Love Spit Love (album)

Love Spit Love is the debut studio album by the rock band Love Spit Love.^[7][8] It was released in 1994 on Imago Records.^[3][9]

Love Spit Love
Studio album by Love Spit Love
Released	August 2, 1994
Recorded	January to March 1994
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	51:52
Label	Imago
Producer	Dave Jerden
Love Spit Love chronology
Love Spit Love (1994) Trysome Eatone (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Chicago Tribune	^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B−^[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	^[5]
Rolling Stone	^[6]

Production

The album was recorded in New York City, and produced by Dave Jerden.^[10]

Critical reception

The Riverfront Times called the album a "fantastic moodpiece" and a "bargain bin treasure."^[11] Trouser Press wrote that Richard Butler's "nicotine-coated growl has, over the years, mellowed into a powerful scratchy croon that shimmers on his most accessible record since the Furs’ glory days."^[10]

Track listing

1. "Seventeen" (Richard Butler, Tim Butler, Richard Fortus) – 4:17
2. "Superman" (R. Butler, T. Butler) – 4:14
3. "Half a Life" (R. Butler, T. Butler) – 4:10
4. "Jigsaw" (R. Butler, Fortus) – 4:08
5. "Change in the Weather" (R. Butler) – 3:11
6. "Wake Up" (R. Butler, Fortus) – 4:02
7. "Am I Wrong" (R. Butler, T. Butler) – 3:34
8. "Green" (R. Butler, Fortus) – 5:11
9. "Please" (R. Butler, T. Butler) – 4:46
10. "Codeine" (R. Butler, Eric Schermerhorn) – 4:51
11. "St. Mary's Gate" (R. Butler, Fortus) – 5:26
12. "More" (R. Butler, T. Butler) – 4:00

Some international versions included the bonus track "All She Wants."

Personnel

Love Spit Love

• Richard Butler – vocals
• Richard Fortus – guitar, cello, mandolin
• Frank Ferrer – drums
• Tim Butler – bass guitar

Additional personnel

• Jon Brion – chamberlin, optigan, piano
• Eric Schermerhorn – acoustic guitar on "Codeine"
• John Phillip Shenale – string arrangements

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[12]	195

References

1. Love Spit Love at AllMusic
2. Webber, Brad. "Love Spit LoveLove Spit Love (Imago) (STAR)(STAR)..." chicagotribune.com.
3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 346.
4. "Love Spit Love". EW.com.
5. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 903.
6. "Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. No. 697. 15 December 1994.
7. "Rocker Still Raucous at 40 : Richard Butler Is Making Fur Fly With New Band, Love Spit Love". Los Angeles Times. 24 September 1994.
8. "The PSYCHEDELIC FURS biography". The Great Rock Bible.
9. Jenkins, Mark (9 September 1994). "BUTLER SANS FURS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
10. "Psychedelic Furs". Trouser Press. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
11. Zaleski, Annie. "Appreciation for Love Spit Love, the Richard Fortus-Richard Butler '90s Band". Riverfront Times.
12. "Love Spit Love Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2019.