''Love an Adventure'' is the second
studio album by Australian
new wave band
Pseudo Echo
Pseudo Echo are an Australian new wave band that formed in 1982 by founding mainstay Brian Canham on vocals, guitar and keyboards. Other original members were Pierre Gigliotti (as Pierre Pierre) on bass keyboards and bass guitar, and Tony Lugt ...
, released in 1985 by
EMI Australia. The album peaked at No. 14 in Australia and produced three Australian top twenty singles, including "
Don’t Go", which peaked at No. 4.
In 1987, an alternate version of the album featuring re-recorded vocals and several different tracks
Background
Following the success of ''
Autumnal Park'', Pseudo Echo returned to the studio in 1985, with an altered line up. Tony Lugton and Anthony Argiro both left and joined other bands. They were replaced by brothers James Leigh and Vince Leigh (aka Vincent Dingli).
Critical reception
In a retrospective review for
AllMusic
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, critic Michael Sutton gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, and wrote of the album, "Their cover of
Lipps Inc.'s ‘’
Funkytown
"Funkytown" is a song by the American disco/funk
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’’ was sadly misrepresentative of the album's stylish, hook-loaded dance rock. Pseudo Echo want people to move their feet and this album is stocked with dancefloor scorchers such as "
Living in a Dream", "
Listening
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" and the funky "
Try
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". "Funkytown" may have given Pseudo Echo a glimpse of commercial success, but the rest of ''Love an Adventure'' proved that they were capable of more."
Track listing
; Australian Vinyl/Cassette
North American & European version
* North American cassette version does not include "Funky Town" but includes "Don't Go".
Chart positions
Weekly charts
Certifications
Personnel
*Brian Canham – lead and backing vocals, electric guitars
*Pierre Gigliotti – synthesizer, bass guitar, backing vocals
*James Leigh – keyboards, synthesizers, drum machine,
sequencer, backing vocals
*Vince Leigh – acoustic drums,
electronic drums
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, backing vocals
Additional musicians
* Alex Pertout – percussions
* James Valentine – saxophone
* Greg Flood – trombone
* Peter Salt – trumpet
References
External links
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1985 albums
1987 albums
EMI Records albums
Pseudo Echo albums