Love Tattoo is the second studio album by the Irish rockabilly musician Imelda May, released on 20 October 2008 on Universal Music.

Love Tattoo
A pink-saturated picture of a woman sitting at a diner table. White text reads "Imelda May Love Tattoo."
Studio album by
Released20 October 2008 (2008-10-20)
RecordedSeptember 2007– March 2008 at Embassy Studios in Basingstoke, United Kingdom
GenreRockabilly
Length39:23
LabelUniversal
ProducerImelda May
Imelda May chronology
No Turning Back
(2003)
Love Tattoo
(2008)
Mayhem
(2010)
Singles from Love Tattoo
  1. "Johnny Got a Boom Boom"
    Released: 28 January 2009
  2. "Big Bad Handsome Man"
    Released: 13 April 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
PopMatters6/10[1]
RTÉ [2]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Imelda May unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Johnny Got a Boom Boom" 2:59
2."Feel Me" 2:57
3."Knock 123" 5:27
4."Wild About My Lovin'"Traditional, arranged by Imelda May3:15
5."Big Bad Handsome Man" 2:43
6."Love Tattoo" 2:55
7."Meet You at the Moon" 2:47
8."Smokers' Song" 2:37
9."Smotherin' Me" 2:42
10."Falling in Love with You Again" 4:07
11."It's Your Voodoo Working"Charles Sheffield3:12
12."Watcha Gonna Do" 3:42
Total length:39:23
Limited edition[3] bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Babe" (live) 3:05
2."Don't Do Me No Wrong" (live) 3:07
3."Big Bad Handsome Man" (live) 3:03
4."Wild About My Lovin'" (live)Traditional, arranged by Imelda May3:11
5."Falling in Love with You Again" (live) 5:22
6."Watcha Gonna Do" (live) 3:43
7."Johnny Got a Boom Boom" (live) 3:05
8."Rollin' and Tumblin'" (live)Traditional, arranged by Imelda May5:40
Total length:30:16

Personnel edit

All personnel credits adapted from Love Tattoo's liner notes.[4]

Performers
Design personnel
  • Jules Vegas – photography

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[12] Gold 50,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Gold 100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ Martin, Erin Lyndal (12 August 2009). "Imelda May: Love Tattoo". PopMatters. PopMatters Media. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  2. ^ Guerin, Harry (18 February 2009). "Imelda May – Love Tattoo". RTÉ Ten. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Imelda May – Love Tattoo – Special Edition CD Album". Decca Records. Universal Music. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  4. ^ Love Tattoo (CD). Imelda May. Universal Music. 2008. 1790561.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Imelda May". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Imelda May Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Lescharts.com – Imelda May – Love Tattoo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  10. ^ "End Of Year Chart 2011" (PDF). ChartsPlus. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Ireland's Top 50 biggest female artist albums". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  12. ^ "French album certifications – Imelda May – Love Tattoo" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  13. ^ "British album certifications – Imelda May – Love Tattoo". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 November 2019.