Race (album)
Race | ||||
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Hard Rock | ||||
Length | 40:30 | |||
Label | EMI Australia RCA (US) | |||
Producer | Brian Canham, Julian Mendelsohn | |||
Pseudo Echo chronology | ||||
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Singles from Race | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
Race is the third
The album included their track "Take On the World" which won at 1987 World Popular Song Festival (aka Yamaha Music Festival) in Japan.[3]
Three singles were released from the album, the first "Fooled Again" (which had "Take On the World" as a B-side) peaked at No. 32 in Australia in late 1988.[4]
Reviews
AllMusic gave the album 3 out of 5 stars.[5]
The Doctor of alltime records gave the album 2 & 1/2 out of 7 stars, saying: "Pseudo Echo’s third album came when their fame was fading and facing this reality, they attempted to change their image and style, becoming a hard rock band. What resulted was Race, an album that was a flop both commercially and critically. With the constant sound of crunching and whining guitars, this is a record of corny, pretentious songs."[6]
Track listings
- CD [7]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Fooled Again" | James Leigh, Vince Leigh | 4:39 |
2. | "Over Tomorrow" | Brian Canham, James Leigh | 5:05 |
3. | "Caught" | Brian Canham, Vince Leigh | 4:33 |
4. | "Imagination" | James Leigh, Vince Leigh | 4:05 |
5. | "Don't You Forget" | Brian Canham | 4:15 |
6. | "Runaways" | Brian Canham, Pierre Gigliotti | 3:16 |
7. | "Searching for a Glory" | Brian Canham, James Leigh, Vince Leigh | 5:10 |
8. | "Take On the World" | Brian Canham, Vince Leigh | 3:45 |
9. | "Metropolis" | Brian Canham | 1:50 |
10. | "Eye of the Storm" | Brian Canham | 3:52 |
Weekly charts
Chart (1988–89) | Peak position |
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Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[8] | 18 |
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[9]
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32 |
Personnel
- Brian Canham – lead vocals and backing vocals, electric guitars
- Pierre Gigliotti – bass and backing vocals
- James Leigh – synthesizers, sampler, electric piano and backing vocals
- Vince Leigh – drums and backing vocals
References
- ^ "Part of Pseudo Echo's ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page page 2". ARIA. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "Pseudo Echo - Race (1988)". rockonvinyl.com.au. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "18th World Popular Song Festival World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo '87". www.yamaha-mf.or.jp. 2 December 2014.
- ^ "PSEUDO ECHO - FOOLED AGAIN (SONG)". australian-charts.com. 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Pseudo Echo - Race". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Race by Pseudo Echo". www.alltime-records.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Pseudo Echo - Race CD". discogs.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own chartsin mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
- ^ "PSEUDO ECHO - RACE (ALBUM)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.