Lovely is the debut studio album by the English indie pop band the Primitives, released in March 1988 by RCA Records.[1] 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).
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| Released | March 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987–1988 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic pop | |||
| Length | 35:25 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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Chart performance
editThe album reached No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart.[2] It spent 9 weeks on the US Billboard 200 album charts and reached its peak position of No. 106 in October 1988.[3]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| NME | 8/10[5] |
| Record Collector | [6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
The Globe and Mail stated that "Tracy Tracy's sweet vocals bring a touch of light and melody to Paul Courts' distortion-tinged bubblegum psychedelia."[9]
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- ^ Sutherland, Steve (26 March 1988). "Daydream Believers". Melody Maker. Vol. 64, no. 13. p. 33.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 561.
- ^ Dafoe, Chris (23 June 1988). "Lovely The Primitives". The Globe and Mail. p. C3.
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