Studio Album · No. 1

Maxinquaye Songwriting Credits by Tricky

1995 4th & B'way 12 tracks 57:13

Produced by Tricky, Mark Saunders, Howie B, Kevin Petrie

4th & B'way Trip HopDowntempo
Credits not
documented

Songwriter credits for this album are not yet documented.

Authorship Breakdown

Songwriter credits for this album are not yet documented in our sources. We leave the authorship score blank rather than imply Tricky wrote none of it.

By the Numbers

12
Tracks
0
Lyricists
4
Producers
222,000
Worldwide Copies Sold
1995
Released
Data Insight

Twelve tracks and no published writer for any of them, which is a strange gap on a record this well known. Martina Topley-Bird sings most of it and the album article credits nobody. What is documented is that he made it a year after leaving Massive Attack.

Maxinquaye came out on 4th & B'way in February 1995 and sold 222,000 in the United States. It is named after his mother and is the album most often cited alongside Blue Lines and Dummy as the start of trip hop.

Track Listing & Credits 12 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Overcome
Not documented - Mark SaundersTricky Tricky (Performer)
2
Ponderosa
Not documented - Howie BTricky Tricky (Performer)
3
Black Steel
Not documented - Mark SaundersTricky Tricky (Performer)
4
Hell Is Round the Corner
Not documented - Mark SaundersTricky Tricky (Performer)
5
Pumpkin
Not documented - Tricky Tricky (Performer)
6
Aftermath
Not documented - Kevin PetrieTricky Tricky (Performer)
7
Abbaon Fat Tracks
Not documented - Tricky Tricky (Performer)
8
Brand New You're Retro
Not documented - Mark SaundersTricky Tricky (Performer)
9
Suffocated Love
Not documented - Mark SaundersTricky Tricky (Performer)
10
You Don't
Not documented - Mark SaundersTricky Tricky (Performer)
11
Strugglin'
Not documented - Mark SaundersTricky Tricky (Performer)
12
Feed Me
Not documented - Mark SaundersTricky Tricky (Performer)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 4 contributors

T
Tricky
Producer · Performer
On this album12 produced
MS
Mark Saunders
Producer
On this album8 produced
HB
Howie B
Producer
On this album1 produced
KP
Kevin Petrie
Producer
On this album1 produced

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Frequently Asked Questions Maxinquaye

Who wrote Maxinquaye?
Nothing published says. The album article gives its track listing with no writer column and no blanket credit line, and no Discogs release of it carries writing credits.
How did it sell?
222,000 in the United States, and it is certified gold by the BPI.
Who sings on it?
Martina Topley-Bird sings most of it, with Tricky himself on the rest.
What does the title mean?
It is named after his mother, Maxine Quaye, who died when he was four.
Did any single chart?
No single from the album entered the Billboard Hot 100.
Are engineering credits published?
No. The album article lists nothing beyond titles and lengths.
How long is the album?
57:13 across twelve tracks.
Data note: The album article gives its track listing with no writer column and no blanket credit line, and no Discogs release of it publishes writing credits.

Sources

Wikipedia: Maxinquaye Wikipedia: Tricky Cover Art Archive: Maxinquaye by Tricky