On February 20, 1995, “4th & B’way Records” label released “Maxinquaye”, the debut Tricky album. It was recorded at Tricky’s home studio and was produced by Tricky and co-produced by Mark Saunders. In 2013 “NME” magazine ranked “Maxinquaye” at number 202 at its list of “Best Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Tricky – vocals
- James Stevenson– guitar
- Mark Saunders– keyboards, guitar
- Pete Briquette– bass
- FTV – guitar, drums
- Tony Wrafter – flute
- Alison Goldfrapp– vocals
- Martina Topley-Bird– vocals
- Ragga (Ragnhildur Gísladóttir) – vocals
- Mark Stewart– vocals
- Ali Staton – mixing
- David Alvarez – art direction, design
- Cally Callomon – art direction, design
- Richard Baker – artwork
- Rob Crane – artwork
- Andy Earl, Paul Rider, Valerie Philips – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Tricky, except where noted.
- Overcome
- Ponderosa – Tricky, Howie B.
- Black Steel – Carlton Ridenhour, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee
- Hell Is Round the Corner
- Pumpkin
- Aftermath
- Abbaon Fat Tracks
- Brand New You’re Retro
- Suffocated Love
- You Don’t
- Struggin
- Feed Me
