Lovetown (album)

Lovetown is the third studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Stephen Cummings. The album was released in January 1988 and peaked at number 61 on the Australian Kent Music Report. The album was re-released in 1989 with an altered track list and four bonus tracks. The album is listed in the 100 Best Australian Albums.

Lovetown
Studio album by
Stephen Cummings
ReleasedJanuary 1988
GenreRock, pop, Alternative rock
LabelRampant Records
ProducerMark Woods, Stephen Cummings
Stephen Cummings chronology
This Wonderful Life
(1986)		 Lovetown
(1988)		 A New Kind of Blue
(1989)
Singles from Lovetown
  1. "She Sets Fire to the House"
    Released: September 1987
  2. "Some Prayers Are Answered"
    Released: February 1988
  3. "My Willingness"
    Released: May 1988

Reception

Ian McFarlane said "Lovetown was a very subtle, alluring, personal and mostly acoustic album. It was full of conversational, narrative vignettes from a world where the ironic title Lovetown certainly referred to Melbourne."[1]

In its 1987 yearbook, Rolling Stone Australia said that "Lovetown was as uncluttered, heartfelt and impacting as only the best music can be." adding "The stripped back arrangements placed a strong emphasis on the song, and Cummings' voice. Here the predominantly Cummings/Pendlebury penned tunes stood up to the closest scrutiny. The lyrics on the brilliant 'Everybody Wants to Get to Heaven But Nobody Wants to Die", "She Set Fire to the House' and 'Push It Up All Fall Down' consistently hit the spot as they incisively documented relationships on the skids. These songs were made to be presented in a loose, and traditional format. They had a remarkable, timeless presence."[2]

Track listing
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Everybody Wants to Get to Heaven But Nobody Wants to Die"
3:47
2."My Willingness"
  • Cummings
  • Pendlebury
4:24
3."If You Don't Want My Love"
  • Cummings
  • D Richards
2:59
4."When Trouble Comes"
  • Cummings
  • Pendlebury
3:33
5."Where Are You Going"
  • Cummings
  • Pendlebury
3:48
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Jane"
  • Cummings
4:23
2."Some Prayers Are Answered"
  • Cummings
  • Pendlebury
3:57
3."She Sets Fire to the House"
  • Cummings
  • Pendlebury
4:51
4."Push It Up, All Falls Down"
  • Cummings
  • Pendlebury
3:00
5."Viva Las Vegas"
2:35

1989 Re-release

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Everybody Wants to Get to Heaven But Nobody Wants to Die"
 
2."Some Prayers Are Answered"
  • Cummings
  • Pendlebury
 
3."If You Don't Want My Love"
  • Cummings
  • D Richards
 
4."When Trouble Comes"
  • Cummings
  • Pendlebury
 
5."Where Are You Going"
  • Cummings
  • Pendlebury
 
6."My Willingness"
  • Cummings
  • Pendlebury
 
7."You Jane"
  • Cummings
 
8."She Sets Fire to the House"
  • Cummings
  • Pendlebury
 
9."Push It Up, All Falls Down"
  • Cummings
  • Pendlebury
 
10."Viva Las Vegas"
 
11."Time to Kill"  
12."She Set Fire to the House" (Electric)  
13."Who Listens to the Radio '89"
  • Cummings
  • Pendlebury
 
14."Last Round Up"
 

Charts
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australian Album Kent Music Report[3] 61

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Australia January 1988 Rampant Records Vinyl, cassette RR052
Australia 1989 TrueTone Records CD, cassette CDP-793651

References
  1. McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Sports'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 6 August 2004. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  2. "MEDIA: Reviews: LoveTown". LoveTown. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  3. Kent, David (1984). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 94. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
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