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1989 single by Tanita Tikaram

"World Outside Your Window"

Single by Tanita Tikaram

from the album Ancient Heart

A-side

"World Outside Your Window"

B-side

"For All These Years (Instrumental), Good Tradition (Live), He Likes The Sun (Live)"

Released

27 February 1989

Recorded

1988

Peter van Hooke, Rod Argent

Tanita Tikaram singles chronology

"Cathedral Song"
(1989)

"World Outside Your Window"
(1989)

"We Almost Got It Together"
(1990)

"World Outside Your Window" was the fourth and last single to be released from Ancient Heart, the highly successful debut album of Tanita Tikaram. This single peaked at #58 in UK.

Releases

Released 27/02-89. 7" B-side is an instrumental version of "For All These Years". 12" adds a live version of the first single "Good Tradition" and the limited CD the live "He Likes The Sun". Studio versions of all tracks appear on the Ancient Heart album.

Critical reception

Upon release, Richard Lowe of Smash Hits wrote: "Tanita can knock out an extremely whistleable tune and this is one of her best. As jaunty and poppy as "Good Tradition"." Music & Media commented: "The fourth track taken from Ancient Heart is yet another catchy tune. Similar to "Good Tradition"." John Mangan of The Age described the song as a "mellow, pleasant piece". He added: "While the song doesn't break too much new ground, Tikaram sings it with a self-conscious conviction devoid of the histrionic excesses that can mar this type of music."

In a review of Ancient Heart, Robin Denselow of The Guardian commented: "Tikaram has an enviable knack of knocking out strong, gently sturdy melodies, the charming, thoughtful "World Outside Your Window", which uses hints of a reggae rhythm." Tom Moon of The Philadelphia Inquirer commented: "...the other truly breathtaking song, "World Outside Your Window", is centered by Tikaram's freight-train vocal presence."

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Dutch Singles Chart	80
UK Singles Chart	58

References

"New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 25 February 1989. p. 43. Retrieved 25 September 2024 – via World Radio History.
Lowe, Richard (22 February 1989). "Review: Singles". Smash Hits.
"Previews: Singles". Music & Media. 18 March 1989.
Mangan, John (28 July 1989). "What's On Music: Singles". The Age.
Denselow, Robin (9 September 1988). "State of the Heart". The Guardian.
Moon, Tom (15 January 1989). "New Recordings". The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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Discography
Studio albums	Ancient Heart The Sweet Keeper Everybody's Angel Eleven Kinds of Loneliness Lovers in the City The Cappuccino Songs Sentimental Can't Go Back Closer to the People
Compilation albums	The Best of Tanita Tikaram To Drink the Rainbow
Singles	"Good Tradition" "Twist in My Sobriety" "Cathedral Song" "World Outside Your Window" "We Almost Got It Together" "Little Sister Leaving Town" "Thursday's Child" "Only the Ones We Love" "You Make the Whole World Cry" "I Might Be Crying" "Wonderful Shadow" "Twist In My Sobriety (remix)" "And I Think of You – E penso a te" "Stop Listening" "I Don't Wanna Lose at Love" "Glass Love Train" "The Way You Move"

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