''Lovey'' is the fourth studio

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by the

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band

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. It was released in 1990 on

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, the group's first for the record company.

Production

The lineup for the recording was

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(lead vocals, guitar), Corey Loog Brennan (guitar),

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(bass guitar), and David Ryan (drums). The album was the last with founding member Peretz, who would leave the band to pursue a career in photography and filmmaking; founding member

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had left following their previous album, ''Lick'', leaving Dando as the sole founding member for all future releases.

Critical reception

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'' called the album "a fine, varied collection," writing that it reveals "a punk kid almost all grown up, with no qualms about expressing his perhaps unfashionable faves/influences." The ''

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'' called it "a mediocre combination of everything that is supposed to be cool about college radio." ''

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'' wrote that "the rockers ... are augmented by occasionally introspective ballads, the best of which are disarmingly tuneful, and surprisingly moving." The ''

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'' wrote that the album "sank the band in

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-style power-mope."

Track listing

All songs by

unless otherwise stated. # "Ballarat" – 3:14 # "Half the Time" – 2:45 # "Year of the Cat" – 2:28 # "Ride With Me" – 3:38 # "Li'l Seed" ( Corey Loog Brennan, Kenny Chambers, Dando, Clay Tarver) – 3:22 # "Stove" – 3:08 # "Come Downstairs" – 2:54 # "Left for Dead" – 2:04 # "Brass Buttons" (

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) – 3:11 # "(The) Door" (Brennan, Dando) – 5:40 # "Untitled" – 1:21 Note: "Left for Dead" is a remake of "Clang Bang Clang," from ''Creator'' (1988); the lyrics are unchanged from the earlier version of the song.

References

{{Authority control The Lemonheads albums 1990 albums Atlantic Records albums Albums produced by Paul Q. Kolderie