Lovegod
Lovegod is an album by the Soup Dragons, released in 1990.[7][8] Four songs from the album were released as singles—"Backwards Dog", "Crotch Deep Trash", "Mother Universe" and "I'm Free". The latter, a cover of a Rolling Stones cut from their 1965 album Out of Our Heads, made the top 5 in the UK charts. First pressings did not include "I'm Free", but it was subsequently placed first on the re-release, which also dates to 1990.
Lovegod | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 12 July 1990 | |||
Recorded | Livingston Studios, London, 1989 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, alternative dance | |||
Length | 40:55 | |||
Label | Big Life[1] | |||
Producer | Sean Dickson & George Shilling | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Entertainment Weekly | C[4] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [5] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
The album peaked at No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart.[9] It peaked at No. 88 on the Billboard 200.[10] The video for "I'm Free" made it to the top spot on MTV's most requested list.[8]
Critical reception
Trouser Press called the album "an effective, accessible (if ultimately tedious) trip of house-geared rhythms, semi-firm melodies and singer/guitarist/programmer Sean Dickson’s obviously mind-expanded lyrics."[1] Spin deemed it "well-crafted danceable rock with immaculate production."[11]
Track listing
All songs by Sean Dickson except where noted.
- "I'm Free" (featuring Junior Reid) (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:58
- "Mother Universe" – 3:43
- "Backwards Dog" – 2:17
- "Softly" – 2:55
- "Drive the Pain" – 2:20
- "Lovegod" – 3:38
- "Dream-E-Forever" – 2:14
- "Sweetmeat" – 4:22
- "Kiss the Gun" – 2:31
- "Love You to Death" – 2:40
- "Beauty Freak" – 3:07
- "Lovegod Dub" – 4:14
- "Crotch Deep Trash" – 2:56
Personnel
- Sean Dickson: vocals, guitar
- Jim McCullough: backing vocals, guitar
- Sushil K. Dade: bass
- Paul Quinn: drums, percussion
Notes
- "Soup Dragons". Trouser Press. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- Lovegod at AllMusic
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 7: MUZE. p. 627.CS1 maint: location (link)
- "Lovegod". EW.com.
- MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1058.
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 657.
- "The Soup Dragons | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- Buckley, Peter (January 18, 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
- "SOUP DRAGONS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
- "The Soup Dragons". Billboard.
- "New Music". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. January 18, 1991 – via Google Books.