The Luv Show Explained

The Luv Show
Type:studio
Artist:Ann Magnuson
Cover:TheLuvShow.jpg
Released:November 1995
Length:51:45
Label:Geffen
Producer:Don Fleming[1]

The Luv Show is an album by the American musician Ann Magnuson.[2] It was released in 1995 on Geffen Records.[3] [4] Magnuson later developed a stage production based on the album.[5]

Critical reception

The Hamilton Spectator called the album "a hoot from start to finish, a hilariously horny musical about a small-town girl who gets the education of her life when she arrives in Hollywood."[6] The New York Times deemed it "a quirky, 50's-styled concept album."[7] The Calgary Herald wrote that "Magnuson plays the raving bimbo one moment and the poetic Jungian the next, crafting a hilarious song cycle that sways from lounge, surf punk and artsy East-side New York dope-rock without losing your attention."

Track listing

  1. "Dead Moth"
  2. "This Nothing Life"
  3. "Waterbeds of Hollywood"
  4. "It's a Great Feeling (Tease)"
  5. "Sex With the Devil"
  6. "It's a Great Feeling"
  7. "Miss Pussy Pants"
  8. "Live, You Vixen!"
  9. "Some Kind of a Swinger"
  10. "L.A. Donut Day"
  11. "M.K.C.F."
  12. "Swinger (Reprise)"
  13. "Man With No Face"
  14. "I Remember You"

Album credits

Songstress: Ann Magnuson
Producer: Don Fleming
Engineer: Adam Kaspar

In Los Angeles
Supersession band:
Guitar – Art Byington
Bass – Richie Lee
Drums, Percussion, Effects – Mike Kelley
L.A. Studio: Chéz Kelley
L.A. Remote: Your Place Or Mine
Assistant Engineer: Tom Nellen

In New York City
Keyboards and Accordion – Tom Judson
Guitars – Randolph A. Hudson III, Dave Rick, Dom Fleming, Ann Magnuson
Percussion – David Licht
Trombone – Christoper Washburne
Trumpet – John Walsh
Theremin – Walter Sear, Don Fleming
NYC Studio: Sear Sound
Engineer: Bil Emmons
Mastering: Greg Calbi at Masterdisk, NY, NY
Vibeology: Jim Dunbar

with special guest star Jim Thirlwell as "That Satan Guy"

Notes and References

  1. News: Proplesch . Richard . Ann Magnuson: The Luv Show . St. Petersburg Times . 12 Jan 1996 . Weekend . 13.
  2. D'Angelo . Beverly . Ann Magnuson . Interview . Sep 1995 . 25 . 9 . 38.
  3. Web site: The luv-hate show:Anna Manguson. November 1, 1995. PAPER.
  4. Web site: TrouserPress.com :: Bongwater. www.trouserpress.com.
  5. News: Wilonsky . Robert . A star is born? – Ann Magnuson exists between fame and the fringe . Dallas Observer . May 2, 1996 . Music.
  6. News: The Luv Show proves parody can work . The Hamilton Spectator . 4 Jan 1996 . Ego . 4.
  7. News: Strauss . Neil . Bright Facade, Dark Interior . The New York Times . 18 Nov 1995 . A17.