Name: A Ruff Guide To by Tricky
Brand: Tricky
SKU: 731458687122
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (119 reviews)

COMPILATION Explicit

It's not sequenced in chronological order, but that's about the only flaw with Island's 2002 compilation, A Ruff Guide. Over the course of 17 tracks, the highlights from Tricky's Island albums unspool, hitting every single and many of the great album tracks (including cuts from the Nearly God album). Although this may seem like it'd be just for the fellow travelers -- the kind of casual fan that just wants the hits -- this is actually a very useful compilation for those that followed his career closely, since Tricky's albums after his brilliant debut Maxinquaye grew more erratic with each release. Therefore, this collection works really well as a collection of the moments where Tricky flashed his brilliance on uneven albums ("Broken Homes," "Tricky Kid," "For Real," among them). Yes, Maxinquaye is the masterpiece -- one of the great, defining albums of the '90s -- but as a summary of his uneven career this is excellent. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

1. Aftermath

by Tricky

Primary Artist: Tricky; Main Performer
Performer: Martina Topley Bird; Performer
Vocals: Martina Topley Bird; Performer
Composer: Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws
Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws; Composer
Lyricist: Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws; Composer
Producer: Tricky
Kevin Petrie; Production
Composer Lyricist: Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws; Other

2. Poems

by Nearly God

Featured Artist: Martina Topley Bird
Terry Hall; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Nearly God; Main Performer
Performer: Tricky
Terry Hall
Martina Topley Bird; Performer
Vocals: Terry Hall
Tricky
Martina Topley Bird; Performer
Composer: Tricky
Terry Hall; Composer
Lyricist: Terry Hall
Tricky; Composer
Producer: Tricky; Production
Composer Lyricist: Tricky
Terry Hall; Other

3. For Real

by Tricky

Primary Artist: Tricky; Main Performer
Performer: Martina Topley Bird; Performer
Vocals: Martina Topley Bird; Performer
Composer: Larry Muggerud
Rich Keller
Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws
Damon Blackmon
Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws; Composer
Lyricist: Larry Muggerud
Rich Keller
Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws
Damon Blackmon; Composer
Engineer: Rich Keller; Production
Executive Producer: Tricky; Production
Mixing: Rich Keller; Production
Producer: Dame Grease
Rich Keller
Tricky; Production
Studio Personnel: Rich Keller; Production
Composer Lyricist: Larry Muggerud
Damon Blackmon
Rich Keller
Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws; Other

4. Black Steel

by Tricky

Primary Artist: Tricky; Main Performer
Performer: Martina Topley Bird; Performer
Vocals: Martina Topley Bird; Performer
Composer: Hank Shocklee
Eric Sadler
William Drayton; Composer
Lyricist: Hank Shocklee
William Drayton; Composer
Author: Carlton Ridenhour; Production
Producer: Tricky
Mark Saunders; Production
Composer Lyricist: William Drayton
Hank Shocklee; Other

5. Pumpkin

by Tricky

Performer: Martina Topley Bird
Alison Goldfrapp; Performer
Primary Artist: Tricky; Main Performer
Vocals: Alison Goldfrapp
Martina Topley Bird; Performer
Composer: Mick Hucknall
Lamont Dozier
Tricky; Composer
Lyricist: Mick Hucknall
Tricky
Lamont Dozier; Composer
Producer: Tricky; Production
Composer Lyricist: Mick Hucknall
Lamont Dozier
Tricky; Other

6. Broken Homes

by Tricky

Acoustic Guitar: Marc Ribot
Patrice Serapiglia; Performer
Composer: Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws
Alison Goldfrapp
Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws; Composer
Background Vocals: Jules Bartholomew; Performer
Lyricist: Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws
Alison Goldfrapp; Composer
Engineer: Ethan Allen
Steve Musters; Production
Recording Assistant: Serge "sergical" Tsai; Production
Additional Mixer: Jack Hersca; Other
Keyboard: Tricky; Performer
Performer: Jules Bartholomew
Patrice Serapiglia
Sisters-n-brothers Choir
Marc Ribot
Tricky
Pj Harvey
Martina Topley Bird; Performer
Vocals: Martina Topley Bird
Sisters-n-brothers Choir
Tricky
Pj Harvey; Performer
Mixing: Tricky
Flood; Production
Studio Personnel: Ethan Allen
Tricky
Jack Hersca
Flood
Steve Musters
Serge "sergical" Tsai; Production
Composer Lyricist: Alison Goldfrapp
Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws; Other
Featured Artist: Pj Harvey; Main Performer
Producer: Tricky; Production
Primary Artist: Tricky; Main Performer

