Lovely is the debut studio album by the English indie pop band the Primitives, released in March 1988 by RCA Records. It features the international hit single "Crash", as well as the UK top 100 hits "Stop Killing Me", "Thru the Flowers", and "Out of Reach". "Way Behind Me" was issued as a single after the album's initial release and was later included on re-releases as well as on the follow-up studio album Pure (1989).
Lovely | ||||
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Released | March 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1987–1988 | |||
Genre | Indie pop | |||
Length | 35:25 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 8/10[2] |
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Chart performance
editThe album reached No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart.[5] It spent 9 weeks on the US Billboard 200 album charts and reached its peak position of No. 106 in October 1988.[6]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Paul "PJ" Court, except for where noted.
- "Crash" (Court, Steve Dullaghan, Tracy Tracy) — 2:31
- "Spacehead" (Court, Dullaghan, Tracy) — 2:11
- "Carry Me Home" — 2:54
- "Shadow" (Court, Dullaghan, Tracy) — 3:28
- "Thru the Flowers" — 2:30
- "Dreamwalk Baby" — 2:01
- "I'll Stick with You" — 2:33
- "Way Behind Me" (Court, Tracy) [bonus track; not on original release] — 3:08
- "Nothing Left" (Court, Dullaghan, Tracy) — 3:04
- "Stop Killing Me" — 2:04
- "Out of Reach" — 2:20
- "Ocean Blue" — 3:24
- "Run Baby Run" — 2:32
- "Don't Want Anything to Change" — 1:52
- "Buzz Buzz Buzz" — 2:01
Personnel
editThe Primitives
- Tracy Tracy — lead vocals, tambourine
- Paul Court — guitar, vocals
- Steve Dullaghan — bass
- Tig Williams — drums
References
edit- ^ Abebe, Nitsuh. "Lovely – The Primitives". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ Solanas, Jane (26 March 1988). "Some Candy Talking". NME. p. 30.
- ^ Abrahams, Ian (August 2013). "Lovely | The Primitives". Record Collector. No. 417. pp. 94–95. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ Azerrad, Michael (22 September 1988). "The Primitives: Lovely". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 13 January 2002. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 439. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Billboard 200: The Primitives". Billboard. 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
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