Electric Honey (Luscious Jackson album)

Electric Honey
Studio album by
Luscious Jackson
ReleasedJune 29, 1999 (1999-06-29)
Recorded1998–1999
Studio
  • Space Lounge
  • Greene Street (New York City)
  • Secret (NYC)
  • Soho Music (NYC)
  • Magic Shop (NYC)
GenreAlternative rock
Length50:01
LabelGrand Royal, Capitol Records
ProducerJill Cunniff, Gabrielle Glaser, Tony Mangurian, Mickey Petralia, 25 Ton, Tony Visconti, Alex Young
Luscious Jackson chronology
Fever In Fever Out
(1996) 		Electric Honey
(1999) 		Greatest Hits
(2007)
Singles from Electric Honey
  1. "Ladyfingers"
    Released: June 14, 1999 (1999-06-14)
  2. "Nervous Breakthrough"
    Released: June 17, 1999 (1999-06-17)

Electric Honey is the third studio album by Luscious Jackson, released on June 29, 1999, by Grand Royal. It peaked at number 102 on the Billboard 200 chart,[1] as well as number 99 on the UK Albums Chart.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Chicago Sun-Times[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[5]
The Guardian[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
NME5/10[8]
Pitchfork5.4/10[9]
Q[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Select3/5[12]

AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine opined that Electric Honey "finds Luscious Jackson narrowing their focus, concentrating more on groove and texture than full-fledged songs", resulting in an album that is "breezy and enjoyable, to be sure, but nevertheless a little too lightweight to really take hold."[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Jill Cunniff, except tracks 5, 7, 10, 12 and 14, by Gabrielle Glaser.

  1. "Nervous Breakthrough" – 3:47
  2. "Ladyfingers" – 3:27
  3. "Christine" – 3:30
  4. "Alien Lover" – 3:50
  5. "Summer Daze" – 3:31
  6. "Sexy Hypnotist" – 3:14
  7. "Friends" – 3:30
  8. "Devotion" – 3:14
  9. "Fantastic Fabulous" (featuring Deborah Harry) – 3:14
  10. "Gypsy" – 3:01
  11. "Beloved" – 2:58
  12. "Country's a Callin'" – 3:10
  13. "Space Diva" – 3:25
  14. "Fly" – 4:17
  15. "Lover's Moon" – 1:53

Personnel

Luscious Jackson

  • Jill Cunniff – vocals (tracks 1–4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15), guitar (1–3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15), bass guitar (1–9, 11, 13), keyboards (4, 6), backing vocals (10, 12), space opera (13)
  • Gabrielle Glaser – rap vocals (1, 4), keyboards (1, 7, 10), guitar (4, 5, 7, 10, 12–14), vocals (5, 7, 10, 12, 14), keyboard strings (5), piano (7, 10), lead guitar (9), backing vocals (9, 13), bass guitar (10, 12), drum programming (12), mellotron (14)
  • Kate Schellenbach – percussion (1), drums (3, 4, 6–14)

Additional musicians

  • Tia Sprocket – percussion (1), backing vocals (5, 7, 14), finger snaps (14)
  • Robert Aaron – horns (1, 6), flute (5, 6)
  • Tony Mangurian – programming (1–3, 6, 11), vocals (2), backing vocals (5, 7), drum programming (5), additional drums (7), guitar (11), piano (11), keyboards (2), "Jalfrazi guy" (10)
  • Emmylou Harris – backing vocals (2, 12)
  • G. Wise – talkbox (2)
  • N'Dea Davenport – ghost vocals (3)
  • Daniel Lanois – slide guitar (3)
  • Alex Young – DJ (3, 9)
  • Mickey Petralia – programming (4, 8)
  • Roger Manning – additional keyboards (4, 8)
  • Danny Frankel – percussion (4, 8)
  • Kym Hampton – backing vocals (7)
  • Diane Friedewald – backing vocals (7)
  • Irene Bremis – backing vocals (7)
  • Sean Raynor – backing vocals (7)
  • Deborah Harry – guest vocals (9)
  • Lisa Haney – strings (9)
  • 25 Ton – programming (13)
  • Petra Haden – violin (13, 15)
  • Josephine Wiggs – cello (13), upright bass (14)
  • Vincent Louis – percussion (14)
Technical
  • Andy Wallace – mixing
  • Jamey Staub – mixing (4, 8, 13–15)
  • Steve Sisco – assistant engineer
  • Tony Mangurian – co-producer (1, 2, 5–7, 10–12), engineer (2)
  • Jill Cunniff – co-producer (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15)
  • Serge Tsai – engineer (1, 3, 5–7, 10–12)
  • Mickey Petralia – co-producer (4, 8)
  • Phil Painson – assistant engineer (4, 8, 13)
  • Danny Madorsky – assistant engineer (4, 8, 13)
  • Robert Carranza – additional engineering (4)
  • Gabrielle Glaser – co-producer (5, 7, 10, 12, 14)
  • Jaime Candiloro – additional engineering (7)
  • Tony Visconti – co-producer (9), engineer (9)
  • Juan Garcia – additional engineering (9), assistant engineer (14)
  • 25 Ton – co-producer (13, 14)
  • Prince Strickland III – assistant engineer (13, 15)
  • Alex Kyriazsis – additional engineering (13)
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Danny Clinch – cover, back cover and equipment photography
  • Susan Alzner – Kate drum photo
  • Jeremy Creamer – Jill bass photo
  • Tommy Grimm – Gabby live guitar photo
  • Parents – kid photos
  • Orb Acton – country photo
  • Gabriel Trujillo – hair, make-up
  • Jeffrey Fernandez – styling
  • Bill McMullen – art direction, design

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 69
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 42
UK Albums (OCC)[2] 99
US Billboard 200[1] 102

References

  1. ^ a b "Luscious Jackson - Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Luscious Jackson". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Electric Honey – Luscious Jackson". AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  4. ^ "Luscious Jackson, 'Electric Honey' (Capitol)". Chicago Sun-Times. June 27, 1999. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  5. ^ Browne, David (July 9, 1999). "Electric Honey". Entertainment Weekly. No. 493. pp. 73, 76. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  6. ^ Sweeting, Adam (July 2, 1999). "Luscious Jackson: Electric Honey (Grand Royal/Capitol)". The Guardian.
  7. ^ Nichols, Natalie (June 26, 1999). "Luscious Jackson, 'Electric Honey,' Grand Royal/Capitol". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  8. ^ Cigarettes, Johnny (July 1, 1999). "Luscious Jackson – Electric Honey". NME. Archived from the original on November 17, 1999. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  9. ^ DiCrescenzo, Brent. "Luscious Jackson: Electric Honey". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  10. ^ Malins, Steve (July 1999). "Luscious Jackson: Electric Honey". Q. No. 154. p. 120.
  11. ^ Hunter, James (July 8–22, 1999). "Luscious Jackson: Electric Honey". Rolling Stone. No. 816–817. p. 144. Archived from the original on July 26, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  12. ^ Lynskey, Dorian (August 1999). "Luscious Jackson: Electric Honey". Select. No. 110. pp. 88–89. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  13. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 172.
  14. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Luscious Jackson – Electric Honey" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
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