Knowle West Boy is the seventh studio album by musician and producer Tricky, released by Domino Records on 7 July 2008 in Europe, and 9 September 2008 in North America.
| Knowle West Boy | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 7 July 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Length | 45:53 | |||
| Label | Domino | |||
| Producer | Tricky, Bernard Butler | |||
| Tricky chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Blender |  [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[4] |
| Drowned in Sound | 6/10[5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| NME | 7/10[7] |
| Pitchfork | 5.8/10[8] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| Uncut | [11] |
A remixed version of the album called Tricky Meets South Rakkas Crew was released in 2009 and was mixed by Florida-based producers South Rakkas Crew.[12]
Details edit
The first single, "Council Estate", samples "Roads" by Portishead from the 1994 album Dummy. It was the first single that Tricky had ever done with just himself on vocals. He commented: "I couldn't whisper that song. I had to come out of myself and do a loud, screaming vocal. I wanted to be a proper frontman on that one."[13]
"Cross to Bear" features guest vocals from Hafdís Huld.
"Veronika" is a cover of the song "Livido Amniotico" by Subsonica (featuring Veronika Coassolo), which was first published as one of three previously unreleased studio tracks in their 2003 live album Controllo del livello di rombo.
Track listing edit
All music is composed by Tricky and Bernard Butler except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Puppy Toy" (ft. Alex Mills) | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Bacative" | 3:51 |
| 3. | "Joseph" (ft. Joseph Franklin Hunt) | 2:29 |
| 4. | "Veronika" (Tricky, Veronika Coassolo) | 3:00 |
| 5. | "C'mon Baby" | 3:04 |
| 6. | "Council Estate" | 2:39 |
| 7. | "Past Mistake" | 5:07 |
| 8. | "Coalition" | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Cross to Bear" | 3:47 |
| 10. | "Slow" (Kylie Minogue, Mr. Dan, Emilíana Torrini) | 3:22 |
| 11. | "Baligaga" | 3:42 |
| 12. | "Far Away" (Tricky, Veronika Coassolo) | 3:38 |
| 13. | "School Gates" | 3:47 |
Charts edit
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] | 93 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] | 35 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] | 35 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] | 89 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] | 86 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[19] | 31 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] | 95 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[21] | 53 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP)[22] | 48 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] | 25 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[24] | 63 |
| US Billboard 200[25] | 147 |
References edit
- ^ "Knowle West Boy by Tricky" – via www.metacritic.com.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Lynskey, Dorian (9 September 2008). "Tricky - Knowle West Boy". Blender. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
- ^ Knowle still offers a diverse evocation of his childhood in the proverty-riddled district of the title. [12 Sep 2008]
- ^ Graves, Ed (9 September 2008). "Tricky: Knowle West Boy". Blender. Archived from the original on 15 July 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
- ^ Rogers, Jude (3 July 2008). "CD: Tricky, Knowle West Boy" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Tricky | NME". NME. 3 July 2008.
- ^ "Tricky: Knowle West Boy". Pitchfork.
- ^ "PopMatters review".
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009.
- ^ "Uncut review".
- ^ Diver, Mike. "BBC - Music - Review of Tricky - Tricky Meets South Rakkas Crew". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ Tricky (April 2008). "Domino Publishing | Artists | Tricky". Domino Publishing. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 284.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Tricky – Knowle West Boy" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Tricky – Knowle West Boy" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Tricky – Knowle West Boy" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Tricky – Knowle West Boy" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Tricky – Knowle West Boy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Tricky – Knowle West Boy" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Tricky – Knowle West Boy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Tricky – Knowle West Boy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Tricky – Knowle West Boy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Tricky Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 October 2022.