Lovey is the fourth studio album by the alternative rock band The Lemonheads. It was released in 1990 on Atlantic Records, the group's first for the record company.

Production

The lineup for the recording was Evan Dando (lead vocals, guitar), Corey Loog Brennan (guitar), Jesse Peretz (bass guitar), and David Ryan (drums). The album was the last with founding member Peretz, who would leave the band to pursue a career in photography and filmmaking; founding member Ben Deily had left following their previous album, Lick, leaving Dando as the sole founding member for all future releases.

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album "a fine, varied collection," writing that it reveals "a punk kid almost all grown up, with no qualms about expressing his perhaps unfashionable faves/influences." The Tampa Bay Times called it "a mediocre combination of everything that is supposed to be cool about college radio." The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that "the rockers ... are augmented by occasionally introspective ballads, the best of which are disarmingly tuneful, and surprisingly moving." The Spin Alternative Record Guide wrote that the album "sank the band in Dinosaur-style power-mope."

Track listing

All songs by Evan Dando unless otherwise stated. Note: "Left for Dead" is a remake of "Clang Bang Clang," from Creator (1988); the lyrics are unchanged from the earlier version of the song.