Love Tattoo

For Australian musician, see Love Tattoo (musician).

Love Tattoo
Studio album by Imelda May
Released	20 October 2008 (2008-10-20)
Recorded	September 2007– March 2008 at Embassy Studios in Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Genre	Rockabilly
Length	39:23
Label	Universal
Producer	Imelda May
Imelda May chronology
No Turning Back (2003) Love Tattoo (2008) Mayhem (2010)
Singles from Love Tattoo
"Johnny Got a Boom Boom" Released: 28 January 2009 "Big Bad Handsome Man" Released: 13 April 2009

Love Tattoo is the second studio album by the Irish rockabilly musician Imelda May, released on 20 October 2008 on Universal Music.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
PopMatters	6/10 [1]
RTÉ	[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Imelda May unless otherwise noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Johnny Got a Boom Boom"		2:59
2.	"Feel Me"		2:57
3.	"Knock 123"		5:27
4.	"Wild About My Lovin'"	Traditional, arranged by Imelda May	3:15
5.	"Big Bad Handsome Man"		2:43
6.	"Love Tattoo"		2:55
7.	"Meet You at the Moon"		2:47
8.	"Smokers' Song"		2:37
9.	"Smotherin' Me"		2:42
10.	"Falling in Love with You Again"		4:07
11.	"It's Your Voodoo Working"	Charles Sheffield	3:12
12.	"Watcha Gonna Do"		3:42
Total length:			39:23

Limited edition ^[3] bonus disc

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My Babe" (live)		3:05
2.	"Don't Do Me No Wrong" (live)		3:07
3.	"Big Bad Handsome Man" (live)		3:03
4.	"Wild About My Lovin'" (live)	Traditional, arranged by Imelda May	3:11
5.	"Falling in Love with You Again" (live)		5:22
6.	"Watcha Gonna Do" (live)		3:43
7.	"Johnny Got a Boom Boom" (live)		3:05
8.	"Rollin' and Tumblin'" (live)	Traditional, arranged by Imelda May	5:40
Total length:			30:16

Personnel

All personnel credits adapted from Love Tattoo's liner notes. ^[4]

Performers

• Imelda May – vocals, bodhrán, producer
• Darrel Higham – guitar
• Al Gare – bass, double bass
• Danny McCormack – piano, organ
• Dave Priseman – trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion
• Dean Beresford – drums

Design personnel

• Jules Vegas – photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2008) Peak position Scottish Albums (OCC) [5] 82 UK Albums (OCC) [6] 58 Chart (2009) Peak position Irish Albums (IRMA) [7] 1 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [8] 12 Chart (2011) Peak position French Albums (SNEP) [9] 14

Year-end charts Chart (2011) Position UK Albums (OCC) [10] 183 All-time charts Chart Position Irish Female Albums (IRMA) [11] 15

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [12]	Gold	50,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [13]	Gold	100,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Martin, Erin Lyndal (12 August 2009). "Imelda May: Love Tattoo". PopMatters . PopMatters Media. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
2. Guerin, Harry (18 February 2009). "Imelda May – Love Tattoo". RTÉ Ten. Raidió Teilifís Éireann . Retrieved 15 July 2011.
3. "Imelda May – Love Tattoo – Special Edition CD Album". Decca Records . Universal Music . Retrieved 2 January 2013.
4. Love Tattoo (CD). Imelda May. Universal Music. 2008. 1790561.
5. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
6. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
7. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Imelda May". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
8. "Imelda May Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
9. "Lescharts.com – Imelda May – Love Tattoo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
10. "End Of Year Chart 2011" (PDF). ChartsPlus. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
11. "Ireland's Top 50 biggest female artist albums". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
12. "French album certifications – Imelda May – Love Tattoo" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
13. "British album certifications – Imelda May – Love Tattoo". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 24 November 2019.