Maxinquaye

Maxinquaye is the first album of the English actor and musician Tricky, released in 1995. Expanding on the music template of fellow Bristolians Massive Attack, and featuring then-girlfriend Martina Topley-Bird on vocals, Maxinquaye is a dark, strange album featuring a combination of hip-hop, soul, dub, rock and electronica.

Maxinquaye
Studio album by Tricky
Released	20 February 1995 (1995-02-20) (UK) 18 April 1995 (1995-04-18) (US)
Recorded	1994–1995
Genre	Trip hop
Length	57:13
Label	Island
Producer	Tricky, Mark Saunders
Tricky chronology
Maxinquaye (1995) Nearly God (1996)

Maxinquaye, named after Tricky's late mother Maxine Quaye, who died when he was four,^[1] received great critical attention upon release. The album was re-issued in the UK on 2 November 2009 by Universal Island with a second disc of remixes as a "Deluxe Edition".^[1]