Lovers (The Sleepy Jackson album)

Lovers
Studio album by The Sleepy Jackson
Released 30 June 2003 (Australia)
14 July 2003 (UK)
29 July 2003 (USA)
Recorded 2003
Genre Indie rock
Length 40:45 (original)
44:53 (international)
48:10 (Japan)
Label EMI
Producer Jonathan Burnside
The Sleepy Jackson chronology
Lovers
(2003)		 Personality - One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird
(2006)
Singles from Lovers
  1. "Vampire Racecourse"
    Released: 7 July 2003
  2. "Good Dancers"
    Released: 13 October 2003
  3. "Come to This"
    Released: 23 February 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Pitchfork Media (6.0/10)[2]
PopMatters (?)[3]
Sydney Morning Herald (?)[4]

Lovers is the debut album by Australian band The Sleepy Jackson. The album debuted at #21 on the ARIA Album charts, #69 on the UK Album Charts, and #117 on the French Album Charts.[5]

The album was a minor commercial success selling around 100,000 copies worldwide.[6] In October 2010, Lovers (2003) was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.[7]

Contents

Track listing

Original release

  1. "Good Dancers" – 4:12
  2. "Vampire Racecourse" – 3:10
  3. "Rain Falls for Wind" – 4:03
  4. "This Day" – 3:48
  5. "Acid in My Heart" – 3:31
  6. "Fill Me with Apples" – 1:05
  7. "Tell the Girls That I'm Not Hangin' Out" – 4:13
  8. "Come to This" – 3:28
  9. "Morning Bird" – 2:17
  10. "Don't You Know" – 5:12
  11. "Old Dirt Farmer" – 3:31
  12. "Mourning Rain" – 2:06

International release

  1. "Good Dancers" – 4:12
  2. "Vampire Racecourse" – 3:10
  3. "Rain Falls for Wind" – 4:03
  4. "This Day" – 3:48
  5. "Acid in My Heart" – 3:31
  6. "Fill Me with Apples" – 1:05
  7. "Tell the Girls That I'm Not Hangin' Out" – 4:13
  8. "Come to This" – 3:28
  9. "Miniskirt" (bonus track) – 4:08
  10. "Morning Bird" – 2:17
  11. "Don't You Know" – 5:12
  12. "Old Dirt Farmer" – 3:31
  13. "Mourning Rain" – 2:06
  14. "Sunkids" (Japan-only bonus track) – 3:17

Singles

UK CD single
  1. "Vampire Racecourse" – 3:15
  2. "Hell Is Here" – 1:42
  3. "Holly" – 1:31
UK red-colored 7" single
  1. "Vampire Racecourse" – 3:15
  2. "Glasshouses" – 3:45
Australian CD single
  1. "Vampire Racecourse" – 3:15
  2. "Hell Is Here" – 1:42
  3. "Revolution" – 2:01
  4. "Holly" – 1:31
  5. "Mosquito Kids" – 4:17
UK CD single
  1. "Good Dancers" – 4:14
  2. "Bucket of Love" – 1:54
  3. "Hymn #1" – 1:09
  4. "Good Dancers" (enhanced video)
UK 7" single
  1. "Good Dancers" – 4:14
  2. "Hymn #1" – 1:09
  3. "Raindrop" – 2:24
Australian CD single
  1. "Good Dancers" – 4:14
  2. "Come to This" (Acoustic) – 3:56
  3. "Good Dancers" (Acoustic) – 3:35
  4. "Bucket of Love" – 1:54
  5. "Raindrop" – 2:24
  1. "Come to This" – 3:29
  2. "Tonight You Will Change" – 2:49
  3. "You've Got No More Days Left" – 2:13
  4. "You Are So Cold" – 4:06
  1. "This Day" – 3:48
  2. "Tonight You Will Change" – 2:49
  3. "Come to This" – 3:29
  4. "You've Got No More Days Left" – 2:13

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  3. ^ PopMatters review
  4. ^ Sydney Morning Herald review
  5. ^ Album Chart Listing - Lovers
  6. ^ Collins, Simon (26 September 2009). "Man of Steele". The West Australian (West Australian Newspapers Ltd). 
  7. ^ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9. 
Luke Steele
The Sleepy Jackson
Albums
EPs
The Sleepy Jackson EP (debut EP)  · Miniskirt  · Caffeine in the Morning Sun  · Let Your Love Be Love  · The Sleepy Jackson (self-titled EP)
Singles
"Vampire Racecourse" · "Good Dancers" · "Come to This" · "This Day"/"Come to This" · "God Lead Your Soul" · "Devil Was in My Yard" · "I Understand What You Want but I Just Don't Agree"
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