Nathaniel Merriweather Presents... Lovage: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By is the debut studio album by Lovage. It was released by 75 Ark in 2001, with current reissues done by Bulk. It peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.[1]
| Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 6, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Downtempo, trip hop | |||
| Length | 59:43 | |||
| Label | 75 Ark, Bulk | |||
| Producer | Dan the Automator | |||
| Lovage chronology | ||||
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Artwork
editThe album's artwork is a homage to the cover of Serge Gainsbourg's second album.[2]
Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 66/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Blender | [5] |
| NME | 7/10[6] |
| Pitchfork | 4.5/10[7] |
| Q | [8] |
| Spin | 7/10[9] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66 based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]
M. F. DiBella of AllMusic gave the album 2.5 stars out of 5, saying: "[While Dan the Automator is] quite possibly one of the most accomplished beat processors in the realm of art hip-hop/electronica, his strict-composer approach on this project is occasionally inaccessible and at times unlistenable."[4] Kevin Adickes of Pitchfork gave the album a 4.5 out of 10, saying: "My biggest gripe about Lovage is that it finds a number of clearly talented artists constructing the same song continually without variation."[7] Kylee Swenson of Blender gave the album 3 stars out of 5, saying: "Lovage is music to put ladies in the mood, and it works both as satire and actual make-out fare."[5]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Dan the Automator, Mike Patton, and Jennifer Charles, except "Sex (I'm a ...)" written by John Crawford, David Diamond, and Terri Nunn
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ladies Love Chest Rockwell" | 1:19 |
| 2. | "Pit Stop (Take Me Home)" | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Anger Management" | 4:17 |
| 4. | "Everyone Has a Summer" | 4:16 |
| 5. | "To Catch a Thief" | 3:17 |
| 6. | "Lies and Alibis" | 3:16 |
| 7. | "Herbs, Good Hygiene & Socks" | 1:55 |
| 8. | "Book of the Month" | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Lifeboat" | 4:45 |
| 10. | "Strangers on a Train" | 4:36 |
| 11. | "Lovage (Love That Lovage, Baby)" | 1:04 |
| 12. | "Sex (I'm a...)" | 6:19 |
| 13. | "Koala's Lament" | 3:53 |
| 14. | "Tea Time with Maseo" | 1:38 |
| 15. | "Stroker Ace" | 4:29 |
| 16. | "Archie & Veronica" | 6:05 |
| Total length: | 59:43 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pit Stop (Take Me Home)" | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Anger Management" | 4:21 |
| 3. | "To Catch a Thief" | 3:17 |
| 4. | "Book of the Month" | 4:38 |
| 5. | "Lifeboat (Officer and a Gentleman)" | 4:51 |
| 6. | "Strangers on a Train" | 4:38 |
| 7. | "Sex (I'm a ...)" | 6:19 |
| 8. | "Stroker Ace" | 4:36 |
| 9. | "Archie & Veronika" | 5:11 |
| 10. | "Lies and Alibis" | 3:41 |
| 11. | "Koala's Lament" | 3:54 |
| 12. | "Everyone Has a Summer" | 4:58 |
| Total length: | 54:22 | |
Personnel
editCredits adapted from liner notes.
- Dan the Automator – production, mixing
- Mike Patton – vocals
- Jennifer Charles – vocals
- Astacio the Nudist – guitar
- SweetP – harpsichord, nose flute
- Kid Koala – turntables
- Daniel Spills – keyboards (3, 5, 9, 16)
- Chest Rockwell – vocals (1)
- Afrika Bambaataa – vocals (7)
- Sir Damien Thorne VII of the Cockfoster's Clan – vocals (11)
- Chármelle Carmel – vocals (14)
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- James Dawson – photography
- Brandon Arnovick – layout
Charts
edit| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[1] | 37 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Lovage: Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 1, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ Birtles, Bryan (September 10, 2009). "Sexy album covers". Vue Weekly. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ a b "Reviews for Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By by Nathaniel Merriweather Presents Lovage". Metacritic. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ a b DiBella, M. F. "Lovage: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By – Lovage / Nathaniel Merriweather". AllMusic. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ a b Swenson, Kylee (February–March 2002). "Lovage: Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By". Blender (5): 113. Archived from the original on August 20, 2004. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ "Lovage: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By". NME: 36. December 1, 2001.
- ^ a b Adickes, Kevin (January 2, 2002). "Lovage: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ "Lovage: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By". Q (184): 140. November 2001.
- ^ Kun, Josh (February 2002). "Nathaniel Merriwheather: Lovage: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By". Spin. 18 (2): 108–09. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
External links
edit- Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By at Discogs (list of releases)
- Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By at MusicBrainz (list of releases)