To Drink the Rainbow

To Drink the Rainbow (An Anthology 1988–2019)
Compilation album by Tanita Tikaram
Released	27 September 2019[1]
Length	54:58
Label	Needle Mythology
Tanita Tikaram chronology
Closer to the People (2016) To Drink the Rainbow (An Anthology 1988–2019) (2019)

To Drink the Rainbow (An Anthology 1988–2019) is a compilation album by the British singer-songwriter Tanita Tikaram, which was released by Needle Mythology in 2019.

To Drink the Rainbow was curated by Peter Paphides, the founder of Needle Mythology, with assistance from Tikaram. As a fan of Tikaram's work, Paphides wanted to compile a compilation that focused on her later, post-teenage work. As a result, tracks from Tikaram's first two albums, Ancient Heart (1988) and The Sweet Keeper (1990) are omitted, although an acoustic version of "Valentine Heart" is included as a bonus track.^[2] Tracks from Lovers in the City were also omitted.

The compilation was released on CD and vinyl LP, with the latter being limited edition, containing a two-track seven-inch EP, a signed lyric sheet and postcard.^[3]

In a 2019 retrospective on the top 100 reissues, soundtracks and compilations of the year, The Quietus listed To Drink the Rainbow at number 80.^[4]

• Tanita Tikaram - liner notes
• Pete Paphides - curator, sleeve notes
• James at schein.co.uk - design
• Natacha Horn - photography

Production

• Mark Creswell - producer (tracks 1, 10, 14)
• Tanita Tikaram - producer (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8, 12)
• Neil Brockbank - producer (tracks 2, 8, 12)
• Angie Pollock, Goetz Botzenhardt - producers (tracks 3, 7)
• Peter Van Hooke, Rod Argent - producers (track 4)
• Charlie Mallozzi, Marco Sabiu - producers (tracks 6, 9)
• Paul Bryan - producer (tracks 11, 13)
• Miles Showell - mastering, remastering