Maverick a Strike

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.

Maverick a Strike
Studio album by Finley Quaye
Released	6 August 1997 (1997-08-06)
Length	51:42
Label	Epic 550
Producer	Finley Quaye Kevin Bacon
Finley Quaye chronology
Maverick a Strike (1997) Vanguard (2000)
Singles from Maverick a Strike
"Sunday Shining" Released: 1997 "Even After All" Released: 1997 "It's Great When We're Together" Released: 1997 "Your Love Gets Sweeter" Released: 1998 "Ultra Stimulation" Released: 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[2]
The Guardian	[3]
NME	5/10[4]
Pitchfork	9.4/10[5]
Q	[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Select	4/5[8]

Track listing

All tracks written by Finley Quaye, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ultra Stimulation"		3:52
2.	"It's Great When We're Together"		3:39
3.	"Sunday Shining"	Quaye Bob Marley	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.

• Finley Quaye – vocals, producer
• Kevin Bacon – co-producer
• Jonathan Quarmby - co-producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Maverick a Strike

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

1997 year-end chart performance for Maverick a Strike

Chart (1997)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)[17]	54

1998 year-end chart performance for Maverick a Strike

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

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Maverick a Strike

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[20]	2× Platinum	600,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.