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  • Artist: Olive
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: 2000
  • Total Time: 58:58
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Electronica

Review

Where most trip-hop artists downplay melody as a matter of principle, Olive (keyboardist/trumpeter/producer Tim Kellett and vocalist Ruth-Ann) embraces it almost defiantly, maintaining the rhythmic interest of electronica and the generally dark undercurrents of trip-hop while simultaneously delivering tunes that are swooningly lovely without ever sounding quite commercial. The lead track on the band's Maverick debut is perhaps its best: "Love Affair" glides on an updraft of sampled strings and a subtly jungle-flavored breakbeat, while the sung melody (especially in the chorus, where the chord progression takes an unusual and delightful turn) climbs from peak to emotional peak. The rest of the program is almost as good, from the slow and funky "Trickle" and a tweaked and bleepy version of the 10cc classic "I'm Not in Love" to a slightly Latin-tinged kiss-off song titled "Creature of Comfort." (Several minutes after the end of the album's last track is a hidden song called "Take My Hand.") ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Love Affair Tim Kellett Olive (3:58)
Trickle Tim Kellett Olive (4:56)
I'm Not in Love (Lyrics) Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart Olive (4:39)
Smile (Lyrics) Ruth-Ann Boyle, Tim Kellett Olive (4:22)
All You Ever Needed Tim Kellett Olive (4:25)
Indulge Me Tim Kellett Olive (4:10)
Speak to Me Tim Kellett Olive (4:06)
Liberty Tim Kellett Olive (4:16)
Push Tim Kellett Olive (4:45)
Trust You Tim Kellett Olive (3:49)
Creature of Comfort Tim Kellett Olive (4:05)
Beyond the Fray Tim Kellett Olive (11:27)

Credits

Tim Kellett (Trumpet), Roger Lyons (Programming), Tony Foster (Guitar (Acoustic)), Vini Reilly (Guitar), David Harlan (Art Direction), David Harlan (Design), Ian Kirkham (EWI), Tim Kellett (Flugelhorn), David Harlan (Photography), Roger Lyons (Producer), Tim Kellett (Producer), Cariad Morris (Management), Steve Sidwell (Arranger), Kim Biggs (Art Direction), James McNicol (Assistant Engineer), Peter-John Vettese (Producer), Guy Davie (Mastering), Ruth-Ann (Vocals), Robin Guthrie (Guitar), Vinnie Lammi (Drums), Will Malone (String Arrangements), Nyman Orchestra (Orchestra), Zoren Gold (Photography), Roger Lyons (Keyboards), Kim Biggs (Design), Tim Kellett (Keyboards), Mark Evans (Mixing Engineer), Tony Foster (Guitar (Electric))
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Trickle
Studio album by Olive
Released May 30, 2000
Recorded The Tree House, Derbyshire; Britannia Row, London; Area 21, London; The Square Centre, Nottingham
Genre Trip-hop
Length 59:05
Label Maverick
Producer Tim Kellett, Roger Lyons, Peter John Vettesse
Professional reviews
Olive chronology
Extra Virgin
(1996)		 Trickle
(2000)

Trickle is the second and most recent album from English trip-hop band Olive.

Contents

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.[1]

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;[1] 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.[2]

"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

All songs written by Tim Kellett except where otherwise noted.

  1. "Love Affair" – 3:58
  2. "Trickle" – 4:56
  3. "I'm Not in Love" (Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart) – 4:40
  4. "Smile" (Peter John Vettesse, Kellett, Ruth-Ann Boyle) – 4:22
  5. "All You Ever Needed" (Kellett, Boyle) – 4:25
  6. "Indulge Me" (Kellett, Boyle) – 4:08
  7. "Speak to Me" – 4:06
  8. "Liberty" – 4:17
  9. "Push" – 4:45
  10. "Trust You" (Kellett, Boyle) – 3:49
  11. "Creature of Comfort" – 4:05
  12. "Beyond the Fray" – 4:20
  13. "Take My Hand" (Kellett, Boyle, Tony Foster) (hidden track)

Credits

Olive are:

Other musicians:

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

  1. ^ a b Jung, Fred. "A Fireside Chat with Olive". Jazz Weekly. http://www.jazzweekly.com/interviews/olive.htm. Retrieved 2006-08-18. 
  2. ^ Ball, Joann D.. "Olive, Trickle". Consumable Online. http://www.westnet.com/consumable/2000/06.01/revolive.html. Retrieved 2006-08-18. 

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