To Drink the Rainbow
# To Drink the Rainbow

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.

## Background

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. 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.

## Critical reception

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.

## Personnel

* 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

## Charts

| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) | 50 |
