Lovely (The Primitives album) explained

Lovely
Type:	Album
Artist:	the Primitives
Cover:	Primitiv Lovely.jpg
Released:	March 1988
Recorded:	1987–1988
Genre:	Psychedelic pop
Length:	35:25
Label:	RCA
Producer:	Paul Sampson Mark Wallis Craig Leon
Next Title:	Pure
Next Year:	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

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."^[4]

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

Notes and References

1. Sutherland . Steve . Daydream Believers . Melody Maker . 26 March 1988 . 64 . 13 . 33.
2. Book: Roberts, David. 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 439.
3. Billboard 200: The Primitives . 2017 . . February 11, 2017 .
4. News: Dafoe . Chris . Lovely The Primitives . The Globe and Mail . 23 June 1988 . C3.