Lovers (The Sleepy Jackson album)

Lovers
Studio album by
Released30 June 2003
Recorded2003
GenreIndie rock
Length40:45 (original)
44:53 (international)
48:10 (Japan)
LabelCapitol
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
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Guardian
Los Angeles Times
Mojo
Now4/5
Pitchfork6.0/10
Q
Rolling Stone
SpinB+
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Lovers is the first album by the Australian band the Sleepy Jackson. The album entered the ARIA Albums Chart at number 21, the UK Albums Chart at number 69 and the French Albums Chart at number 117.

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

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.