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Greed (Ambitious Lovers album)

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Greed
Studio album by
Released1988
RecordedSkyline Studios, Creative Audio Recording, Platinum Island, Nas Nuvens Rio De Janeiro and Cianni Musica, New York City, NY
Length40:49
LabelVirgin
ProducerPeter Scherer
Ambitious Lovers chronology
Envy
(1984)
Greed
(1988)
Lust
(1991)

Greed is the second album by Ambitious Lovers, released in 1988 through Virgin Records.[1][2] Naná Vasconcelos and John Zorn were among the album's many guest musicians.[1][3]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Christgau's Record GuideA[5]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[6]

The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that "Lindsay and Scherer tame their clattering compositional talents just enough to create a series of attractively funky rock songs."[6] The Washington Post deemed the album "samba-punk."[7] 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."[8]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Arto Lindsay and Peter Scherer, except "Para Não Contrariar Voce" by Paulinho da Viola

No.TitleLength
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

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Ambitious Lovers
Additional musicians
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

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  1. ^ a b Healy, James (August 7, 1988). "'Greed' a 'Smorgasbord of Sounds'". Omaha World-Herald. p. SD.
  2. ^ Marotta, Larry (July 13, 1988). "Ambitious Lovers Score with Greed". Miami Herald. p. 6D.
  3. ^ Kobel, Peter (8 Aug 1988). "Naked City". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 3.
  4. ^ Kurutz, Steve. "Greed". AllMusic. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "A". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
  6. ^ a b Tucker, Ken (19 June 1988). "Ambitious Lovers Greed". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. K10.
  7. ^ Jenkins, Mark (5 Aug 1988). "Lovers: Play Boys of the Western World". The Washington Post. p. N18.
  8. ^ Miller, Michael (August 12, 1988). "Two Get 'Really, Really Cool'". The State. p. 7B.
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