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A Ruff Guide is a compilation album by Tricky, with songs from the albums released during the Island Records period. It was released in 2002. Many of the songs feature vocals by Martina Topley-Bird.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Aftermath” (version one) | Maxinquaye (1995) | 5:04 |
| 2. | “Poems” (edit, feat. Terry Hall) | Nearly God (1996) | 4:16 |
| 3. | “For Real” | Juxtapose (1999) | 3:31 |
| 4. | “Black Steel” (radio edit) | Maxinquaye | 3:42 |
| 5. | “Pumpkin” (edit, feat. Alison Goldfrapp) | Maxinquaye | 4:07 |
| 6. | “Broken Homes” (feat. PJ Harvey) | Angels with Dirty Faces (1998) | 3:35 |
| 7. | “Wash My Soul” | Juxtapose | 3:54 |
| 8. | “I Be the Prophet” (with drums) | Nearly God | 4:56 |
| 9. | “Makes Me Wanna Die” | Pre-Millennium Tension (1996) | 4:04 |
| 10. | “Tricky Kid” | Pre-Millennium Tension | 4:13 |
| 11. | “Scrappy Love” | Juxtapose | 3:14 |
| 12. | “Ponderosa” (original 7″ edit) | Maxinquaye | 3:32 |
| 13. | “Christiansands” | Pre-Millennium Tension | 3:54 |
| 14. | “Hell Is Round the Corner” | Maxinquaye | 3:47 |
| 15. | “Singing the Blues” | Angels with Dirty Faces | 3:30 |
| 16. | “Bubbles” (feat. Terry Hall) | Nearly God | 3:28 |
| 17. | “Overcome“ | Maxinquaye | 3:45 |
| Total length: | 1:06:32 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 18. | “Aftermath” (I Could Be Looking for People remix) | 5:12 |
| 19. | “Black Steel” (In the Draw mix) | 6:25 |
| Total length: | 1:18:09 | |
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