Love Tattoo

Love Tattoo is the second studio album by the Irish rockabilly musician Imelda May, released on 20 October 2008 on Universal Music.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
PopMatters6/10[1]
RTÉ [2]
For Australian musician, see Love Tattoo (musician).
Love Tattoo
Studio album by
Imelda May
Released20 October 2008 (2008-10-20)
RecordedSeptember 2007– March 2008 at Embassy Studios in Basingstoke, United Kingdom
GenreRockabilly
Length39:52
LabelUniversal
ProducerImelda May
Imelda May chronology
No Turning Back
(2003)		 Love Tattoo
(2008)		 Mayhem
(2010)
Singles from Love Tattoo
  1. "Johnny Got a Boom Boom"
    Released: 28 January 2009
  2. "Big Bad Handsome Man"
    Released: 13 April 2009

Track listing

All tracks are written by Imelda May unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Johnny Got a Boom Boom" 2:59
2."Feel Me" 2:57
3."Knock 123" 5:27
4."Wild About My Lovin'"Traditional, arr. May3:15
5."Big Bad Handsome Man" 2:43
6."Love Tattoo" 2:55
7."Meet You at The Moon" 2:47
8."Smokers' Song" 2:37
9."Smotherin' Me" 2:42
10."Falling in Love With You Again" 4:07
11."It's Your Voodoo Working"Charles Sheffield3:12
12."Watcha Gonna Do" 3:42
Total length:39:52
Limited edition[3] bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Babe" (live) 3:05
2."Don't Do Me No Wrong" (live) 3:07
3."Big Bad Handsome Man" (live) 3:03
4."Wild About My Lovin'" (live)Traditional, arr. May3:11
5."Falling in Love with You Again" (live) 5:22
6."Watcha Gonna Do" (live) 3:43
7."Johnny Got a Boom Boom" (live) 3:05
8."Rollin' and Tumblin'" (live)Traditional, arr. May5:40
Total length:30:16

Personnel

All personnel credits adapted from Love Tattoo's liner notes.[4]

Performers
Design personnel
  • Jules Vegas – photography

Chart positions
Chart (2008) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[5] 58
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Irish Albums Chart[6] 1
US Billboard Heatseekers Albums[7] 12
Chart (2011) Peak
position
French SNEP Albums Chart[8] 14

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[9] Gold 50,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Gold 100,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References
  1. Martin, Erin Lyndal (12 August 2009). "Imelda May: Love Tattoo". PopMatters. PopMatters Media. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  2. Guerin, Harry (18 February 2009). "Imelda May – Love Tattoo". RTÉ Ten. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  3. "Imelda May – Love Tattoo – Special Edition CD Album". Decca Records. Universal Music. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  4. Love Tattoo (CD). Imelda May. Universal Music. 2008. 1790561.CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. "Imelda May | Artist". Official Charts Company. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  6. "Discography Imelda May". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  7. "Love Tattoo – Imelda May: Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  8. "Imelda May – Love Tattoo". lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  9. "French album certifications – Imelda May – Love Tattoo" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  10. "British album certifications – Imelda May – Love Tattoo". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 November 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Love Tattoo in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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