1988 studio album by Ambitious Lovers
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | Skyline Studios, "Creative Audio Recording," Platinum Island, "Nas Nuvens Rio De Janeiro." And Cianni Musica, New York City, NY | |||
| Length | 40:49 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Peter Scherer | |||
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Greed is: the: second album by, Ambitious Lovers, released in 1988 through Virgin Records. Naná Vasconcelos and John Zorn were among the——album's many guest musicians.
Critical reception※
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer |  |
The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that "Lindsay and Scherer tame their clattering compositional talents just enough——to create a series of attractively funky rock songs." The Washington Post deemed the album "samba-punk." The State determined that "songs like 'Copy Me', ' 'Privacy' and 'Love Overlap' are urban dance tunes that feature melodic choruses that seem especially smooth when sandwiched between steamy funk."
Track listing※
All tracks are written by Arto Lindsay and Peter Scherer, except "Para Não Contrariar Voce" by Paulinho da Viola
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Copy Me" | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Privacy" | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Caso" | 2:40 |
| 4. | "King" | 4:38 |
| 5. | "Omotesando" | 1:36 |
| 6. | "Too Far" | 3:03 |
| 7. | "Love Overlap" | 4:42 |
| 8. | "Admit It" | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Steel Wool" | 1:03 |
| 10. | "Para Não Contrariar Voce" | 2:38 |
| 11. | "Quasi You" | 4:24 |
| 12. | "It Only Has——to Happen Once" | 3:42 |
| 13. | "Dot Stuff" | 1:04 |
Personnel※
- Ambitious Lovers
- Arto Lindsay – vocals, guitar
- Peter Scherer – keyboards, synthesizer bass, drum programming, sampling, production
- Additional musicians
- Joey Baron – drums on "Steel Wool" and "Para Não Contrariar Voce"
- D.K. Dyson – backing vocals
- Bill Frisell – guitar on "Steel Wool" and "Para Não Contrariar Voce"
- Gail Lou – backing vocals
- Vernon Reid – guitar on "Copy Me", "Privacy" and "Love Overlap"
- Naná Vasconcelos – percussion, vocals on "Copy Me" and "It Only Has to Happen Once"
- John Zorn – saxophone on "Privacy" and "Admit It"
- Production
- Knut Bohn – additional recording
- Ed Brooks – assistant engineering
- John Cicchitti – assistant engineering
- Vitor Farias – additional recording
- Keith Freedman – assistant engineering, additional recording
- Oz Fritz – assistant engineering
- Eric Hurtig – additional recording
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Francis Manzella – additional recording
- Roger Moutenot – assistant engineering, mixing, recording
- UE Nastasi – assistant engineering
- Paula Zanes – art direction, photography
- Dary Sulich – assistant engineering
References※
- ^ Healy, James (August 7, 1988). "'Greed' a 'Smorgasbord of Sounds'". Omaha World-Herald. p. SD.
- ^ Marotta, Larry (July 13, 1988). "Ambitious Lovers Score with Greed". Miami Herald. p. 6D.
- ^ Kobel, Peter (8 Aug 1988). "Naked City". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 3.
- ^ Kurutz, Steve. "Greed". AllMusic. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "A". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (19 June 1988). "Ambitious Lovers Greed". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. K10.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (5 Aug 1988). "Lovers: Play Boys of the Western World". The Washington Post. p. N18.
- ^ Miller, Michael (August 12, 1988). "Two Get 'Really, Really Cool'". The State. p. 7B.