This is the sixth album of the English singer / songwriter who in 1988 released the successful debut "Ancient heart" and the hit single "Twist in my sobriety". "The cappuccino songs" is the successor to the gloomy "Lovers in the city" (1995) and sounds a lot more cheerful. Tanita Tikaram is at her best in the up-tempo pop songs "Stop listening" (the single), "Back in your arms", "If I ever" and "I
… knew you". Her sultry, melancholic but also monotonous voice is not strong enough to carry the slower songs, which therefore make an especially dull impression. The strongest point of this revival in Tanita Tikaram's oeuvre are the strong string arrangements of fellow songwriter and producer Marco Sabiu. (W.vd.Z.) _more
