Day 25: Have I been mixing Sheryl up with Shania all these years?

Album 81/1031

Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)

Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Run Baby Run"	Sheryl Crow David Baerwald Bill Bottrell	4:53
2.	"Leaving Las Vegas"	Crow Bottrell Baerwald Kevin Gilbert David Ricketts	5:10
3.	"Strong Enough"	Crow Bottrell Baerwald Gilbert Brian MacLeod Ricketts	3:10
4.	"Can't Cry Anymore"	Crow Bottrell	3:41
5.	"Solidify"	Crow Kevin Hunter Bottrell Baerwald Gilbert Ricketts MacLeod	4:08
6.	"The Na-Na Song"	Crow Bottrell Baerwald Gilbert Ricketts MacLeod	3:12
7.	"No One Said It Would Be Easy"	Crow Bottrell Gilbert Dan Schwartz	5:29
8.	"What I Can Do for You"	Crow Baerwald	4:15
9.	"All I Wanna Do"	Crow Gilbert Wyn Cooper Baerwald	4:32
10.	"We Do What We Can"	Crow Bottrell Gilbert Schwartz	5:38
11.	"I Shall Believe"	Crow Bottrell	5:34

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuesday_Night_Music_Club

Golf's verdict: Somewhere in the margins of my head there was, until today, an artist who seemingly was a combination of Sheryl Crow and Shania Twain. I have been confusing the two for years and though when I heard this I realised immediately that this was not as country/twangy as I was expecting I was still expecting more line-dancing stuff than this. What I got instead was a great opener followed by a bunch of well-produced, catchy fare which left me a bit cold.

Maire's verdict: Run, Baby, Run was a good enough first track. Nothing else lived up to it and I'd forgotten how irritating 'All I Wanna Do' is. 

Album 82/1031

Tricky - Maxinquaye (1995)

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Overcome"	Mark Saunders, Tricky	4:30
2.	"Ponderosa"	Howie B, Tricky	3:31
3.	"Black Steel"	Saunders, Tricky	5:40
4.	"Hell Is Round the Corner"	Saunders, Tricky	3:47
5.	"Pumpkin"	Tricky	4:31
6.	"Aftermath"	Kevin Petrie, Tricky	7:39
7.	"Abbaon Fat Tracks"	Tricky	4:27
8.	"Brand New You're Retro"	Saunders, Tricky	2:54
9.	"Suffocated Love"	Saunders, Tricky	4:53
10.	"You Don't"	Saunders, Tricky	4:39
11.	"Strugglin'"	Saunders, Tricky	6:39
12.	"Feed Me"	Saunders, Tricky	4:04

Notes

• All songs were written and composed by Tricky, except "Ponderosa" (Tricky and Howie B) and "Black Steel" (Carlton Ridenhour, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee).
• All vocals were performed by Tricky and Martina Topley-Bird, except on "Pumpkin" (Tricky and Alison Goldfrapp) and "You Don't" (Tricky and Ragga).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxinquaye

Golf's verdict: Having collaborated with Massive Attack, but with a rather limited contribution, this was the very fine debut from Bristol's Tricky. Stands up extremely well 20 odd years later.

Maire's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! I'd assumed I knew what this album would sound like and, once again, I was wrong. I should probably learn from that. Anyway, really enjoyed this despite not being my normal fare.
Album 83/1031

Lauren Hill - The Miseducation of... (1998)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"		Lauryn Hill	0:47
2.	"Lost Ones"	Hill	Hill, Che Guevara, Vada Nobles	5:33
3.	"Ex-Factor"	Hill	Hill	5:26
4.	"To Zion" (featuring Carlos Santana)	Hill	Hill, Guevara	6:08
5.	"Doo Wop (That Thing)"	Hill	Hill	5:19
6.	"Superstar"	Hill, Johari Newton, James Poyser	Hill	4:56
7.	"Final Hour"	Hill	Hill	4:15
8.	"When It Hurts So Bad"	Hill	Hill	5:42
9.	"I Used to Love Him" (featuring Mary J. Blige)	Hill	Hill	5:39
10.	"Forgive Them Father"	Hill	Hill	5:15
11.	"Every Ghetto, Every City"	Hill	Hill	5:14
12.	"Nothing Even Matters" (featuring D'Angelo)	Hill	Hill	5:49
13.	"Everything Is Everything"	Hill, J. Newton	Hill	4:58
14.	"The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill"	Hill, Tejumold Newton	Hill	4:17

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Miseducation_of_Lauryn_Hill

Golf's verdict: Unlike Tricky this seems to be a little dated and samey after nearly 20 years. Did not recognise any of the tunes despite this being a very popular album at the time, which got a lot of airplay.

Maire's verdict: To quote one of the songs: "Music is supposed to inspire". This didn't.

Album 84/1031

The Beau Brummels - Triangle (1967)

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Are You Happy?"	Bob Durand, Ron Elliott	2:17
2.	"Only Dreaming Now"	Elliott, Sal Valentino	2:06
3.	"Painter of Women"	Durand, Elliott	2:51
4.	"The Keeper of Time"	Durand, Elliott	2:09
5.	"It Won't Get Better"	Elliott, Valentino	2:02
6.	"Nine Pound Hammer"	Merle Travis	3:19

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Magic Hollow"	Elliott, Valentino	2:53
2.	"And I've Seen Her"	Durand, Elliott	1:59
3.	"Triangle"	Elliott, Valentino	2:17
4.	"The Wolf of Velvet Fortune"	Elliott, Valentino	4:52
5.	"Old Kentucky Home"	Randy Newman	2:05

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_(The_Beau_Brummels_album)

Golf's verdict: Knew the name but not the music. Apparently these guys were produced by Sly Stone, before he was even Sly and split up when so many of them got drafted in the late 60s. It's a great listen and has prompted me to seek out more from them.

Maire's verdict: Can't believe I haven't heard this band before. Left a smile on my face despite the windy conditions coming into land in Wellington.