Lovers (The Sleepy Jackson album)

Lovers
Studio album by
The Sleepy Jackson
Released30 June 2003 (Australia)
14 July 2003 (UK)
29 July 2003 (United States)
Recorded2003
GenreIndie rock
Length40:45 (original)
44:53 (international)
48:10 (Japan)
LabelCapitol Records
ProducerJonathan Burnside
The Sleepy Jackson chronology
Lovers
(2003) 		Personality - One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird
(2006)
Singles from Lovers
  1. "Vampire Racecourse"
    Released: 7 July 2003
  2. "Good Dancers"
    Released: 13 October 2003
  3. "Come to This"
    Released: 23 February 2004
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Guardian[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
Mojo[5]
Now4/5[6]
Pitchfork6.0/10[7]
Q[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
SpinB+[10]
Uncut[11]

Lovers is the first album by the Australian band The Sleepy Jackson. The album entered the ARIA Album charts at #21, the UK Album Charts at #69 and the French Album Charts at #117.[12]

The album was a minor commercial success, selling around 100,000 copies worldwide.[13]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2003, the album was nominated for four awards.

In October 2010, Lovers was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.[14]

  1. ^ "Reviews for Lovers by The Sleepy Jackson". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  2. ^ Phares, Heather. "Lovers – The Sleepy Jackson". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  3. ^ Simpson, Dave (11 July 2003). "The Sleepy Jackson: Lovers". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  4. ^ Hilburn, Robert (9 November 2003). "Sleepy Jackson dreams of old days". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  5. ^ "The Sleepy Jackson: Lovers". Mojo (117): 92. August 2003.
  6. ^ Perlich, Tim (11 November 2003). "The Sleepy Jackson". Now. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  7. ^ Plagenhoef, Scott (7 August 2003). "The Sleepy Jackson: Lovers". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  8. ^ "The Sleepy Jackson: Lovers". Q (205): 113. August 2003.
  9. ^ Swanson, David (21 August 2003). "Sleepy Jackson: Lovers". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 25 August 2003. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Breakdown". Spin. 19 (11): 117. November 2003. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  11. ^ "The Sleepy Jackson: Lovers". Uncut (75): 108. August 2003.
  12. ^ Album Chart Listing - Lovers
  13. ^ Collins, Simon (26 September 2009). "Man of Steele". The West Australian. West Australian Newspapers Ltd.
  14. ^ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.