Natural Ingredients

This article is about the album by Luscious Jackson. For the culinary concept, see Natural foods.
Natural Ingredients
Studio album by
Luscious Jackson
ReleasedAugust 23, 1994 (1994-08-23)
Recorded1993–1994
StudioTony's (New York City)
GenreAlternative rock[1]
Length45:04
Label
Producer
Luscious Jackson chronology
In Search of Manny
(1992) 		Natural Ingredients
(1994) 		Fever In Fever Out
(1996)
Singles from Natural Ingredients
  1. "Citysong"
    Released: July 12, 1994 (1994-07-12)
  2. "Deep Shag"
    Released: 1994
  3. "Here"
    Released: 1995

Natural Ingredients is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Luscious Jackson.[2] It was released on August 23, 1994, by Grand Royal and Capitol Records.

The album peaked at number 114 on the Billboard 200 chart,[3] as well as number 2 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Chicago Tribune[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[7]
Los Angeles Times[8]
NME8/10[9]
Q[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Select[13]
Spin Alternative Record Guide6/10[14]
The Village VoiceB−[12]

The New York Times concluded: "Both warm and sardonic, Natural Ingredients is music that captures the feeling of hitting the pavement on a near-perfect day, absorbing the urban rhythms while still keeping a wary eye on everything happening around you."[15]

Track listing

All songs composed by Jill Cunniff and Gabrielle Glaser, except "Surprise", by Jill Cunniff.

  1. "Intro" – 0:05
  2. "Citysong" – 4:20
  3. "Deep Shag" – 3:32
  4. "Angel" – 3:19
  5. "Strongman" – 4:21
  6. "Energy Sucker" – 3:33
  7. "Here" – 3:33
  8. "Intermission" – 0:14
  9. "Find Your Mind" – 3:21
  10. "Pelé Merengue" – 2:24
  11. "Rock Freak" – 3:53
  12. "Rollin'" – 4:14
  13. "Surprise" – 2:46
  14. "LP Retreat" – 5:29

Personnel

Luscious Jackson
Technical
  • Jill Cunniff – co-producer
  • Gabrielle Glaser – co-producer
  • Tony Mangurian – co-producer, engineer, mixing
  • Kate Schellenbach – co-producer ("Strongman")
  • Paul Orofino – mixing
  • Tom Baker – mastering
  • Tuta Aquino – editing, sequencing
  • George Sewell – artwork
  • Twelve Point Rule Ltd. – design
  • Bryan Thatcher – cloud photo
  • Michael Lavine – back cover band photos
  • C.H.M. – inside photos

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 114
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[4] 2

References

  1. ^ Frutkin, Alan (November 1, 1994). "Luscious Lesbians". The Advocate: 57.
  2. ^ "Natural Ingredients by Luscious Jackson". People. Vol. 42, no. 26. Dec 26, 1994. p. 25.
  3. ^ a b "Luscious Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Luscious Jackson Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  5. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Natural Ingredients – Luscious Jackson". AllMusic. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  6. ^ Kot, Greg (September 29, 1994). "In The Groove". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  7. ^ Helligar, Jeremy (August 26, 1994). "Natural Ingredients". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 9, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  8. ^ Ali, Lorraine (August 21, 1994). "Luscious Jackson 'Natural Ingredients' Grand Royal/Capitol". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  9. ^ "Luscious Jackson: Natural Ingredients". NME. September 10, 1994. p. 47.
  10. ^ "Luscious Jackson: Natural Ingredients". Q. No. 99. December 1994. p. 136.
  11. ^ St. Léger, Marie Elsie (September 22, 1994). "Luscious Jackson: Natural Ingredients". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 9, 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  12. ^ Christgau, Robert (November 29, 1994). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  13. ^ Morris, Gina. "Luscious Jackson: Natural Ingredients > Review".
  14. ^ Press, Joy (1995). "Luscious Jackson". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. p. 234. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  15. ^ Browne, David (Nov 6, 1994). "A City-Cool Foursome Groovin' to the Beat". The New York Times. p. A26.