Twist in My Sobriety

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“Twist in My Sobriety”
Single by Tanita Tikaram from the album Ancient Heart
B-side	"Friends" "The Kill in Your Heart" "For All These Years"
Released	1988
Format	7" single 12" maxi CD maxi
Genre	Pop/folk
Length	3:53
Label	WEA
Writer(s)	Tanita Tikaram
Producer	Peter Van Hooke Rod Argent
Tanita Tikaram singles chronology
"Good Tradition" (1988) "Twist in My Sobriety" (1988) "Cathedral Song" (1989)

"Twist in My Sobriety" is a song written and recorded by Tanita Tikaram. Released as a single in 1988 from her debut album Ancient Heart, it was a top ten hit in many European countries, peaking at #2 in Austria and Germany. On the other hand, the song achieved a moderate success in US and Australia.

In 1996, the song was also released in UK in a remixed version.

The first line of the song, "All God's children need travelling shoes", is a reference to a book by writer/poet Maya Angelou.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Covers 3 Certifications 4 Charts 5 References

[edit] Track listing

7" single

1. "Twist in My Sobriety" (edit) — 3:53
2. "Friends" — 2:13

12" maxi

1. "Twist in My Sobriety" (full length version) — 4:51
2. "Friends" — 2:13
3. "For All These Years" — 5:13

CD maxi

1. "Twist in My Sobriety (edit)" — 3:55
2. "Friends" — 2:16
3. "The Kill in Your Heart" — 3:43
4. "For All These Years" — 5:12

1996 remixes

1. "Twist in My Sobriety (Tikaramp Radio)" — 4:23
2. "Twist in My Sobriety (Phil Kelsey Vocal)" — 9:40
3. "Twist in My Sobriety (Extended Bumps Fluidity Mix)" — 5:10
4. "Twist in My Sobriety (Tikaramp Vocal)" — 6:48
5. "Twist in My Sobriety (SFX Sobreity Mix)" — 6:55

[edit] Covers

• In 1989, Liza Minnelli covered the song for her album Results, which was produced by the Pet Shop Boys.
• In 1999, the German gothic metal group Dreadful Shadows recorded a cover version of the song on their album The Cycle as a bonus track.
• In 1999, the Chinese singer Chyi Yu covered the song for her album C'est la vie.
• In 2002, the Gothic Metal band Darkwell covered the song for their album Conflict of Interest (album).
• In 2007, the electronic dance music artist Les Adams covered the song and released it on Southern Fried Records. The release included remixes by Digital Dog, Soul Buddha, Ali Payami, Nathan Detroit and Norman Cook.

[edit] Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales
France[1]	Silver	1989	200,000+
Germany[2]	Gold	1989

[edit] Charts

Chart (1988-1989)[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks 25 Australian ARIA Singles Chart 23 Austrian Singles Chart 2 French Singles Chart 6 German Singles Chart 2 Irish Singles Chart 10 Norwegian Singles Chart 6 Swiss Singles Chart 6 UK Singles Chart 22

End of the year chart (1989) Position Austrian Singles Chart[8] 10 Swiss Singles Chart[9] 21

[edit] References