Love is the third studio album by Scottish pop group Aztec Camera, released in November 1987 on Sire.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]
The Backwards and Forwards (1985) live EP was released, reaching number 181 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. After this, the band went through a line-up shift, retaining frontman Roddy Frame and drummer David Ruffy, and adding guitarist Steve Jordan, bassist Marcus Miller and keyboardist David Frank of the System.[10]
Author Dave Thompson wrote in his book Alternative Rock (2000) that the album was a "backward step into pop cliché, an attempt to make a record which would work on American radio."[10]
Upon release, the initially peaked at number 49 on the UK Albums Chart. After the success of its singles, it rose to number 10.[10]
^Arcand, Rob (3 September 2021). "Aztec Camera: Backwards and Forwards (The WEA Recordings 1984-1995) Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Love Aztec Camera album news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Love is the third studio album by Scottish pop group Aztec Camera released in November 1987 on Sire 7 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 8 Departing from the indie and folk rock approach of earlier records Love incorporated R amp 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 9 LoveStudio album by Aztec CameraReleased9 November 1987 1 RecordedApril August 1987GenreSophisti pop 2 dance pop 3 R amp B 4 synth pop 5 Philly soul 6 Length38 37LabelWEA SireProducerRuss TitelmanTommy LiPumaDavid FrankRoddy FrameMichael JonzunRob MounseyAztec Camera chronologyKnife 1984 Love 1987 Stray 1990 Singles from Love Deep amp Wide amp Tall Released October 1987 How Men Are Released January 1988 Somewhere in My Heart Released April 1988 Working in a Goldmine Released July 1988 Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Singles 6 ReferencesBackground editThe Backwards and Forwards 1985 live EP was released reaching number 181 on the Billboard 200 in the United States After this the band went through a line up shift retaining frontman Roddy Frame and drummer David Ruffy and adding guitarist Steve Jordan bassist Marcus Miller and keyboardist David Frank of the System 10 Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 Alternative Rock5 10 10 Christgau s Record GuideA 11 New Musical Express9 10 12 Record Mirror nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 13 Author Dave Thompson wrote in his book Alternative Rock 2000 that the album was a backward step into pop cliche an attempt to make a record which would work on American radio 10 Upon release the initially peaked at number 49 on the UK Albums Chart After the success of its singles it rose to number 10 10 Track listing editAll songs written by Roddy Frame 14 Side oneNo TitleProducerLength1 Deep amp Wide amp Tall Russ Titelman4 022 How Men Are Tommy LiPumaDavid Frank3 383 Everybody Is a Number One Titelman3 254 More Than a Law Frame4 395 Somewhere in My Heart Michael Jonzun4 00 Side twoNo TitleProducerLength6 Working in a Goldmine Rob MounseyFrame5 367 One and One MounseyFrame4 108 Paradise LiPumaFrank4 299 Killermont Street MounseyFrame3 16Personnel editPersonnel per booklet 14 Musicians Roddy Frame vocals guitars background vocals track 1 and 3 Rob Mounsey bass track 1 keyboard programming tracks 1 and 7 keyboards tracks 3 6 and 9 programming tracks 6 and 9 drums track 7 Jimmy Bralower drum programming tracks 1 3 and 4 Carol Steele percussion tracks 1 6 and 7 Dave Weckl drums tracks 1 3 Tawatha Agee background vocals tracks 1 and 3 Jill Dellabates background vocals tracks 1 and 3 Lani Groves background vocals tracks 1 2 and 6 8 Dan Hartman background vocals tracks 1 and 3 David Frank keyboards tracks 2 and 8 programming tracks 2 and 8 Marcus Miller bass tracks 2 and 8 Robin Clark background vocals tracks 2 and 6 8 Gordon Grody background vocals tracks 2 and 6 8 Peter Beckett keyboards track 3 Robby Kilgore bass synthesizer track 3 Jeff Bova bass track 4 keyboard programming track 4 Scott Parker background vocals track 4 Michael Jonzun drums track 5 keyboard programming track 5 background vocals track 5 Kent Wagner bass track 5 Soni Jonzun saxophone track 5 Gloria Jonzun background vocals track 5 Steve Jordan drums tracks 6 and 9 Will Lee bass tracks 6 and 9 Carroll Thompson lead vocals track 7 Steve Gadd drums track 8 Production and artwork Russ Titelman producer tracks 1 and 3 Josh Abbey engineer tracks 1 3 and 4 Tommy LiPuma producer tracks 2 and 8 David Frank producer tracks 2 and 8 Eric Calvi engineer tracks 2 3 and 8 Roddy Frame producer tracks 4 6 7 and 9 Michael Jonzun producer track 5 Sidney H Burton Jr engineer track 5 Nigel Walker engineer track 5 Rob Mounsey producer tracks 6 7 and 9 Richard Alderson engineer track 6 7 and 9 Kevin Halpin engineer track 6 7 and 9 Jim Groatley assistant engineer Richard Novak assistant engineer Barbara Milne assistant engineer Matt Hathaway assistant engineer Angela Piva assistant engineer Jeff Cox assistant engineer Joel Martin assistant engineer Arun Chakraverty mastering Nick Knight photography The Control Room artwork additional design Peter Saville Associates original materialSingles edit How Men Are UK No 25 Somewhere in My Heart UK No 3 Working in a Goldmine UK No 31 Deep amp Wide amp Tall UK No 55 References editCitations Dalton ed 1987 p 42 Hurley Oliver 25 August 2021 Top 15 Sophisti Pop Albums Classic Pop Retrieved 25 August 2021 Mason Stewart Stray Aztec Camera AllMusic Retrieved 22 July 2020 Ruhlmann William Love Aztec Camera AllMusic Retrieved 22 July 2020 Arcand Rob 3 September 2021 Aztec Camera Backwards and Forwards The WEA Recordings 1984 1995 Album Review Pitchfork Retrieved 12 June 2022 Robbins Ira Schoemer Karen Young Jon Aztec Camera Trouser Press Retrieved 22 July 2020 Love Aztec Camera Releases AllMusic Retrieved 13 November 2019 Aztec Camera Biography amp History AllMusic Retrieved 13 November 2019 a b Ruhlmann William Love Aztec Camera Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic Retrieved 13 November 2019 a b c d Thompson 2000 p 165 Christgau Robert 1990 A Christgau s Record Guide The 80s Pantheon Books ISBN 0 679 73015 X Retrieved 16 August 2020 via robertchristgau com Taylor 1987 p 33 Dickson 1987 p 14 a b Aztec Camera 1987 Love booklet WEA 242202 2 Sources Dalton David ed 7 November 1987 New Albums PDF Music Week ISSN 0265 1548 Dickson Ian 21 November 1987 Albums Record Mirror ISSN 0144 5804 Taylor Neil 14 November 1987 33 New Musical Express ISSN 0028 6362 Thompson Dave 2000 Alternative Rock Third Ear The Essential Listening Companion San Francisco California Miller Freeman Books ISBN 0 87930 607 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Love Aztec Camera album amp oldid 1179169270, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
