Quixotic (album)

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Quixotic
Quixotic cover
Studio album by Martina Topley-Bird
Released July 14, 2003
Genre Trip hop/Electronic/Rock
Length 50:24
Label Independiente Records
Producer Martina Topley-Bird
Amp 9 (Nick Bird, Steve Crittall, Alex McGowan)
David Holmes
Tricky
Professional reviews
Martina Topley-Bird chronology
Quixotic
(2003)		 The Blue God
(2008)
Alternate covers
Anything cover art
Anything cover art

Quixotic is the debut album by English singer-songwriter Martina Topley-Bird. The album spans several musical styles including trip-hop, electronic and rock. It was co-written and produced by Topley-Bird and received positive reviews from music critics upon its release. Quixotic also includes a collaboration with musician Tricky, with whom Topley-Bird collaborated prior to her solo work.

Quixotic was released in the United States one year later, in 2004. Licensed to the Palm Pictures label, the album was retitled Anything and the track list was altered — including the omission of three tracks originally found on Quixotic. Additionally, the "Intro" track was moved to the end of the album and retitled "Outro".

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Quixotic

  1. "Intro" (Topley-Bird)
  2. "Need One" (Topley-Bird, Amp 9)
  3. "Anything" (Nick Bird, Steve Crittall)
  4. "Soul Food" (Topley-Bird, Amp 9)
  5. "Lullaby" (Topley-Bird, Amp 9)
  6. "Too Tough to Die" (Topley-Bird, Holmes)
  7. "Sandpaper Kisses" (Topley-Bird, Amp 9)
  8. "Ragga" (Topley-Bird, Tricky)
  9. "Lying" (Topley-Bird)
  10. "I Wanna Be There" (Topley-Bird, Amp 9)
  11. "I Still Feel" (Topley-Bird, Amp 9)
  12. "Ilya" (Topley-Bird)
  13. "Stevie's (Day's of a Gun)" (Topley-Bird, Amp 9)

[edit] Anything

  1. "Anything"
  2. "Ragga"
  3. "Need One"
  4. "Soul Food"
  5. "Ilya"
  6. "I Still Feel"
  7. "Sandpaper Kisses"
  8. "Too Tough to Die"
  9. "Lullaby"
  10. "Outro"

[edit] Guest appearances

  • Mark Lanegan performs additional vocals and Josh Homme plays additional guitar on "Need One"
  • David Holmes co-wrote and produced "Too Tough to Die" and mixed "I Wanna Be There"
  • Tricky produced, co-wrote music/lyrics and his vocals are featured on "Ragga". He also did some producing and additional programming on a few more tracks.
  • David Arnold co-produced and arranged strings on "Stevie's (Day's of a Gun)"
  • Cath Coffey performed backing vocals on some of the tracks

[edit] Singles

  • "Need One"
  • "Anything"
  • "I Still Feel"
  • "Soul Food"

[edit] Charts

Chart Peak[1]
UK Albums Chart 70
French Albums Chart 58

[edit] Appearances in media

  • "Lullaby" was used in the campaign for juice powder Clight (in Brazil), later used in commercials for Kenzo's fragrance Flower.
  • "Sandpaper Kisses" is featured on the soundtrack of the video game Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy in the United States).
  • "Need One" appears on the CSI: Miami soundtrack released in 2004.
  • "I Only Have Eyes for You" and "Soulfood" (Charles Webster's Banging House Dub) were featured on The O.C.
  • Samples of "Sandpaper Kisses" are prominently featured in Stephen Marley's "You're Gonna Leave" from his 2007 release Mind Control.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Martina Topley Bird - Quixotic - Music Charts
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