Quixotic | ||||
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Studio album by Martina Topley-Bird | ||||
Released | 14 July 2003 | |||
Genre | Trip hop/Electronic/Rock | |||
Length | 51:11 | |||
Label | Independiente | |||
Producer | Martina Topley-Bird Amp 9 (Nick Bird, Steve Crittall, Alex McGowan) David Holmes Tricky |
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Singles from Quixotic | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
Anything cover art
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Promo covers | ||||
Promo
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Six-track promo sampler
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Anything promo sampler featuring the "Anything" video
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Source | Rating |
Quixotic: | |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Guardian | [2] |
The Independent | [3] |
Pitchfork Media | (5.9/10)[4] |
The Times | [5] |
Uncut | [6] |
Anything: | |
Allmusic | [7] |
Rolling Stone | [8] |
Tiny Mix Tapes | [9] |
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 and was shortlisted for the 2003 Mercury Music Prize. 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 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | Topley-Bird | 1:11 |
2. | "Need One" | Topley-Bird, Amp 9 | 3:55 |
3. | "Anything" | Nick Bird, Steve Crittall | 4:25 |
4. | "Soul Food" | Topley-Bird, Amp 9 | 5:32 |
5. | "Lullaby" | Topley-Bird, Amp 9 | 4:23 |
6. | "Too Tough to Die" | Topley-Bird, Holmes | 3:58 |
7. | "Sandpaper Kisses" | Topley-Bird, Amp 9 | 3:52 |
8. | "Ragga" | Topley-Bird, Tricky | 3:15 |
9. | "Lying" | Topley-Bird | 4:14 |
10. | "I Wanna Be There" | Topley-Bird, Amp 9 | 1:54 |
11. | "I Still Feel" | Topley-Bird, Amp 9 | 5:21 |
12. | "Ilya" | Topley-Bird | 4:38 |
13. | "Stevie's (Day's of a Gun)" | Topley-Bird, Amp 9 | 4:32 |
French edition bonus tracks | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
14. | "Skyscraper" (French edition bonus track) | 4:28 | |||||||
15. | "I Wanna Be There (live at Bush Hall)" (French edition bonus track) | 2:05 | |||||||
16. | "Too Tough to Die (Hot to Tape remix)" (French edition bonus track) | 4:16 |
Chart (2003) | Peak position[10] |
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UK Albums Chart | 70 |
French Albums Chart | 58 |