Studio Album · No. 10

Adrian Thaws Songwriting Credits by Tricky

2014 False Idols 13 tracks 38:15

Produced by Tricky

False Idols Trip HopElectronic
Songwriter
69%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 9 of 13 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 9 / 13 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 13 tracks with documented writers, by whether Tricky carries a lyricist or composer credit.

69%
9 trackswritten by Tricky 4 tracksoutside writers
Tricky's roles on this album

Share of the 13 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist69%
Composer69%
Producer100%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

13
Tracks
14
Lyricists
1
Producers
2014
Released
Data Insight

Nine of the thirteen tracks carry him and none carries only him. Naming a record after himself did not make it more his: it has more guest singers than anything since Blowback and every credited track is shared.

Adrian Thaws came out on False Idols in September 2014, titled with his own name, and runs 38 minutes across thirteen tracks.

Track Listing & Credits 13 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Sun Down
TrickyTirzah Adrian ThawsTirzah Tricky Tricky (Performer)Tirzah (Featured Vocals)
2
Lonnie Listen
TrickyMykki BlancoBugle Adrian ThawsMykki BlancoBugle Tricky Tricky (Performer)Mykki Blanco (Featured Vocals)Francesca Belmonte (Featured Vocals)
3
Something in the Way
TrickyFrancesca Belmonte Adrian ThawsFrancesca Belmonte Tricky Tricky (Performer)Francesca Belmonte (Featured Vocals)
4
Keep Me in Your Shake
TrickyNneka Adrian ThawsNneka Tricky Tricky (Performer)Nneka (Featured Vocals)
5
The Unloved (Skit)
Alan Johnson Alan Johnson Tricky Tricky (Performer)
6
Nicotine Love
TrickyFrancesca Belmonte Adrian ThawsFrancesca Belmonte Tricky Tricky (Performer)Francesca Belmonte (Featured Vocals)
7
Gangster Chronicle
Rodney PantonJeff Tetteh Rodney PantonJeff Tetteh Tricky Tricky (Performer)Bella Gotti) ( (Featured Vocals)
8
I Had a Dream
TrickyFrancesca Belmonte Adrian ThawsFrancesca Belmonte Tricky Tricky (Performer)Francesca Belmonte (Featured Vocals)
9
My Palestine Girl
TrickyBlue Daisy Adrian ThawsKwesi Darko Tricky Tricky (Performer)Blue Daisy (Featured Vocals)
10
Why Don't You
TrickyNo Lay Adrian ThawsNo Lay Tricky Tricky (Performer)Bella Gotti (Featured Vocals)
11
Silly Games
Dennis Bovell Dennis Bovell Tricky Tricky (Performer)Tirzah (Featured Vocals)
12
Right Here
TrickyOh Land Adrian ThawsNanna Øland Fabricius Tricky Tricky (Performer)Oh Land (Featured Vocals)
13
Silver Tongue - When You Go
Silver Tongue Silver Tongue Tricky Tricky (Performer)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 19 contributors

T
Tricky
Writer · Producer · Performer
On this album9 written
AT
Adrian Thaws
Writer
On this album9 written
FB
Francesca Belmonte
Writer · Vocals
On this album3 written
AJ
Alan Johnson
Writer
On this album1 written
BD
Blue Daisy
Writer · Vocals
On this album1 written
B
Bugle
Writer
On this album1 written
DB
Dennis Bovell
Writer
On this album1 written
JT
Jeff Tetteh
Writer
On this album1 written
KD
Kwesi Darko
Writer
On this album1 written
MB
Mykki Blanco
Writer · Vocals
On this album1 written
NØ
Nanna Øland Fabricius
Writer
On this album1 written
N
Nneka
Writer · Vocals
On this album1 written

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Frequently Asked Questions Adrian Thaws

Who wrote Adrian Thaws?
Tricky is credited on nine of the thirteen tracks, always with a co-writer.
Why is it named after him?
Adrian Thaws is his given name, used as the album title.
How did it sell?
The discography's sales and certification columns are both blank for this album.
Did any single chart?
No single from the album entered the Billboard Hot 100.
Are engineering credits published?
No. The album article lists producers and writers but no engineers.
Who sings on it?
Francesca Belmonte, Nneka, Tirzah and others alongside Tricky.
How long is the album?
38:15 across thirteen tracks.

Sources

Wikipedia: Adrian Thaws Wikipedia: Tricky Cover Art Archive: Adrian Thaws by Tricky