Natural Ingredients is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Luscious Jackson. It was released on August 23, 1994, by Grand Royal and Capitol Records.
The album peaked at number 114 on the Billboard 200 chart, as well as number 2 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.
Critical reception
The New York Times concluded: "Both warm and sardonic, Natural Ingredients is music that captures the feeling of hitting the pavement on a near-perfect day, absorbing the urban rhythms while still keeping a wary eye on everything happening around you."
Track listing All songs composed by Jill Cunniff and Gabrielle Glaser, except "Surprise", by Jill Cunniff.
"Intro" – 0:05 "Citysong" – 4:20 "Deep Shag" – 3:32 "Angel" – 3:19 "Strongman" – 4:21 "Energy Sucker" – 3:33 "Here" – 3:33 "Intermission" – 0:14 "Find Your Mind" – 3:21 "Pelé Merengue" – 2:24 "Rock Freak" – 3:53 "Rollin'" – 4:14 "Surprise" – 2:46 "LP Retreat" – 5:29
"Citysong" contains elements from "On and On" by Curtis Mayfield, performed by Gladys Knight & the Pips.
Personnel Luscious Jackson Jill Cunniff – vocals (tracks 2–7, 9–14), bass guitar (2–5, 7, 9–12, 14), guitar (6, 13) Gabrielle Glaser – vocals (2, 3, 5–7, 9–11, 14), bass guitar (2, 10, 13), guitar (3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14), Rhodes piano (3, 14), acoustic guitar (4), electric guitar (4), whammy-guitar (6), shaker (7), drum programming (11) Vivian Trimble – piano (3–5, 7, 12, 13), wah-piano (4), wah-percussion (10), keyboard bass (11), Fender Rhodes (12), backing vocals (13) Kate Schellenbach – drums (2–5, 7, 10–13), shaker (3, 4)
Technical Jill Cunniff – co-producer Gabrielle Glaser – co-producer Tony Mangurian – co-producer, engineer, mixing Kate Schellenbach – co-producer ("Strongman") Paul Orofino – mixing Tom Baker – mastering Tuta Aquino – editing, sequencing George Sewell – artwork Twelve Point Rule Ltd. – design Bryan Thatcher – cloud photo Michael Lavine – back cover band photos C.H.M. – inside photos
Charts Chart (1994) Peakposition
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