Envy (Ambitious Lovers album)

Envy
Studio album by Ambitious Lovers
Released 1984
Recorded B.C. Studio in Brooklyn, New York
Genre New wave
Length 32:46
Label E.G.
Producer Arto Lindsay, M. E. Miller and Peter Scherer
Ambitious Lovers chronology

Envy
(1984)		 Greed
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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. TitleWriter(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. TitleWriter(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
Additional musicians and production

References

  1. ↑ Dougan, John. "Envy". Allmusic. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Arto Lindsay/Ambitious Lovers". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved November 8, 2012.