Second Avenue Detour

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Second Avenue Detour
Arthur Loves Plastic - Second Avenue Detour.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 2000
Genre Electronica
Length45:00
Label Machine Heart Music
Producer Bev Stanton
Arthur Loves Plastic album chronology
Klondyke 5
(1999)
Second Avenue Detour
(2000)
Fixed Star
(2001)
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Arthur Loves Plastic - Second Avenue Detour (Original).jpg
Original release album cover
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Second Avenue Detour is the sixth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2000. [2]

Contents

The album is an electronic deconstruction of Lisa Moscatiello's solo album Second Avenue .

Awards

Second Avenue Detour won the 2000 Wammie for Best Recording in the Rock - Techno/Ambient/Electronic/Industrial Category. [3]

Release notes

"ALP's most abstract, self-indulgent work to date. Ms. Arthur deconstructs the diva's solo album Second Avenue. Features a star-studded cast of performers."[ citation needed ]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bev Stanton.

No.TitleLength
1."If I Fell Off This Earth"4:27
2."Looking for God in All the Wrong Places"3:58
3."Night Sky"3:54
4."Back Again"3:28
5."Carry You Away"3:33
6."You Will Never Lose a Thing"3:35
7."Shine"3:34
8."The Dark Side"0:30
9."Happens in the Future/Happened in the Past"2:46
10."Right Now"4:26
11."And I Want You So"2:52
12."Red Glowing Eyes"0:32
13."Most Likely to Be Remembered"3:20
14."This Life"4:05
Total length:45:00

Personnel

Additional musicians

Samples

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References

  1. Deckers, Erik. "Review: Second Avenue Detour". Indie-Music.com. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
  2. "Arthur Loves Plastic - Second Avenue Detour". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  3. The 2000 Wammies (Washington Area Music Awards) Archived 2008-03-12 at the Wayback Machine .