Closer to the People is the ninth studio album by the British singer Tanita Tikaram.

Tikaram released a videoclip for the song "Food on My Table" in December 2015, although she stated this record was not the first single of the album.

[8] Tikaram also explained to HuffPost UK that her latest music began taking form after she read a biography of American jazz singer Anita O'Day, who overcame her problems to perform jazz music for some 60 years.

[9] Michael Smith of Renowned for Sound wrote "As such, Closer To The People isn’t an album for everybody.

Had the scope of its songs been larger the appeal of the album may also have followed suit, but ultimately it remains in a rather subtle position".