Dictionary Definition
trickle n : flowing in drops; the formation and
falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof" [syn:
drip, dribble] v : run or flow slowly,
as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn
from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in" [syn: dribble, filter]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
Originally of tears; from “strickle”, frequentative of “to strike”, by elision (probably because tears trickle is easier to pronounce than tears strickle).Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪkəl
Noun
trickleTranslations
a very thin flow; the act of trickling
Verb
to trickle- to pour a liquid in a very thin stream, or so that drops fall continuously
- The doctor trickled some iodine on the wound.
- to flow in a very
thin stream or drop continuously
- Here the water just trickles along, but later it becomes a
torrent.
- The film ws so bad that people trickled out of the cinema before its end.
- Here the water just trickles along, but later it becomes a
torrent.
Translations
to pour a liquid in a very thin stream, or so
that drops fall continuously
Extensive Definition
History
Following the band's debut album Extra Virgin
and a subsequent promotional tour, keyboard programmer
Robin
Taylor-Firth left the band. Also during this time the UK arm of
record label RCA lost
interest in supporting the band; as a result, Olive was dropped
from the RCA roster.
By this time, the follow-up album had been
completed, including a cover of
the 1975 UK number-one single "I'm Not
in Love" by 10cc (chosen partially
as an attempt to obtain better favour with RCA). However, Olive
then signed with Maverick
Records, after reportedly being discovered by label founder
Madonna
when she attended one of their concerts in Germany;
"I'm Not in Love" became the band's contribution
to the February 2000-released soundtrack, and Trickle was
subsequently released in May; "I'm Not in Love" then also became
the lead
single (and only single) released from the album in June.
Track listing
All songs written by Tim Kellett except where otherwise noted.- "Love Affair" – 3:58
- "Trickle" – 4:56
- "I'm Not in Love" (Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart) – 4:40
- "Smile" (Peter John Vettesse, Kellett, Ruth-Ann Boyle) – 4:22
- "All You Ever Needed" (Kellett, Boyle) – 4:25
- "Indulge Me" (Kellett, Boyle) – 4:08
- "Speak to Me" – 4:06
- "Liberty" – 4:17
- "Push" – 4:45
- "Trust You" (Kellett, Boyle) – 3:49
- "Creature of Comfort" – 4:05
- "Beyond the Fray" – 4:20
- "Take My Hand" (Kellett, Boyle, Tony Foster) (hidden track)
Credits
Olive are:
Other musicians:
- Guy Davie – mastering
- Mark "Tufty" Evans – mix engineer
- Tony Foster – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Robin Guthrie – guitar
- Ian Kirkham – EWI
- Vinnie Lammi – drums
- Roger Lyons – programming, additional keyboards
- Wil Malone – string arrangements
- James McNichol – assistant engineer
- Vini Reilly – guitar
- Steve Sidwell – Nyman Orchestra arrangements
Ian Kirkham was a member of Simply Red
alongside Kellett (and remains a member to date). Vini Reilly is
the leader of The
Durutti Column, which Kellett played in during the 1980s.
Notes and references
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
a few, condensation, condense, distill, distillation, dribble, drip, dripping, drippings, dripple, drizzle, drop, exude, filter, flow, gurgle, handful, leach, leaching, leak, leak out, leakage, leaking, limited number,
lixiviate, lixiviation, only a few,
ooze, percolate, percolation, piddling few,
piddling number, rivulet, run, runlet, runnel, scattering, seep, seepage, seeping, small number, spill, sprinkling, spurtle, sweat, sweating, too few, tricklet, trill, weep