Lovers (The Sleepy Jackson album)

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Lovers
TheSleepyJackson Lovers.jpg
Studio album by
Released30 June 2003 (Australia)
14 July 2003 (UK)
29 July 2003 (United States)
Recorded2003
Genre Indie rock
Length40:45(original)
44:53 (international)
48:10 (Japan)
Label Capitol Records
Producer Jonathan Burnside
The Sleepy Jackson chronology
Lovers
(2003)
Personality - One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird
(2006)
Singles from Lovers
  1. "Vampire Racecourse"
    Released: 7 July 2003
  2. "Good Dancers"
    Released: 13 October 2003
  3. "Come to This"
    Released: 23 February 2004
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [1]
Review scores
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Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Now 4/5 [6]
Pitchfork 6.0/10 [7]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Spin B+ [10]
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Lovers is the first album by the Australian band The Sleepy Jackson. The album entered the ARIA Album charts at #21, the UK Album Charts at #69 and the French Album Charts at #117. [12]

Contents

The album was a minor commercial success, selling around 100,000 copies worldwide. [13]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2003, the album was nominated for four awards.

In October 2010, Lovers was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums . [14]

Track listing

Original release

  1. "Good Dancers" – 4:12
  2. "Vampire Racecourse" – 3:10
  3. "Rain Falls for Wind" – 4:03
  4. "This Day" – 3:48
  5. "Acid in My Heart" – 3:31
  6. "Fill Me with Apples" – 1:05
  7. "Tell the Girls That I'm Not Hangin' Out" – 4:13
  8. "Come to This" – 3:28
  9. "Morning Bird" – 2:17
  10. "Don't You Know" – 5:12
  11. "Old Dirt Farmer" – 3:31
  12. "Mourning Rain" – 2:06

International release

  1. "Good Dancers" – 4:12
  2. "Vampire Racecourse" – 3:10
  3. "Rain Falls for Wind" – 4:03
  4. "This Day" – 3:48
  5. "Acid in My Heart" – 3:31
  6. "Fill Me with Apples" – 1:05
  7. "Tell the Girls That I'm Not Hangin' Out" – 4:13
  8. "Come to This" – 3:28
  9. "Miniskirt" (bonus track) – 4:08
  10. "Morning Bird" – 2:17
  11. "Don't You Know" – 5:12
  12. "Old Dirt Farmer" – 3:31
  13. "Mourning Rain" – 2:06
  14. "Sunkids" (Japan-only bonus track) – 3:17

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [15] 21
French Albums (SNEP) [16] 117
United Kingdom (OCC) [17] 69

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