loveBUZZ

loveBUZZ
Studio album by The Hummingbirds
Released	1989
Recorded	1989
Genre	Rock
Label	RooArt/Polygram
Producer	Mitch Easter
The Hummingbirds chronology
loveBUZZ (1989) Va Va Voom (1991)
Singles from loveBUZZ
"Blush" Released: August, 1989 "Word Gets Around" Released: November, 1989 "Alimony" Released: March, 1990

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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

The album was released on the rooART label in 1989.^[2] It peaked at #31 on the national album charts.^[3] The album eventually reached sales of approximately 40,000 copies (exceeding the 30,000 required for Gold record certification in Australia).^[4] In October 2010, LoveBUZZ was listed in the book 100 Best Australian Albums.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Simon Holmes unless otherwise noted.^[6]

1. "Blush" - (S. Holmes, R. St Clair) 3:20
2. "She Knows..." - 4:39
3. "Hollow Inside" - 3:27
4. "Tuesday" (A. Russack) - 3:21
5. "Word Gets Around" - 2:56
6. "House Taken Over" - 6:05
7. "Get on Down" - 3:38
8. "Alimony" - 3:46
9. "Everything You Said" (R. St Clair) - 3:16
10. "Barbarian" - 3:51
11. "Three in the Morning" - 4:32
12. "Michelle as Well" - 3:54
13. "If You Leave" (S. Holmes, A. Russack, R. St Clair, M. Temple) - 5:34
14. "Miles to Go" (R. St Clair) - 2:43

Personnel

The Hummingbirds

• Simon Holmes - guitar, vocals
• Alannah Russack - guitar, vocals
• Robyn St. Clare - bass, vocals
• Mark Temple - drums

Production

• Don Bartley - Mastering
• Paula Bray - Photography
• Mitch Easter - Producer, Engineer
• Justine - Assistant Engineer
• Tony Mott - Photography
• Paul - Assistant Engineer
• Jim "The Royster" Perry - Mixing Assistant
• Quiffboy Polanski - Executive Producer
• Robyn St. Clare - Photography
• Paul Tatz - Design, Layout Design
• Mark Williams - Mixing
• Mark Williams - Engineer

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Holmgren, Magnus. "The Hummingbirds". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
3. McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Hummingbirds'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
4. Mathieson, Craig (2000). "1990". The Sell-in: How the Music Business Seduced Alternative Rock. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-412-3. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
5. O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
6. "APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Rights Association (APRA). Retrieved 2009-01-13. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. BLUSH