Greed (Ambitious Lovers album)

Greed
Studio album by Ambitious Lovers
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
Ambitious Lovers chronology
Envy (1984) Greed (1988) Lust (1991)

Greed is the second album by Ambitious Lovers, released in 1988 through Virgin Records. Naná Vasconcelos and John Zorn were among the album's many guest musicians.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record Guide	A
The Philadelphia Inquirer

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." 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."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Arto Lindsay and Peter Scherer, except "Para Não Contrariar Voce" by Paulinho da Viola

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Copy Me"	3:45
2.	"Privacy"	3:48
3.	"Caso"	2:40
4.	"King"	4:38
5.	"Omotesando"	1:36
6.	"Too Far"	3:03
7.	"Love Overlap"	4:42
8.	"Admit It"	3:44
9.	"Steel Wool"	1:03
10.	"Para Não Contrariar Voce"	2:38
11.	"Quasi You"	4:24
12.	"It Only Has to Happen Once"	3:42
13.	"Dot Stuff"	1:04

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

External links

• Greed at Discogs (list of releases)