuta drums or similar drums associated with Afro-Cubans of Central African descent. A person who plays conga is called a conguero...

  • The London Session Orchestra – strings
  • Mark Shulman
    Mark Shulman
    Mark Shulman was born April 2, 1962 in Rochester, New York. He is an American children's author of over 100 books. He is the founder of Oomf, Inc....

     – acoustic guitar
  • John Themis – guitar
    Guitar
    The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

  • Tubbs – bass
  • Gavyn Wright
    Gavyn Wright
    Gavyn Wright is a British violinist and orchestra leader with the London Session Orchestra and Penguin Cafe Orchestra, best known for his orchestral arrangements on pop productions as well as numerous TV and movie soundtracks Gavyn Wright is a British violinist and orchestra leader with the London...

     – conductor
    Conducting
    Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...

  • Andy Caine – background vocals
  • Marco Sabiu – piano, programming
    Programming (music)
    Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices, often sequencers or computer programs, to generate music. Programming is used in nearly all forms of electronic music and in most hip hop music since the 1990s. It is also frequently used in modern pop and rock...

    , string arrangements
  • Alessandro Cortini
    Alessandro Cortini
    Alessandro Cortini is an Italian musician best known for touring and recording with the American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails from 2004 to 2008. Currently, Cortini is also the frontman for the Los Angeles based electronic-alternative band SONOIO. In addition, he was a touring member of The...

    – guitar
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