loveBUZZ is the debut album released by Australian rock band the Hummingbirds.

The album was released on the rooART label in 1989. It peaked at No. 31 on the national album charts. The album eventually reached sales of approximately 40,000 copies (exceeding the 35,000 required for Gold record certification in Australia). In October 2010, LoveBUZZ was listed in the book 100 Best Australian Albums.

Reception AllMusic said the band's "specialty was a power-pop/alternative rock style that served them well on loveBUZZ", and noted the album would be enjoyed by "those who like jangly guitar music that's lively and energetic but consistently appealing melodically and harmonically".

In The Sell-In, Craig Mathieson said, "Mitch Easter's disciplined approach had captured a guitar-spangled, fragile sound focussing attention on the voices. LoveBUZZ had enough romantic verve and sheer pop delight, mixed with the band's indie routes, to make the album one of the releases of the year."

Track listing All tracks written by Simon Holmes unless otherwise noted. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. BLUSH "Blush" - (Holmes, Robyn St Clare) 3:20 "She Knows..." - 4:39 "Hollow Inside" - 3:27 "Tuesday" (Alannah Russack) - 3:21 "Word Gets Around" - 2:56 "House Taken Over" - 6:05 "Get on Down" - 3:38 "Alimony" - 3:46 "Everything You Said" (St Clare) - 3:16 "Barbarian" - 3:51 "Three in the Morning" - 4:32 "Michelle as Well" - 3:54 "If You Leave" (Holmes, Russack, St Clare, Mark Temple) - 5:34 "Miles to Go" (St Clare) - 2:43

Charts Chart (1989)Peakposition

Personnel The Hummingbirds Simon Holmes - guitar, vocals Alannah Russack - guitar, vocals Robyn St. Clare - bass, vocals Mark Temple - drums

Production Don Bartley - Mastering Paula Bray - Photography Mitch Easter - Producer, Engineer Justine - Assistant Engineer Tony Mott - Photography Paul - Assistant Engineer Jim "The Royster" Perry - Mixing Assistant Quiffboy Polanski - Executive Producer Robyn St. Clare - Photography Paul Tatz - Design, Layout Design Mark Williams - Mixing Mark Williams - Engineer

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