Maverick a Strike

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Maverick a Strike
Finley Quaye - Maverick a Strike.png
Studio album by
Released6 August 1997 (1997-08-06)
Length51:42
Label
Producer
Finley Quaye chronology
Maverick a Strike
(1997)
Vanguard
(2000)
Singles from Maverick a Strike
  1. "Sunday Shining"
    Released: 1997
  2. "Even After All"
    Released: 1997
  3. "It's Great When We're Together"
    Released: 1997
  4. "Your Love Gets Sweeter"
    Released: 1998
  5. "Ultra Stimulation"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [2]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [3]
NME 5/10 [4]
Pitchfork 9.4/10 [5]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Select 4/5 [8]

Maverick a Strike is the debut studio album by Scottish musician Finley Quaye. It was released on 6 August 1997 through 550 Music and Epic Records. The album spawned five singles: "Sunday Shining", "Even After All", "It's Great When We're Together", "Your Love Gets Sweeter", and "Ultra Stimulation", all of which charted on the UK Singles Chart. [9] The album peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart. The album has been certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Finley Quaye, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ultra Stimulation" 3:52
2."It's Great When We're Together" 3:39
3."Sunday Shining"
3:42
4."Even After All" 3:54
5."Ride On and Turn the People On" 3:47
6."The Way of the Explosive" 4:44
7."Your Love Gets Sweeter" 3:12
8."Supreme I Preme" 4:59
9."Sweet and Loving Man" 3:21
10."Red Rolled and Seen" 4:07
11."Falling"
  • Quaye
  • Adhi Propfh
3:16
12."I Need a Lover" 4:04
13."Maverick a Strike" 4:59
Total length:51:42

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997–1998)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] 77
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [11] 67
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12] 46
French Albums (SNEP) [13] 38
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [14] 11
UK Albums (OCC) [15] 3
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [16] 47

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)Position
UK Albums (OCC) [17] 54
Chart (1998)Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [18] 47
UK Albums (OCC) [19] 39

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [20] 2× Platinum600,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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