The Sweet Keeper

The Sweet Keeper is a 1990 album by Tanita Tikaram. Like her debut album Ancient Heart, 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".

The Sweet Keeper
Studio album by Tanita Tikaram
Released	30 January 1990
Recorded	August 1988 – May 1989
Genre	Rock pop folk
Length	47:12
Label	East West Records
Producer	Peter Van Hooke, Rod Argent
Tanita Tikaram chronology
Ancient Heart (1988) The Sweet Keeper (1990) Everybody's Angel (1991)
Singles from The Sweet Keeper
"We Almost Got It Together" Released: 1990 "Little Sister Leaving Town" Released: 1990 "Thursday's Child" Released: 1990

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Smash Hits	[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Tanita Tikaram.[3]

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

• Tanita Tikaram – guitar, vocals
• Mark Isham – trumpet
• Rod Argent – arranger, conductor, keyboards
• Sonny Landreth – bottleneck guitar
• Abigail Brown – violin
• Richie Buckley – tenor saxophone
• David Clifton – guitar
• Mark Cresswell – guitar
• Mitch Dalton – acoustic guitar
• Mark Davies – cello
• Roger Garland – violin
• John Giblin – bass
• Roy Gillard – violin
• John Heley – cello
• Helen Kamminga – viola
• Martin O'Connor – accordion
• Helen O'Hara – violin, arranger
• Mark Pharoah – violin
• Peter Van Hooke – arranger, drums
• Clem Clempson – acoustic guitar
• Rory McFarlane – bass
• Katherine Shave – violin
• Robert Woollard – cello
• Andrew Davis – double bass
• Anne Solomon – violin

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[4]	Gold	250,000^^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[5]	Gold	50,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[6]	Gold	25,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[7]	Gold	100,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Notes

1. The Sweet Keeper at AllMusic
2. Soutar, Mike (24 January 1990). "Review: LPs". Smash Hits.
3. Tanita Tikaram – The Sweet Keeper
4. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Tanita Tikaram; 'The Seet Keeper')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
5. "Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990" (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. ISBN 8480486392.
6. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Tanita Tikaram; 'The Sweet Keeper')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
7. "British album certifications – Tanita Tikaram – The Sweet Keeper". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type The Sweet Keeper in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.