Love (Aztec Camera album)
Love is the third studio album by Scottish pop group Aztec Camera, released in November 1987 on Sire.[6] While it was released under the Aztec Camera name, Roddy Frame was the only remaining permanent member of the group and he recorded the album alongside a group of session musicians.[7] Departing from the indie and folk-rock approach of earlier records, Love incorporated R&B influences, seemingly to break the American market. It failed to do so but did achieve commercial success in the UK, reaching No. 10 on the albums chart, following the success of its third single "Somewhere in My Heart", which reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart. As a result, it became the band's most commercially successful album.[8]
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Released | November 1987 | |||
Recorded | April–August 1987 | |||
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Length | 38:37 | |||
Label | Sire | |||
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Aztec Camera chronology | ||||
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Singles from Love | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
Christgau's Record Guide | A–[5] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Roddy Frame.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Deep & Wide & Tall" | 4:02 |
2. | "How Men Are" | 3:38 |
3. | "Everybody Is a Number One" | 3:25 |
4. | "More Than a Law" | 4:39 |
5. | "Somewhere in My Heart" | 4:00 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Working in a Goldmine" | 5:36 |
2. | "One & One" | 4:10 |
3. | "Paradise" | 4:29 |
4. | "Killermont Street" | 3:16 |
Personnel
- Roddy Frame - vocals, guitar
- Rob Mounsey - bass, keyboards, keyboard programming
- Marcus Miller, Kent Wagner, Will Lee - bass
- Peter Beckett - keyboards
- David Frank - keyboards, programming
- Robbie Kilgore - bass synthesizer
- Dave Weckl, Steve Jordan, Steve Gadd - drums
- Carole Steele - percussion
- Dan Hartman, Jill Dell'Abate, Lani Groves, Tawatha Agee, Gordon Grody, Robin Clark, Scott Parker, Loria Jonzun, Michael Jonzun, Carroll Thompson - backing vocals
- Jimmy Bralower - drums, drum programming
- Jeff Bova - programming
- Soni Jonzun - saxophone
- Peter Saville Associates - design and art direction
Singles
- "How Men Are" (UK No. 25)
- "Somewhere in My Heart" (UK No. 3)
- "Working in a Goldmine" (UK No. 31)
- "Deep & Wide & Tall" (UK No. 55)
References
- "Top 15 Sophisti-Pop Albums". Classicpopmag.com. 20 August 2018.
- Mason, Stewart. "Stray - Aztec Camera". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- Ruhlmann, William. "Love - Aztec Camera". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- Robbins, Ira; Schoemer, Karen; Young, Jon. "Aztec Camera". Trouser Press. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- Christgau, Robert (1990). "A". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved 16 August 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
- "Love - Aztec Camera | Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- "Aztec Camera | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- "Love - Aztec Camera | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 November 2019.