Lovegod

Lovegod
Studio album by
the Soup Dragons
ReleasedApril 1990
Recorded1989
StudiosLivingston, London
GenresAlternative rock, alternative dance
Length40:55
LabelBig Life
ProducersSean Dickson, George Shilling
The Soup Dragons chronology
This Is Our Art
(1988)		 Lovegod
(1990)		 Hotwired
(1992)

Lovegod is the second studio album by the Soup Dragons, released in 1990. Four songs from the album were released as singles—"Backwards Dog", "Crotch Deep Trash", "Mother Universe" and "I'm Free". The last, a cover of a Rolling Stones cut from their 1965 album Out of Our Heads, made the top 5 in the UK charts. First pressings did not include "I'm Free", but it was subsequently placed first on the re-release, which also dates to 1990.

The album peaked at No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart. It peaked at No. 88 on the Billboard 200. The video for "I'm Free" made it to the top spot on MTV's most requested list.

The cover art for the album depicts a zoomed in Mandelbrot set.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar
Entertainment WeeklyC
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album GuideStarStarStarStar
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarHalf star

Trouser Press called the album "an effective, accessible (if ultimately tedious) trip of house-geared rhythms, semi-firm melodies and singer/guitarist/programmer Sean Dickson’s obviously mind-expanded lyrics." Spin deemed it "well-crafted danceable rock with immaculate production."

Track listing

All songs by Sean Dickson except where noted.

  1. "I'm Free" (featuring Junior Reid) (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:58
  2. "Mother Universe" – 3:43
  3. "Backwards Dog" – 2:17
  4. "Softly" – 2:55
  5. "Drive the Pain" – 2:20
  6. "Lovegod" – 3:38
  7. "Dream-E-Forever" – 2:14
  8. "Sweetmeat" – 4:22
  9. "Kiss the Gun" – 2:31
  10. "Love You to Death" – 2:40
  11. "Beauty Freak" – 3:07
  12. "Lovegod Dub" – 4:14
  13. "Crotch Deep Trash" – 2:56

Personnel

The Soup Dragons

Charts

Chart performance for Lovegod
Chart (1990–1991) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 54
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)27
UK Albums (OCC) 7
US Billboard 20088

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 "Soup Dragons". Trouser Press. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "The Soup Dragons | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. 1 2 Buckley, Peter (18 January 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
  4. 1 2 "SOUP DRAGONS | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  5. ↑ "The Soup Dragons". Billboard.
  6. ↑ Lovegod at AllMusic
  7. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 627.
  8. ↑ "Lovegod". Entertainment Weekly.
  9. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1058.
  10. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 657.
  11. ↑ "New Music". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. 18 January 1991.
  12. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 261.
  13. ↑ "Charts.nz – The Soup Dragons – Lovegod". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "The Soup Dragons Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  15. ↑ "British album certifications – Soup Dragons – Lovegod". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 September 2025. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Lovegod Soup Dragons in the "Search:" field.