Greed (Ambitious Lovers album) explained

Greed
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ambitious Lovers
Cover:	Ambitious Lovers - Greed.jpeg
Released:	1988
Recorded:	Skyline Studios, Creative Audio Recording, Platinum Island, Nas Nuvens Rio De Janeiro and Cianni Musica, New York City, NY
Length:	40:49
Label:	Virgin
Producer:	Peter Scherer
Prev Title:	Envy
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	Lust
Next Year:	1991

Greed is the second album by Ambitious Lovers, released in 1988 through Virgin Records.^{[1] [2]} Naná Vasconcelos and John Zorn were among the album's many guest musicians.^{[1] [3]}

Critical reception

The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that "Lindsay and Scherer tame their clattering compositional talents just enough to create a series of attractively funky rock songs." The Washington Post deemed the album "samba-punk."^[4] The State determined that "songs like 'Copy Me', ' 'Privacy' and 'Love Overlap' are urban dance tunes that feature melodic choruses that seem especially smooth when sandwiched between steamy funk."^[5]

Personnel

Ambitious Lovers

• Arto Lindsay – vocals, guitar
• Peter Scherer – keyboards, synthesizer bass, drum programming, sampling, production

Additional musicians

• Joey Baron – drums on "Steel Wool" and "Para Não Contrariar Voce"
• D.K. Dyson – backing vocals
• Bill Frisell – guitar on "Steel Wool" and "Para Não Contrariar Voce"
• Gail Lou – backing vocals
• Vernon Reid – guitar on "Copy Me", "Privacy" and "Love Overlap"
• Naná Vasconcelos – percussion, vocals on "Copy Me" and "It Only Has to Happen Once"
• John Zorn – saxophone on "Privacy" and "Admit It"

Production

• Knut Bohn – additional recording
• Ed Brooks – assistant engineering
• John Cicchitti – assistant engineering
• Vitor Farias – additional recording
• Keith Freedman – assistant engineering, additional recording
• Oz Fritz – assistant engineering
• Eric Hurtig – additional recording
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Francis Manzella – additional recording
• Roger Moutenot – assistant engineering, mixing, recording
• UE Nastasi – assistant engineering
• Paula Zanes – art direction, photography
• Dary Sulich – assistant engineering

Notes and References

1. News: Healy . James . 'Greed' a 'Smorgasbord of Sounds' . Omaha World-Herald . August 7, 1988 . SD.
2. News: Marotta . Larry . Ambitious Lovers Score with Greed . Miami Herald . July 13, 1988 . 6D.
3. News: Kobel . Peter . Naked City . Chicago Tribune . 8 Aug 1988 . Tempo . 3.
4. News: Jenkins . Mark . Lovers: Play Boys of the Western World . The Washington Post . 5 Aug 1988 . N18.
5. News: Miller . Michael . Two Get 'Really, Really Cool' . The State . August 12, 1988 . 7B.