Natural Ingredients

Natural Ingredients is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Luscious Jackson. It was released on August 23, 1994 on Grand Royal and Capitol Records.

This article is about the album. For the culinary concept, see Natural foods.
Natural Ingredients
Studio album by
Luscious Jackson
ReleasedAugust 23, 1994 (1994-08-23)
Recorded1993–1994
StudioTony's Studio, New York City, New York
GenreAlternative rock[1]
Length45:04
Label
Producer
Luscious Jackson chronology
In Search of Manny
(1992)		 Natural Ingredients
(1994)		 Fever In Fever Out
(1996)
Singles from Natural Ingredients
  1. "Citysong"
    Released: July 12, 1994 (1994-07-12)[2]
  2. "Deep Shag"
    Released: 1994
  3. "Here"
    Released: 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Chicago Tribune[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
NME8/10[7]
Q[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
The Village VoiceB−[10]

The album peaked at number 114 on the Billboard 200 chart,[11] as well as number 2 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jill Cunniff and Gabrielle Glaser, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" 0:05
2."Citysong" 4:20
3."Deep Shag" 3:32
4."Angel" 3:19
5."Strongman" 4:21
6."Energy Sucker" 3:33
7."Here" 3:33
8."Intermission" 0:14
9."Find Your Mind" 3:21
10."Pele Merengue" 2:24
11."Rock Freak" 3:53
12."Rollin'" 4:14
13."Surprise"Cunniff2:46
14."LP Retreat" 5:29

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Jill Cunniff – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, production
  • Gabrielle Glaser – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, Rhodes piano, shaker, drum programming, production
  • Vivian Trimble – piano, Rhodes piano
  • Kate Schellenbach – drums, production
  • Tony Mangurian – production, engineering, mixing
  • Paul Orofino – mixing
  • Tom Baker – mastering
  • Tuta Aquino – editing, sequencing
  • George Sewell – artwork
  • Twelve Point Rule Ltd. – design
  • Bryan Thatcher – photography
  • Michael Lavine – photography
  • C.H.M. – photography

Charts
Chart (1994) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[11] 114
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[12] 2
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References
  1. Frutkin, Alan (November 1, 1994). "Luscious Lesbians". The Advocate: 57.
  2. "Luscious Jackson - Citysong - Amazon.com Music". Amazon. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Natural Ingredients – Luscious Jackson". AllMusic. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  4. Kot, Greg (September 29, 1994). "In The Groove". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  5. Helligar, Jeremy (August 26, 1994). "Natural Ingredients". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 9, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  6. Ali, Lorraine (August 21, 1994). "Luscious Jackson 'Natural Ingredients' Grand Royal/Capitol". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  7. "Luscious Jackson: Natural Ingredients". NME. September 10, 1994. p. 47.
  8. "Luscious Jackson: Natural Ingredients". Q. No. 99. December 1994. p. 136.
  9. St. Léger, Marie Elsie (September 22, 1994). "Luscious Jackson: Natural Ingredients". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 9, 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  10. Christgau, Robert (November 29, 1994). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  11. "Luscious Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  12. "Luscious Jackson Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
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