Love an Adventure
Studio album by
Pseudo Echo
Released1985
Recorded1985
GenreDance-rock[1]
Length42:35
LabelEMI Australia
ProducerMark Berry & Brian Canham
Pseudo Echo chronology
Autumnal Park
(1984)		 Love an Adventure
(1985)		 Long Plays 83–87
(1987)
Singles from Love an Adventure
  1. "Don’t Go"
    Released: October 1985
  2. "Love an Adventure"
    Released: January 1986
  3. "Living in a Dream"
    Released: April 1986
  4. "Try"
    Released: September 1986
  5. "Funky Town"
    Released: November 1986
Alternative cover
North American / European version

Love an Adventure is the second studio album by Australian new wave band Pseudo Echo, 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 1986, the album was reissued to include the hit single "Funky Town", and in 1987, the album was released in North America with an alternate track listing.

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).[2]

Critical reception

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Michael Sutton gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, and wrote of the album, "Their cover of Lipps Inc.'s ‘’Funkytown’’ 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" and the funky "Try". "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."[1]

Track listing

Love an Adventure – 1985 Australian release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love an Adventure"Brian Canham4:14
2."Don’t Go"
  • Canham
  • James Leigh
3:53
3."Try"
  • Canham
  • James Leigh
4:16
4."I Will Be You"
  • Canham
  • Anthony Argiro
5:26
5."Girl"James Leigh3:14
6."Living in a Dream"Canham3:24
7."I Ask You Why"
  • Canham
  • James Leigh
  • Argiro
3:52
8."Lonely Without You"
  • Canham
  • James Leigh
4:33
9."Lies Are Nothing"
  • Canham
  • James Leigh
3:55
10."Tell Me"
  • Canham
  • James Leigh
  • Vince Leigh
3:14
Love an Adventure – 1986 Australian reissue
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Funky Town (Dance Mix)"Steven Greenberg6:35
7."Living in a Dream"Canham3:24
8."I Ask You Why"
  • Canham
  • James Leigh
  • Argiro
3:52
9."Lonely Without You"
  • Canham
  • James Leigh
4:33
10."Lies Are Nothing"
  • Canham
  • James Leigh
3:55
11."Tell Me"
  • Canham
  • James Leigh
  • Vince Leigh
3:14
Love an Adventure – 1987 international release[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Beat for You"Canham3:42
2."Living in a Dream"Canham3:31
3."Try"
  • Canham
  • James Leigh
4:16
4."Listening"
  • Canham
  • Tony Lugton
3:05
5."I Will Be You"
  • Canham
  • Argiro
5:25
6."Love an Adventure"Canham4:19
7."Destination Unknown"
  • Canham
  • Pierre Gigliotti
4:59
8."Don't Go"
  • Canham
  • James Leigh
3:53
9."Lonely Without You"
  • Canham
  • James Leigh
4:33
10."Lies Are Nothing"
  • Canham
  • James Leigh
3:55
Love an Adventure – 1987 international reissue
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."Funky Town"Steven Greenberg4:54
9."Lonely Without You"
  • Canham
  • James Leigh
4:33
10."Lies Are Nothing"
  • Canham
  • James Leigh
3:55

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (1985–87) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[3] 14
Sweden Sverigetopplistan Albums Chart[4] 21
US Billboard 200 Albums Chart 57

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[2] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[5] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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, backing vocals

Additional musicians

  • Alex Pertout – percussions
  • James Valentine – saxophone
  • Greg Flood – trombone
  • Peter Salt – trumpet

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pseudo-Echo-Love An Adventure LP USalbum". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan; McAlister, Karen. "Pseudo Echo". passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  3. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
  4. ↑ "PSEUDO ECHO - LOVE AN ADVENTURE (ALBUM)". Australian-Charts. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Pseudo Echo – Love An Adventure". Music Canada. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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