''Race'' is the third

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released by Australian new wave band,

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. It was released via EMI Australia in 1988 and

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internationally in 1989. ''Race'' resulted in a musical change for the group as it mirrored the music landscape at the time; dominated by big hair, big guitars and rock. While the album no doubt alienated the majority of the band's fan base, it equally attracted a new breed of rock loving fans. The album included their track " Take On the World" which won at 1987

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(aka Yamaha Music Festival) in

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. Three singles were released from the album, the first " Fooled Again" (which had " Take On the World" as a B-side) peaked at No. 32 in Australia in late 1988.

Reviews

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gave the album 3 out of 5 stars. The Doctor of alltime records gave the album 2 & 1/2 out of 7 stars, saying: "Pseudo Echo’s third album came when their fame was fading and facing this reality, they attempted to change their image and style, becoming a hard rock band. What resulted was ''Race'', an album that was a flop both commercially and critically. With the constant sound of crunching and whining guitars, this is a record of corny, pretentious songs."

Track listings

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Weekly charts

Personnel

*Brian Canham – lead vocals and backing vocals, electric guitars *Pierre Gigliotti – bass and backing vocals *James Leigh – synthesizers, sampler, electric piano and backing vocals *Vince Leigh – drums and backing vocals

References

{{Authority control 1988 albums Pseudo Echo albums albums produced by Julian Mendelsohn EMI Records albums RCA Records albums