| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 68/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Trickle is the second and most recent album from English trip hop band Olive.
History
Following the band's debut album Extra Virgin and a subsequent promotional tour, keyboard programmer Robin Taylor-Firth left the band. Also during this time the UK arm of record label RCA lost interest in supporting the band; as a result, Olive was dropped from the RCA roster.[3]
By this time, the follow-up album had been completed, including a cover of the 1975 UK number-one single "I'm Not in Love" by 10cc (chosen partially as an attempt to obtain better favour with RCA). However, Olive then signed with Maverick Records, after reportedly being discovered by label founder Madonna when she attended one of their concerts in Germany;[3] initially, the band were recruited for a contribution to the soundtrack to the Madonna film The Next Best Thing, and a recording contract resulted from the contact.[4]
"I'm Not in Love" became the band's contribution to the February 2000-released soundtrack, and Trickle was subsequently released in May; "I'm Not in Love" then also became the lead single (and only single) released from the album in June.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Affair" | Tim Kellett | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Trickle" | Kellett | 4:55 |
| 3. | "I'm Not In Love" | Graham Gouldman • Eric Stewart | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Smile" | Peter-John Vettese • Kellett • Ruth-Ann Boyle | 4:23 |
| 5. | "All You Ever Needed" | Kellett • Boyle | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Indulge Me" | Kellett • Boyle | 4:10 |
| 7. | "Speak to Me" | Kellett | 4:06 |
| 8. | "Liberty" | Kellett | 4:17 |
| 9. | "Push" | Kellett | 4:45 |
| 10. | "Trust You" | Kellett • Boyle | 3:49 |
| 11. | "Creature of Comfort" | Kellett | 4:06 |
| 12. | "Beyond the Fray" | Kellett | 4:19 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Take My Hand" | Kellett • Boyle • Tony Foster | 4:13 |
| Total length: | 59:02 | ||
Credits
Olive are:
- Ruth-Ann Boyle – vocals
- Tim Kellett – keyboards, trumpet, flugelhorn
Other musicians:
- Guy Davie – mastering
- Mark "Tufty" Evans – mix engineer
- Tony Foster – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Robin Guthrie – guitar
- Ian Kirkham – EWI
- Vinnie Lammi – drums
- Roger Lyons – programming, additional keyboards
- Wil Malone – string arrangements
- James McNichol – assistant engineer
- Vini Reilly – guitar
- Steve Sidwell – Nyman Orchestra arrangements
Ian Kirkham was a member of Simply Red alongside Kellett (and remains a member to date). Vini Reilly is the leader of The Durutti Column, which Kellett played in during the 1980s.
Notes and references
- ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/olive/trickle
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/trickle-mw0000063931
- ^ a b Jung, Fred. "A Fireside Chat with Olive". Jazz Weekly. Retrieved 2006-08-18.
- ^ Ball, Joann D. "Olive, Trickle". Consumable Online. Archived from the original on 2001-05-31. Retrieved 2006-08-18.