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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, Peter van Hooke, Rod Argent
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

In a review of The Sweet Keeper, David Okamoto of the Tampa Bay Times described the song as "Celtic swing" and "reminiscent of Van Morrison's early work".[1]

Track listing

7" single
  1. "Thursday's Child" (New Version) - 3:55
  2. "Once and Not Speak" - 4:45
12" 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


  1. ^ Okamoto, David (16 February 1990). "Tikaram's the keeper of her musical faith". The Tampa Bay Times.