''Honey Lingers'' is the second album by Anglo-American

alternative rock Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...

band

Voice of the Beehive Voice of the Beehive are an Anglo-American alternative pop rock band formed in London in 1986. The group featured Californian lead vocalist sisters Tracey Bryn and Melissa Brooke Belland (daughters of The Four Preps singer Bruce Belland). Th ...

. Released in 1991 on

London Records London Recordings (or London Records and London Music Stream) is a British record label that marketed records in the United States, Canada, and Latin America for Decca Records from 1947 to 1980 before becoming semi-independent. The London nam ...

, the album earned positive reviews from music critics and was a success on U.S.

college radio Campus radio (also known as college radio, university radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college, university or other educational institution. Programming may be exclusively created or produced ...

stations. The album peaked at 17 in the UK upon its debut on 24 August 1991, and No. 68 in Australia in July 1992. The first single, "Monsters and Angels", became the band's first entry on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at No. 74. It also was the band's second top-twenty single in the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

, peaking at No. 17. "Monsters and Angels" peaked at No. 72 on the Australian

ARIA In music, an aria (Italian: ; plural: ''arie'' , or ''arias'' in common usage, diminutive form arietta , plural ariette, or in English simply air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrumental or orchestral accompanime ...

singles chart, and was their sole top-ten single on the U.S.

Modern Rock Tracks Alternative Airplay (formerly known as Modern Rock Tracks (1988–2009) and Alternative Songs (2009–2020)) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September 10, 1988. It ranks the 40 most-played ...

chart, peaking at number eight. The title of the album is a play on the words of the sexual act of

cunnilingus Cunnilingus is an oral sex act performed by a person on the vulva or vagina of another person. The clitoris is the most sexually sensitive part of the human female genitalia, and its stimulation may result in a woman becoming sexually aroused ...

. The album includes a

cover version In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song. Originally, it referred to a version of a song release ...

The Partridge Family ''The Partridge Family'' is an American musical sitcom starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy. Jones plays a widowed mother, and Cassidy plays the oldest of her five children, in a family who embarks on a music career. It ran from Se ...

's "

I Think I Love You "I Think I Love You" is a song by Tony Romeo, written as the debut single for fictional musical TV family the Partridge Family, released in August 1970, a month prior to the debut of the ABC-TV musical sitcom ''The Partridge Family'' starring Shi ...

", which became their biggest hit in Australia, peaking at No. 12. The album was certified silver in the U.K. for shipments of 60,000 units.

Singles

* 1991 "Monsters and Angels" No. 17 UK, No. 72 AUS, #74 U.S., #8 U.S. Modern Rock Tracks * 1991 "I Think I Love You" No. 25 UK, No. 12 AUS * 1991 "Perfect Place" No. 37 UK, No. 31 AUS

Track listing

# "Monsters and Angels" (Bryn, Jones) – 3:38 # "Adonis Blue" (Bryn, Jones) – 3:40 # "

" (Tony Romeo) – 3:13 # "Look at Me" (Bryn, Jones) – 3:03 # "Beauty to My Eyes" (Bryn) – 3:01 # "Just Like You" (Brett, Bryn, Jones) – 3:22 # "Little Gods" (

Marvin Etzioni Marvin Elan Etzioni is an American singer, mandolinist, bassist, and record producer. Also known as the Mandolin Man, Etzioni is best known as a founder of, and bassist for, the band Lone Justice. He is a noted record producer and has released th ...

) – 2:37 # "I'm Shooting Cupid" (Bryn, Jones) – 3:11 # "Say It" (Bryn, Jones) – 2:28 # "Perfect Place" (Brooke, Bryn, Jones) – 3:33

Charts

References

1991 albums Albums produced by Don Was Albums produced by Hugh Jones (producer) Albums produced by Alan Tarney London Records albums Voice of the Beehive albums {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub