Lovely (The Primitives album)

Lovely
Studio album by the Primitives
Released	March 1988
Recorded	1987–1988
Genre	Psychedelic pop
Length	35:25
Label	RCA
Producer	Paul Sampson Mark Wallis Craig Leon
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
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

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.

External links

• Lovely at Discogs (list of releases)