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Natural Ingredients
Studio album by Luscious Jackson
Released	August 23, 1994 (1994-08-23)
Recorded	1993–1994
Studio	Tony's (New York City)
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	45:04
Label	Grand Royal Capitol
Producer	The Superfreaks (Jill Cunniff, Gabrielle Glaser, Tony Mangurian) Kate Schellenbach
Luscious Jackson chronology
In Search of Manny (1992) Natural Ingredients (1994) Fever In Fever Out (1996)
Singles from Natural Ingredients
"Citysong" Released: July 12, 1994 (1994-07-12) "Deep Shag" Released: 1994 "Here" Released: 1995

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Chicago Tribune
Entertainment Weekly	B+
Los Angeles Times
NME	8/10
Q
Rolling Stone
Select
Spin Alternative Record Guide	6/10
The Village Voice	B−

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.

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. "Pelé Merengue" – 2:24
11. "Rock Freak" – 3:53
12. "Rollin'" – 4:14
13. "Surprise" – 2:46
14. "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

References

1. Frutkin, Alan (November 1, 1994). "Luscious Lesbians". The Advocate: 57.
2. "Natural Ingredients by Luscious Jackson". People. Vol. 42, no. 26. Dec 26, 1994. p. 25.
3. ^ "Luscious Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
4. ^ "Luscious Jackson Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
5. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Natural Ingredients – Luscious Jackson". AllMusic. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
6. Kot, Greg (September 29, 1994). "In The Groove". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
7. Helligar, Jeremy (August 26, 1994). "Natural Ingredients". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 9, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
8. Ali, Lorraine (August 21, 1994). "Luscious Jackson 'Natural Ingredients' Grand Royal/Capitol". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
9. "Luscious Jackson: Natural Ingredients". NME. September 10, 1994. p. 47.
10. "Luscious Jackson: Natural Ingredients". Q. No. 99. December 1994. p. 136.
11. 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.
12. Christgau, Robert (November 29, 1994). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
13. Morris, Gina. "Luscious Jackson: Natural Ingredients > Review".
14. Press, Joy (1995). "Luscious Jackson". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. p. 234. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
15. Browne, David (Nov 6, 1994). "A City-Cool Foursome Groovin' to the Beat". The New York Times. p. A26.

External links

• Natural Ingredients at Discogs (list of releases)

• Luscious Jackson albums
• 1994 debut albums
• Grand Royal albums
• Capitol Records albums