''loveBUZZ'' is the debut album released by Australian

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label in 1989. It peaked at #31 on the national album charts. The album eventually reached sales of approximately 40,000 copies (exceeding the 35,000 required for Gold record certification in Australia). In October 2010, ''LoveBUZZ'' was listed in the book ''

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said the band's, "specialty was a power-pop/alternative rock style that served them well on ''loveBUZZ''", and noted the album would be enjoyed by, "those who like jangly guitar music that's lively and energetic but consistently appealing melodically and harmonically". In ''

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's disciplined approach had captured a guitar-spangled, fragile sound focussing attention on the voices. ''LoveBUZZ'' had enough romantic verve and sheer pop delight, mixed with the band's indie routes, to make the album one of the releases of the year."

Track listing

All tracks written by Simon Holmes unless otherwise noted. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. BLUSH # "Blush" - (Holmes, Robyn St Clare) 3:20 # "She Knows..." - 4:39 # "Hollow Inside" - 3:27 # "Tuesday" (Alannah Russack) - 3:21 # "Word Gets Around" - 2:56 # "House Taken Over" - 6:05 # "Get on Down" - 3:38 # "Alimony" - 3:46 # "Everything You Said" (St Clare) - 3:16 # "Barbarian" - 3:51 # "Three in the Morning" - 4:32 # "Michelle as Well" - 3:54 # "If You Leave" (Holmes, Russack, St Clare, Mark Temple) - 5:34 # "Miles to Go" (St Clare) - 2:43

Charts

Personnel

The Hummingbirds

* Simon Holmes - guitar, vocals * Alannah Russack - guitar, vocals * Robyn St. Clare - bass, vocals * Mark Temple - drums

Production

* Don Bartley - Mastering * Paula Bray - Photography *

- Producer, Engineer * Justine - Assistant Engineer * Tony Mott - Photography * Paul - Assistant Engineer * Jim "The Royster" Perry - Mixing Assistant * Quiffboy Polanski - Executive Producer * Robyn St. Clare - Photography * Paul Tatz - Design, Layout Design * Mark Williams - Mixing * Mark Williams - Engineer

References

1989 debut albums The Hummingbirds albums Albums produced by Mitch Easter {{1980s-rock-album-stub