LoveBUZZ

loveBUZZ
Studio album by
Released1989
Recorded1989
GenreIndie pop, jangle pop
LabelRooArt/Polygram
ProducerMitch Easter
The Hummingbirds chronology
loveBUZZ
(1989)
Va Va Voom
(1991)
Singles from loveBUZZ
  1. "Blush"
    Released: August 1989
  2. "Word Gets Around"
    Released: November 1989
  3. "Alimony"
    Released: March 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Select4/5[2]

loveBUZZ is the debut album released by Australian rock band the Hummingbirds.

The album was released on the rooART label in 1989.[3] It peaked at No. 31 on the national album charts.[4] The album eventually reached sales of approximately 40,000 copies (exceeding the 35,000 required for Gold record certification in Australia).[5] In October 2010, LoveBUZZ was listed in the book 100 Best Australian Albums.[6]

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Barnes, Mike (July 1990). "And These Birds Can Sing". Select. p. 98.
  3. ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "The Hummingbirds". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  4. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Hummingbirds'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Archived from the original on 29 August 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
  5. ^ Mathieson, Craig (2000). "1990". The Sell-in: How the Music Business Seduced Alternative Rock. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-412-3. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
  6. ^ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.