Vulnerable (Tricky album)

Vulnerable is the sixth album by Tricky, released in 2003. It was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,[15] which indicated sales of at least 100,000+ copies throughout Europe.

Vulnerable
Studio album by
Tricky
ReleasedMay 19, 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
Allmusic [2]
Robert Christgau [3]
SpinB+ [4]
Stylus MagazineC− [5]
Pitchfork Media4.9/10 [6]
Rolling Stone [7]
Slant Magazine [8]
Music Emissions [9]
URB[10]
Uncut[11]
Blender[12]
Entertainment.ie[13]
Release Magazine[14]

Title significance

I called this album Vulnerable, because it's my most honest and open record. On this album, I've stopped hiding, and I'm allowing people to see different sides of the real me.

(official bio)

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. http://www.metacritic.com/music/vulnerable/tricky
  2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/vulnerable-mw0000034597
  3. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Tricky
  4. The Trickster's best record in years. [Aug 2003, p.119]
  5. http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/tricky/vulnerable.htm
  6. Pitchfork Media review
  7. Rolling Stone review
  8. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/tricky-vulnerable/293
  9. http://www.musicemissions.com/artists/albums/index.php?album_id=2223
  10. The album bristles with a new urgency. [Sep 2003, p.100]
  11. 13 avant-pop gems evocative of Pere Ubu and Talking Heads. [Jun 2003, p.96]
  12. 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]
  13. http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Tricky-Vulnerable/2723.htm
  14. http://www.releasemagazine.net/music-reviews-archives/
  15. http://www.impalamusic.org/docum/04-press/awardsPR0905.pdf
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