Lust (Ambitious Lovers album)

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Lust
Ambitious Lovers - Lust.jpg
Studio album by
Ambitious Lovers
ReleasedJanuary 18, 1991
RecordedSkyline Studio, Creative Audio Recording Services, Power Station and Platinum Island, New York City, NY
Genre New wave
Length47:28
Label Elektra
Producer Peter Scherer
Ambitious Lovers chronology
Greed
(1984)		Lust
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly B [4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Lust is the third album by Ambitious Lovers. [7] [8] It was released in 1991 through Elektra Records. [9] It was the band's final album. [10]

Contents

The band's cover of Jorge Ben's "Umbabarauma" was a minor dance hit. [11]

Production

The album was produced by band member Peter Scherer. [5]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "Lust has enough of that unique Lindsay guitar squeal to keep the old-timers interested, but traditionalists might be disappointed that Arto’s turning into an out-and-out crooner — and a damn good one at that." [12] The New York Times thought that the album "works with the idea that the subversion of mass-market tastes can be achieved by slipping in noise, odd sounds and other things under a shiny, pop veneer." [11] The Spin Alternative Record Guide wrote that it oozes "sensual, hypnotic funk and samba." [13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Arto Lindsay and Peter Scherer, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lust" 4:56
2."It's Gonna Rain" 4:44
3."Tuck It In" 4:30
4."Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma)" Ben Jor 4:57
5."Monster" 4:39
6."Villain" Veloso 4:54
7."Half Out of It" 4:56
8."Slippery" 3:42
9."Make It Easy" 3:50
10."More Light" 3:50
11."É Preciso Perdoar"Coqueijo, Luz2:30

Personnel

Ambitious Lovers
Additional musicians
Production

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References

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  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Ambitious Lovers". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 249.
  4. ↑ Wyman, Bill (February 1991). "Lust". Entertainment Weekly (51). Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  5. 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 24.
  6. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 13–14.
  7. ↑ "Ambitious Lovers | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. ↑ Buckley, Peter (March 3, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN   9781843531050 – via Google Books.
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  10. ↑ Margasak, Peter. "The Natural". Chicago Reader.
  11. 1 2 Watrous, Peter (March 15, 1991). "Ambitious Lovers' Edgy Brush With Popularity (Published 1991)" – via NYTimes.com.
  12. ↑ "Arto Lindsay". Trouser Press. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  13. ↑ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 273.
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