Lovely (The Primitives album)

Lovely
Studio album by
the Primitives
ReleasedMarch 1988
Recorded1987–1988
GenrePsychedelic pop
Length35:25
LabelRCA
Producer
The Primitives chronology
Lovely
(1988) 		Pure
(1989)

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).

Chart performance

The 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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
NME8/10[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

All songs written by Paul "PJ" Court, except for where noted.

  1. "Crash" (Court, Steve Dullaghan, Tracy Tracy) — 2:31
  2. "Spacehead" (Court, Dullaghan, Tracy) — 2:11
  3. "Carry Me Home" — 2:54
  4. "Shadow" (Court, Dullaghan, Tracy) — 3:28
  5. "Thru the Flowers" — 2:30
  6. "Dreamwalk Baby" — 2:01
  7. "I'll Stick with You" — 2:33
  8. "Way Behind Me" (Court, Tracy) [bonus track; not on original release] — 3:08
  9. "Nothing Left" (Court, Dullaghan, Tracy) — 3:04
  10. "Stop Killing Me" — 2:04
  11. "Out of Reach" — 2:20
  12. "Ocean Blue" — 3:24
  13. "Run Baby Run" — 2:32
  14. "Don't Want Anything to Change" — 1:52
  15. "Buzz Buzz Buzz" — 2:01

Personnel

The Primitives

  • Tracy Tracy — lead vocals, tambourine
  • Paul Court — guitar, vocals
  • Steve Dullaghan — bass
  • Tig Williams — drums

References

  1. ^ Sutherland, Steve (26 March 1988). "Daydream Believers". Melody Maker. Vol. 64, no. 13. p. 33.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 439. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ "Billboard 200: The Primitives". Billboard. 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  4. ^ Abebe, Nitsuh. "Lovely – The Primitives". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  5. ^ Solanas, Jane (26 March 1988). "Some Candy Talking". NME. p. 30.
  6. ^ Abrahams, Ian (August 2013). "Lovely | The Primitives". Record Collector. No. 417. pp. 94–95. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  7. ^ Azerrad, Michael (22 September 1988). "The Primitives: Lovely". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 13 January 2002. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  8. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 561.
  9. ^ Dafoe, Chris (23 June 1988). "Lovely The Primitives". The Globe and Mail. p. C3.


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