Lovelife is the fourth and final studio album by English rock band Lush. It… Read Full Bio ↴Lovelife is the fourth and final studio album by English rock band Lush. It was released on 5 March 1996 by 4AD. On Lovelife, the band moved away from their earlier dream pop and shoegazing style and embraced a more Britpop-oriented sound. The album was produced by Pete Bartlett and the band at Protocol Studios in London, and engineered by Giles Hall. Three songs were released as singles: "Single Girl", "Ladykillers", and "500 (Shake Baby Shake)", all of which achieved moderate success on the UK Singles Chart, reaching the top 30 positions. On release, Lovelife reached number eight on the UK Albums Chart.
Jarvis Cocker of Pulp dueted with Lush vocalist Miki Berenyi on the song "Ciao!"—Berenyi had written the song as a duet after Lush drummer Chris Acland jokingly asked to sing a song on the new album. Ultimately, Acland declined and Cocker provided guest vocals.
In 2017, Berenyi revealed via Twitter that the lyrics to the track "Heavenly Nobodies" was about her and a friend's star-struck encounter with Hole frontwoman Courtney Love. She also added that the song was not intended as a dig towards her, and that the riff was inspired by the Monkees and the Kinks.
"Single Girl" proved to be one of the band's largest hits, though the band's discomfort with the more commercial sound of the song almost led to its shelving. Berenyi recalled, "Pete (Bartlett) knew 'Single Girl' was a single right off the bat but says: 'You and Emma seemed almost embarrassed by the idea of commercial success and Emma kept trying to dismiss it as a B-side'…" The video for the song also featured actors from Four Weddings and a Funeral.
"500" was written by Anderson about the Fiat 500, since she had just passed her driver's exam during the writing of the album.
Personnel:
Miki Berenyi – lead vocals, guitar
Emma Anderson – guitars, vocals
Phil King – bass guitar
Chris Acland – drums
Jarvis Cocker of Pulp dueted with Lush vocalist Miki Berenyi on the song "Ciao!"—Berenyi had written the song as a duet after Lush drummer Chris Acland jokingly asked to sing a song on the new album. Ultimately, Acland declined and Cocker provided guest vocals.
In 2017, Berenyi revealed via Twitter that the lyrics to the track "Heavenly Nobodies" was about her and a friend's star-struck encounter with Hole frontwoman Courtney Love. She also added that the song was not intended as a dig towards her, and that the riff was inspired by the Monkees and the Kinks.
"Single Girl" proved to be one of the band's largest hits, though the band's discomfort with the more commercial sound of the song almost led to its shelving. Berenyi recalled, "Pete (Bartlett) knew 'Single Girl' was a single right off the bat but says: 'You and Emma seemed almost embarrassed by the idea of commercial success and Emma kept trying to dismiss it as a B-side'…" The video for the song also featured actors from Four Weddings and a Funeral.
"500" was written by Anderson about the Fiat 500, since she had just passed her driver's exam during the writing of the album.
Personnel:
Miki Berenyi – lead vocals, guitar
Emma Anderson – guitars, vocals
Phil King – bass guitar
Chris Acland – drums
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Lovelife
Lush Lyrics
500 Shake, baby, shake, you know I can fit you in…
Ciao! I've been so happy since I walked away I never thought…
Heavenly Nobodies Just because they seem to understand the way you feel It…
I've Been Here Before I've tried to be strong, I've tried to be tough But…
Ladykillers Here we go, I'm hanging out in Camden Drinking with my…
Last Night And even in your darkest hour The recipe I cook for…
Olympia Will I ever be Olympia? Will I ever be a girl…
Papasan Maybe I should make you stay away So you can really…
Runaway Come on boy, I want to dance now Line by line…
Single Girl Single girl, I don't want to be a single girl Single…
The Childcatcher "Baby," he says, "You are like the clean white page…
Tralala In this world I live in, I care for number…