Race (album)

Race is the third studio album released by Australian new wave band, Pseudo Echo. It was released via EMI Australia in 1988 and RCA Records internationally in 1989. Race resulted in a musical change for the group as it mirrored the music landscape at the time; dominated by big hair, big guitars and rock. While the album no doubt alienated the majority of the band's fan base, it equally attracted a new breed of rock loving fans.[1]

Race
Studio album by
Pseudo Echo
Released1988
RecordedMetropolis Studios, Melbourne
GenreHard Rock
Length40:30
LabelEMI Australia
RCA (US)
ProducerBrian Canham, Julian Mendelsohn
Pseudo Echo chronology
Long Plays 83–87
(1987)		 Race
(1988)		 Best Adventures
(1995)
Singles from Race
  1. "Take On the World"
    Released: October 1987
  2. "Fooled Again"
    Released: November 1988
  3. "Over Tomorrow"
    Released: February 1989
  4. "Eye of the Storm"
    Released: 1989
Alternative cover
International version

The album included their track "Take On the World" which won at 1987 World Popular Song Festival (aka Yamaha Music Festival) in Japan.[2]

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.[3]

Reviews

AllMusic gave the album 3 out of 5 stars.[4]

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."[5]

Track listings
CD [6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fooled Again"James Leigh, Vince Leigh4:39
2."Over Tomorrow"Brian Canham, James Leigh5:05
3."Caught"Brian Canham, Vince Leigh4:33
4."Imagination"James Leigh, Vince Leigh4:05
5."Don't You Forget"Brian Canham4:15
6."Runaways"Brian Canham, Pierre Gigliotti3:16
7."Searching for a Glory"Brian Canham, James Leigh, Vince Leigh5:10
8."Take On the World"Brian Canham, Vince Leigh3:45
9."Metropolis"Brian Canham1:50
10."Eye of the Storm"Brian Canham3:52

Weekly charts
Chart (1988–89) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[7] 18
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[8] 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
  1. "Pseudo Echo - Race (1988)". rockonvinyl.com.au. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. "18th World Popular Song Festival World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo '87". www.yamaha-mf.or.jp. 2 December 2014.
  3. "PSEUDO ECHO - FOOLED AGAIN (SONG)". australian-charts.com. 2 December 2014.
  4. "Pseudo Echo - Race". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  5. "Race by Pseudo Echo". www.alltime-records.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  6. "Pseudo Echo - Race CD". discogs.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  7. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
  8. "PSEUDO ECHO - RACE (ALBUM)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
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