Finley Quaye
Maverick a Strike

Descripción

Publicado en 1997 por 550 Music/Epic Records «Maverick a Strike» es el título del álbum debut del músico y compositor escocés procedente de Edimburgo Finley Quaye. Finley Quaye ganó el Premio al Mejor Artista Solista Británico en los Brit Awards de 1998, consiguiendo el doble platino con las ventas de «Maverick a Strike», un disco lleno extravagancia, sofisticación y grandes melodías, fusionando la música popular con el reggae y el soul. Producido por Kevin Bacon (The Pretenders, Ian Brown) y el mismo Finley contiene 13 canciones entre ellas los singles «Sunday Shining» y «Ultra Stimulation». Reeditado por Music On CD en Octubre del 2021.

The title track «Maverick A Strike» leans strong to his reggae roots taking a reggae ideal, and fusing it with popular music to make something unique, although not authentic reggae. Finley is a great vocalist and an original song writer. The album is almost as if every track is a radio tune. With the starter “Ultra Stimulation” the sunny tone is set for the album, a lazy groove with massed female backing vocals, swirling organ and bursts of rock guitar. Finley Quaye won the Best British Male Solo Artist at the BRIT’s in 1998 and ‘Maverick A Strike’ went double-platinum. Although the only lasting souvenir of his commercial and artistic success, it remains a great album, full of quirkiness, sophistication and well-written tunes.

Canciones:

• • 1. Ultra Stimulation
  • 2. It’s Great When We’re Together
  • 3. Sunday Shining
  • 4. Even After All
  • 5. Ride On and Turn the People On
  • 6. The Way of the Explosive
  • 7. Your Love Gets Sweeter
  • 8. Supreme I Preme
  • 9. Sweet and Loving Man
  • 10. Red Rolled and Seen
  • 11. Falling
  • 12. I Need a Lover
  • 13. Maverick a Strike