Natural Ingredients

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Natural Ingredients
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Studio album by
Luscious Jackson
ReleasedAugust 23, 1994 (1994-08-23)
Recorded1993–1994
StudioTony's (New York City)
Genre Alternative rock [1]
Length45:04
Label
Producer
Luscious Jackson chronology
In Search of Manny
(1992)		Natural Ingredients
(1994)		 Fever In Fever Out
(1996)
Singles from Natural Ingredients
  1. "Citysong"
    Released: July 12, 1994 (1994-07-12)
  2. "Deep Shag"
    Released: 1994
  3. "Here"
    Released: 1995

Natural Ingredients is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Luscious Jackson. [2] It was released on August 23, 1994, by Grand Royal and Capitol Records.

Contents

The album peaked at number 114 on the Billboard 200 chart, [3] as well as number 2 on the Heatseekers Albums chart. [4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [7]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NME 8/10 [9]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Select Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 6/10 [13]
The Village Voice B− [14]

The New York Times concluded: "Both warm and sardonic, Natural Ingredients is music that captures the feeling of hitting the pavement on a near-perfect day, absorbing the urban rhythms while still keeping a wary eye on everything happening around you." [15]

Track listing

All songs composed by Jill Cunniff and Gabrielle Glaser, except "Surprise", by Jill Cunniff.

  1. "Intro" – 0:05
  2. "Citysong" – 4:20
  3. "Deep Shag" – 3:32
  4. "Angel" – 3:19
  5. "Strongman" – 4:21
  6. "Energy Sucker" – 3:33
  7. "Here" – 3:33
  8. "Intermission" – 0:14
  9. "Find Your Mind" – 3:21
  10. "Pelé Merengue" – 2:24
  11. "Rock Freak" – 3:53
  12. "Rollin'" – 4:14
  13. "Surprise" – 2:46
  14. "LP Retreat" – 5:29

Personnel

Luscious Jackson
Technical

Charts

Chart (1994)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [3] 114
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [4] 2

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