One Sided Story Explained

One Sided Story
Type:Album
Artist:The Pursuit of Happiness
Cover:OneSidedStory.jpg
Released:May 1990
Recorded:November 1989, Utopia Sound Studios, Lake Hill, New York
Genre:Rock
Length:38:55
Label:Chrysalis VK-41757
Producer:Todd Rundgren
Prev Title:Love Junk
Prev Year:1988
Next Title:The Downward Road
Next Year:1993

One Sided Story is the second album by Canadian power pop band The Pursuit of Happiness, released in 1990. It was recorded over a two-and-a-half week span in November 1989.

After having been on the road nearly non-stop following Love Junk's success, band leader Moe Berg wrote all of the material for One Sided Story in just four months, completing the last songs just hours before the band started recording for the album.

Just after finishing recording the album, original bass player Johnny Sinclair and backup singer Leslie Stanwyck left the band in order to pursue their own project (which would eventually become Universal Honey). After approximately three weeks of auditions, Sinclair and Stanwyck were replaced by Brad Barker on bass and Susan Murumets on backing vocals. Muruments stuck around only for the tour to support the album, leaving to concentrate on her own musical career, whereas Barker has remained with the band ever since.

Commercial performance

One Sided Story peaked at #18 on the RPM Canadian Albums Chart.[1] The album was the 12th best selling Cancon album in Canada of 1990.[2] The album was certified Gold in Canada.[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Moe Berg

  1. "Food" (2:31)
  2. "Two Girls in One" (2:35)
  3. "New Language" (2:42)
  4. "Something Physical" (3:06)
  5. "One Thing" (2:58)
  6. "No Safe Place" (3:10)
  7. "Shave Your Legs" (2:49)
  8. "Runs in the Family" (3:04)
  9. "All I Want" (4:48)
  10. "Forbidden Fruit" (3:16)
  11. "Little Platoons (My Neighbourhood)" (2:51)
  12. "Survival" (5:05)

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 112
Canadian Albums (Billboard)18

Notes and References

  1. Top Albums/CDs - Volume 52, No. 7 Jun 30, 1990. RPM. July 14, 2021.
  2. Top 50 Cancon Albums of 1990. RPM. May 26, 2021.
  3. Web site: Gold/Platinum. Music Canada. May 26, 2021.
  4. Web site: The Pursuit of Happiness ARIA Albums Chart history (complete 1988-2024). ARIA. Imgur.com. 28 July 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.