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''Nathaniel Merriweather Presents... Lovage: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By'' is the debut studio album by
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. It was released by
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in 2001. It peaked at number 37 on the ''
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chart.


Artwork

The album's artwork is a homage to the cover of
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's second album.


Critical reception

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, 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". M. F. DiBella of
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gave the album 2.5 stars out of 5, saying: " hile_
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'' 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." Kylee Swenson of ''Blender (magazine)">Blender A blender (sometimes called a mixer or liquidiser in British English) is a kitchen appliance, kitchen and laboratory appliance used to mix, crush, purée or emulsion, emulsify food and other substances. A stationary blender consists of a 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."


Track listing


Personnel

Credits 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) *
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– vocals (7) * Sir Damien Thorne VII of the Cockfoster's Clan – vocals (11) * Chármelle Carmel – vocals (14) *
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– mastering * James Dawson – photography * Brandon Arnovick – layout


Charts


References


External links

* * {{Authority control 2001 debut albums Lovage (band) albums Albums produced by Dan the Automator 75 Ark albums