7. Wash My Soul

by Tricky

Primary Artist: Tricky; Main Performer
Performer: Martina Topley Bird; Performer
Vocals: Martina Topley Bird; Performer
Composer: Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws
Larry Muggerud
Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws; Composer
Lyricist: Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws
Larry Muggerud; Composer
Executive Producer: Tricky; Production
Mixing: Ron A. Shaffer; Production
Producer: Tricky
Dj Muggs; Production
Recording: Troy Stanton; Production
Studio Personnel: Troy Stanton
Ron A. Shaffer; Production
Composer Lyricist: Larry Muggerud
Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws; Other

8. I Be The Prophet

by Nearly God, Martina Topley-bird

Featured Artist: Martina Topley Bird; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Nearly God; Main Performer
Performer: Martina Topley Bird
Tricky; Performer
Vocals: Martina Topley Bird
Tricky; Performer
Composer: Tricky; Composer
Lyricist: Tricky; Composer
Producer: Tricky; Production
Composer Lyricist: Tricky; Other

9. Makes Me Wanna Die

by Tricky

Primary Artist: Tricky; Main Performer
Performer: Martina Topley Bird
Tricky; Performer
Vocals: Martina Topley Bird
Tricky; Performer
Composer: William Griffin
Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws
Eric Barrier
Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws; Composer
Lyricist: Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws
William Griffin
Eric Barrier; Composer
Engineer: Ian Caple; Production
Mixing: Tricky
Ian Caple; Production
Producer: Tricky; Production
Studio Personnel: Ian Caple
Tricky; Production
Composer Lyricist: William Griffin
Eric Barrier
Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws; Other

10. Tricky Kid

by Tricky

Performer: Rock
Martina Topley Bird
Tricky; Performer
Primary Artist: Tricky; Main Performer
Vocals: Rock
Martina Topley Bird; Performer
Composer: Lionel Richie
Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws
Ronald C. La Pread
Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws; Composer
Lyricist: Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws
Lionel Richie
Ronald C. La Pread; Composer
Engineer: Rock Smith; Production
Mixing: Tricky; Production
Producer: Tricky; Production
Studio Personnel: Rock Smith
Tricky; Production
Composer Lyricist: Lionel Richie
Ronald C. La Pread
Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws; Other
Unknown Contributor Role: Ian Caple; Other

11. Scrappy Love

by Tricky

Primary Artist: Tricky; Main Performer
Performer: D.j. Muggs
Martina Topley Bird
Tricky; Performer
Vocals: Martina Topley Bird
Tricky
D.j. Muggs; Performer
Composer: Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws
Larry Muggerud
Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws; Composer
Lyricist: Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws
Larry Muggerud; Composer
Executive Producer: Tricky; Production
Mixing: Michael Barbiero; Production
Producer: Tricky; Production
Recording: Troy Stanton; Production
Studio Personnel: Troy Stanton
Michael Barbiero; Production
Composer Lyricist: Larry Muggerud
Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws; Other

12. Ponderosa

by Tricky

Primary Artist: Tricky; Main Performer
Performer: Tricky
Martina Topley-bird; Performer
Vocals: Tricky
Martina Topley-bird; Performer
Composer: Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws
Howie Bernstein
Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws; Composer
Lyricist: Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws
Howie Bernstein; Composer
Producer: Tricky
Howie B.; Production
Composer Lyricist: Howie Bernstein
Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws; Other

