Vulnerable (Tricky album)

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Vulnerable
Tricky - Vulnerable.jpg
Studio album by
Tricky
Released19 May 2003 (2003-05-19)
GenreTrip hop
LabelEpitaph
ProducerTricky
Tricky chronology
Blowback
(2001) 		Vulnerable
(2003) 		Knowle West Boy
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars [2]
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention) [3]
SpinB+ [4]
Stylus MagazineC− [5]
Pitchfork Media4.9/10 [6]
Rolling Stone2/5 stars [7]
Slant Magazine3/5 stars [8]
Uncut4/5 stars[9]
Blender4/5 stars[10]
Entertainment.ie4/5 stars[11]

Vulnerable is the sixth album by English trip hop artist Tricky released in 2003 on the Epitaph record label.

Album production[]

The main female collaborator on this album was the Italian singer Costanza Francavilla, a previous fan who approached Tricky at one of his shows and gave him a CD with songs: On the 17th of December 2001, Tricky, one of Costanza's favourite artists ever, came to play in Rome. Costanza managed to give Tricky's drummer a demo CD (with 3 songs written, performed and produced by her). The day after Tricky called her asking to work with her the collaboration started. (Costanza's Official site)

In Spring 2002 she moved to L.A. to begin recording Vulnerable. During the summer 2002 her song "My Head" was part of Tricky's Blowback limited re-edition. In summer 2003, Costanza performed live on Tricky's "13" tour all around Europe (including festivals like Glastonbury and the London Meltdown Festival). In fall 2003 the Back To Mine compilation dedicated to Tricky came out featuring Costanza's song "Desire" (written, performed and produced by Costanza).

Track listing[]

  1. "Stay"
  2. "Antimatter"
  3. "Ice Pick"
  4. "Car Crash"
  5. "Dear God" (XTC cover)
  6. "How High"
  7. "What Is Wrong"
  8. "Hollow"
  9. "Moody"
  10. "Wait for God"
  11. "Where I'm From"
  12. "The Lovecats" (The Cure cover)
  13. "Search, Search, Survive"

Track notes[]

  • The songs "How High" and "Hollow" were both featured in The O.C.

Limited Edition DVD[]

  1. Vulnerable movie
  2. "Antimatter" (Jimmy & T Remix)
  3. "Receive Us" (Radagon & Tricky)
  4. "You Don't Wanna" (live in Rome)
  5. Photo Gallery

References[]

  1. ^ "Vulnerable by Tricky" – via www.metacritic.com.
  2. ^ "Vulnerable - Tricky | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Tricky". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ The Trickster's best record in years. [Aug 2003, p.119]
  5. ^ "Stylus Magazine". stylusmagazine.com.
  6. ^ "Tricky: Vulnerable". Pitchfork.
  7. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on August 18, 2006.
  8. ^ Cinquemani, Sal. "Review: Tricky, Vulnerable".
  9. ^ 13 avant-pop gems evocative of Pere Ubu and Talking Heads. [Jun 2003, p.96]
  10. ^ He's a full-fledged alternative auteur, skipping effortlessly from hypnotic electronics to refracted torch songs to balls-out alt-rock. [Aug 2003, p.134]
  11. ^ "Tricky - Vulnerable". Entertainment.ie.
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