| Thursday's Child | |
| Cover: | Tanita Tikaram - Thursday's Child.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Tanita Tikaram |
| Album: | The Sweet Keeper |
| A-Side: | Thursday's Child (New Version) |
| B-Side: | Once & Not Speak |
| Released: | 1990 |
| Recorded: | 1989 (B1, B2) -1990(A) |
| Genre: | Folk rock |
| Label: | East West Records |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | Little Sister Leaving Town |
| Prev Year: | 1990 |
| Next Title: | Only the Ones We Love |
| Next Year: | 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.
Upon its release as a single, Alex Kadis of Smash Hits stated, "As usual, it's a semi-slow number which she grumbles ferociously in her super-deep 'mature' voice and, as usual, no one knows what she's going on about. That said, it is one of the better Tanita Tikaram songs – very tuneful and melodious (except when she's singing)."[1] Jim Whiteford of The Kilmarnock Standard praised it as a "strong new single" and continued, "Her album success may well cross over to the singles chart with this outing."[2] Everett True of Melody Maker commented that Tikaram "sounds so middle-aged" and added that the song "isn't bad, it's just so menopausal".[3] Robin Smith of Record Mirror described it as "utterly and completely turgid" and wrote, "High time Tanita's record company threw a bucket of cold water over her and told her to wake up. She's becoming so introspective that her singles are rambling off into the distance, making no impact at all."[4]
7-inch single
12-inch and CD single