13. Christiansands

by Tricky

Primary Artist: Tricky; Main Performer
Performer: Martina
Martina Topley Bird
Tricky; Performer
Vocals: Martina
Martina Topley Bird; Performer
Composer: Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws
Ricky M.l. Walters
Douglas Davis
Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws; Composer
Lyricist: Ricky M.l. Walters
Douglas Davis
Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws; Composer
Engineer: Ian Caple; Production
Mixing: Tricky
Ian Caple; Production
Producer: Tricky; Production
Studio Personnel: Ian Caple
Tricky; Production
Composer Lyricist: Douglas Davis
Ricky M.l. Walters
Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws; Other

14. Hell Is Round The Corner

by Tricky

Performer: Tricky
Martina Topley-bird; Performer
Primary Artist: Tricky; Main Performer
Vocals: Tricky
Martina Topley-bird; Performer
Composer: Isaac Hayes
Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws
Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws; Composer
Lyricist: Isaac Hayes
Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws; Composer
Producer: Tricky
Mark Saunders; Production
Composer Lyricist: Isaac Hayes
Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws; Other

15. Singing The Blues

by Tricky

Drums: Calvin Weston; Performer
Primary Artist: Tricky; Main Performer
Guitar: Patrice Serapiglia; Performer
Keyboard: Tricky; Performer
Performer: Martina Topley Bird
Tricky
Patrice Serapiglia
Calvin Weston; Performer
Vocals: Martina Topley Bird; Performer
Composer: Mary Mccreary; Composer
Lyricist: Mary Mccreary; Composer
Engineer: Oswald "wiz" Bowe; Production
Mixing: Tricky
Susan Rogers; Production
Producer: Tricky; Production
Recording Assistant: Serge "sergical" Tsai; Production
Studio Personnel: Susan Rogers
Serge "sergical" Tsai
Oswald "wiz" Bowe
Tricky; Production
Composer Lyricist: Mary Mccreary; Other

16. Bubbles

by Nearly God, Tricky, Terry Hall

Featured Artist: Terry Hall
Tricky; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Nearly God; Main Performer
Performer: Tricky
Terry Hall; Performer
Vocals: Tricky
Terry Hall; Performer
Composer: Terry Hall
Tricky; Composer
Lyricist: Tricky
Terry Hall; Composer
Producer: Tricky
Pete Briquette; Production
Composer Lyricist: Tricky
Terry Hall; Other

17. Overcome

by Tricky

Performer: Tricky
Martina Topley-bird; Performer
Primary Artist: Tricky; Main Performer
Vocals: Martina Topley-bird
Tricky; Performer
Composer: Marcella Detroit
Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws
Siobhan Maire Deirdre Fahey
Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws; Composer
Lyricist: Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws
Siobhan Maire Deirdre Fahey
Marcella Detroit; Composer
Producer: Tricky
Mark Saunders; Production
Composer Lyricist: Marcella Detroit
Siobhan Maire Deirdre Fahey
Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

17 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 6 minutes and 49 seconds

Explicit

Containing curse words, language, or art that is sexually, violently, or offensively oriented.

Coverart

Available and up to 1424x1424 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

7/17 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Trip Hop, Electronic, Dance, Rock, Adult Alternative, Hip Hop, Rap, Alternative Rap, Jazz, Bop, Underground Rap

Label

Universal-Island Records Ltd.

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Jun 24, 2002

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

731458687122

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A Ruff Guide To

1. Aftermath

2. Poems

3. For Real

4. Black Steel

5. Pumpkin

6. Broken Homes

7. Wash My Soul

8. I Be The Prophet

9. Makes Me Wanna Die

10. Tricky Kid

11. Scrappy Love

12. Ponderosa

13. Christiansands

14. Hell Is Round The Corner

15. Singing The Blues

16. Bubbles

17. Overcome

Technical Specifications

A Ruff Guide To

Product information

Release options

1. Aftermath

2. Poems

3. For Real

4. Black Steel

5. Pumpkin

6. Broken Homes

7. Wash My Soul

8. I Be The Prophet

9. Makes Me Wanna Die

10. Tricky Kid

11. Scrappy Love

12. Ponderosa

13. Christiansands

14. Hell Is Round The Corner

15. Singing The Blues

16. Bubbles

17. Overcome

Technical Specifications