Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree

“Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree” is the debut album by English singer/songwriter Diana Vickers. The album was originally set for release in November 2009 but due to Diana having a lead role in a West End musical, the album release was postponed until May 2010, where it debuted at number 1 on the UK charts.

The track listing and the artwork were also changed a number of times before release, which also contributed to the album being pushed back.

When talking about the album title, Diana stated in a 2010 interview “I wrote a song called ‘The Boy Who Murdered Love’ and there’s a line in there about a tainted cherry tree and I found it very poetic. It painted imagery of the forbidden fruit and Adam and Eve and this boy that’s absolutely beautiful and so tempting but so wrong for you.”