| Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 6, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Downtempo, trip hop | |||
| Length | 59:43 | |||
| Label | 75 Ark, Bulk | |||
| Producer | Dan the Automator | |||
| Lovage chronology | ||||
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Nathaniel Merriweather Presents... Lovage: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By is the debut studio album by Lovage. It was released by 75 Ark in 2001, with current reissues done by Bulk. It peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart. [1]
The album's artwork is a homage to the cover of Serge Gainsbourg's second album. [2]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 66/100 [3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Blender | [5] |
| NME | 7/10 [6] |
| Pitchfork | 4.5/10 [7] |
| Q | [8] |
| Spin | 7/10 [9] |
At Metacritic, 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". [3]
M. F. DiBella of AllMusic gave the album 2.5 stars out of 5, saying: "[While Dan the Automator is] quite possibly one of the most accomplished beat processors in the realm of art hip-hop/electronica, his strict-composer approach on this project is occasionally inaccessible and at times unlistenable." [4] Kevin Adickes of Pitchfork 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." [7] Kylee Swenson of 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." [5]
All tracks are written by Dan the Automator, Mike Patton, and Jennifer Charles, except "Sex (I'm a ...)" written by John Crawford, David Diamond, and Terri Nunn
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ladies Love Chest Rockwell" | 1:19 |
| 2. | "Pit Stop (Take Me Home)" | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Anger Management" | 4:17 |
| 4. | "Everyone Has a Summer" | 4:16 |
| 5. | "To Catch a Thief" | 3:17 |
| 6. | "Lies and Alibis" | 3:16 |
| 7. | "Herbs, Good Hygiene & Socks" | 1:55 |
| 8. | "Book of the Month" | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Lifeboat" | 4:45 |
| 10. | "Strangers on a Train" | 4:36 |
| 11. | "Lovage (Love That Lovage, Baby)" | 1:04 |
| 12. | "Sex (I'm a...)" | 6:19 |
| 13. | "Koala's Lament" | 3:53 |
| 14. | "Tea Time with Maseo" | 1:38 |
| 15. | "Stroker Ace" | 4:29 |
| 16. | "Archie & Veronica" | 6:05 |
| Total length: | 59:43 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pit Stop (Take Me Home)" | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Anger Management" | 4:21 |
| 3. | "To Catch a Thief" | 3:17 |
| 4. | "Book of the Month" | 4:38 |
| 5. | "Lifeboat (Officer and a Gentleman)" | 4:51 |
| 6. | "Strangers on a Train" | 4:38 |
| 7. | "Sex (I'm a ...)" | 6:19 |
| 8. | "Stroker Ace" | 4:36 |
| 9. | "Archie & Veronika" | 5:11 |
| 10. | "Lies and Alibis" | 3:41 |
| 11. | "Koala's Lament" | 3:54 |
| 12. | "Everyone Has a Summer" | 4:58 |
| Total length: | 54:22 | |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [1] | 37 |
