Loverama

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Loverama
Custard - Loverama cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 14, 1999 (1999-06-14) [1]
RecordedOctober - December 1998
Genre Pop, rock
Length41:54
Label
Producer Magoo
Custard chronology
We Have The Technology
(1997)
Loverama
(1999)
Goodbye Cruel World
(2000)

Loverama is the fifth studio album by the Australian band Custard. It was released in June 1999 and peaked at number 19 on the ARIA Charts; the band's highest charting album.

Contents

Loverama was the band's final release for 16 years, until 2015's Come Back, All Is Forgiven . Some copies came as a two-CD set, with the companion disc called Custaro Musico.

"Girls Like That (Don't Go For Guys Like Us)", "Ringo (I feel Like...)" and "Hit Song" all featured in a Hottest 100, with Girls... in 1998 [2] and the other two in 1999. [3]

Reception

Rolling Stone Australia at the time of release said, it was noted that the album was less "zany" and more dance-oriented than previous releases, though the "puerile song titles and cock-eyed world view remain." Overall, the album was described as, "top-heavy with infectious ditties." [4]

They also named it the 94th best Australian album in 2021, saying, "Ever-beloved by the alt-rock scene for their quirky style, eccentric compositions, and endearing personalities, Loverama gave the wider public an insight into what had made Custard firm favourites for a decade by that point. Fittingly though, Loverama would end up serving as the group's swansong, with Custard announcing their initial split the following year." [5]

Track listing

Loverama
No.TitleLength
1."Girls Like That (Don't Go For Guys Like Us)"3:11
2."Hit Song"2:22
3."Monkey"2:26
4."The New Matthew"4:18
5."Ringo (I Feel Like)"2:50
6."Nervous Breakdance"3:57
7."Funny"1:57
8."Pluto (Pts. 1 & 2)"2:55
9."Almost Like A Song"3:57
10."Correctional Facility Of Love"4:12
11."Genius"3:47
12."Kinder Whore"2:50
13."Ladies And Gentlemen"3:22
Total length:41:54
Custaro Musico
No.TitleLength
1."Umlaut"2:59
2."No Te Escribi Ninguna Cancion"2:18
3."Pablo Tiene Novia"1:53
4."Gato De Nueve Colas"1:14
5."Nervoisa Danzarota II"5:00
Total length:13:22

Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [6] 19

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