Envy (Ambitious Lovers album)
| Envy | ||||
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| Studio album by Ambitious Lovers | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | BC Studio, Brooklyn, NY | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 32:46 | |||
| Label | E.G. | |||
| Producer | Arto Lindsay, M. E. Miller and Peter Scherer | |||
| Ambitious Lovers chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | A[2] |
Envy is the debut album of Ambitious Lovers, released in 1984 through E.G. Records. The album picks up where DNA left off.
Track listing
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Cross Your Legs" | Lindsay, Miller, Scherer | 5:05 |
| 2. | "Trouble Maker" | Lindsay, Miller, Scherer | 2:25 |
| 3. | "Pagode Americano" | Fernandes, Nogueira, Silva | 2:12 |
| 4. | "Nothing's Monstered" | Lindsay, Miller, Moss | 1:00 |
| 5. | "Crowning Roar" | Lindsay, Miller | 1:00 |
| 6. | "Too Many Mansions" | Lindsay, Miller, Scherer | 3:52 |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Let's Be Adult" | Lindsay, Scherer | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Venus Lost Her Shirt" | Fernandes, Lindsay, Miller, Nogueira, Scherer, Silva | 1:55 |
| 3. | "My Competition" | Lindsay, Miller | 0:45 |
| 4. | "Badú" | Nogueira, Silva, Silva | 1:06 |
| 5. | "Dora" | Caymmi | 2:55 |
| 6. | "Beberibe" | Lindsay, Nogueira | 1:00 |
| 7. | "Locus Coruleus" | Fier, Lindsay, Scherer | 5:06 |
Sampling
The hook in "Let's Be Adult" is also in the song Song 4 Mutya (Out of Control) by Groove Armada.
Personnel
- Ambitious Lovers
- Arto Lindsay – vocals, guitar, production
- Peter Scherer – Yamaha DX7, Synclavier, synthesizer bass, sampling, production
- Additional musicians and production
- Martin Bisi – mixing, recording
- Reinaldo Fernandes – vocals, repinique
- Mark E. Miller – Oberheim DMX, Tom-toms, backing vocals, production
- Robert Musso – mastering
- David Moss - Voice
- Toni Nogueira – surdo, timpani
- Claudio Silva – pandeiro
- Jorge Silva – repinique
- Seth Tillett – art direction
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
References
- ↑ Dougan, John. "Envy". Allmusic. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Arto Lindsay/Ambitious Lovers". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
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