Cathedral Song

"Cathedral Song"
Single by Tanita Tikaram
from the album Ancient Heart
A-side Cathedral Song
B-side Sighing Innocents, Fireflies In The Kitchen, Let’s Make Everybody Smile Today, Over To You All [LIVE]
Released 1989
Format 7", 12" , CD single
Recorded 1988
Genre Folk rock
Length 02:52
Label WEA
Writer(s) Tanita Tikaram
Producer(s) Peter Van Hooke, Rod Argent
Tanita Tikaram singles chronology
Twist in My Sobriety
(1988)
Cathedral Song
(1989)
World Outside Your Window
(1989)

"Cathedral Song" is a song released as a single from the album Ancient Heart by Tanita Tikaram. It received a nice treatment on music video with an extended length video, portraying love story between two swimmers in a summer. The video was shot in black & white, and Tanita is featured only in studio footage, not on the external footages. The single peaked at #48 in UK.

Releases

Cathedral Song 7" b-side: Sighing Innocents 1988 WEA YZ331

Cathedral Song 7" EP b-sides: Sighing Innocents; Let's Make Everybody Smile Today; Over You All (live). 1988 WEA YZ331B Box set includes three prints (from the video?)

Cathedral Song 12" (special edition?) b-sides: Sighing Innocents; Fireflies In The Kitchen; Let's Make Everybody Smile Today. 1988 WEA YZ331T

Cathedral Song 12" b-sides: Sighing Innocents; Let's Make Everybody Smile Today; Over You All (live). 1988 WEA YZ331T

Cathedral Song 3" CD b-sides: Sighing Innocents; Let's Make Everybody Smile Today; Over You All (live). 1988 WEA YZ331CD

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Dutch Singles Chart 36
German Singles Chart 71
UK Singles Chart 48

Covers

This song was covered by Brazilian singer Zélia Duncan. Her version, which features similar arrangement but lyrics in Portuguese, was released in her second homonymous album (1994) and became a smash hit in Brazil and "Catedral" (the Brazilian title of the song) is still considered a classic tune. The translated version has also been covered by Leandro, from the duo Leandro e Leonardo. The song was also covered by Renato Russo from the Legião Urbana band.

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