Love an Adventure is the second studio album by Australian new wave band Pseudo Echo, released in 1985 by EMI Australia. The album peaked at No. 14 in Australia and produced three Australian top twenty singles, including "Don’t Go", which peaked at No. 4. In 1986, the album was reissued to include the hit single "Funky Town".Pseudo Echo @TheAudioDB.com Retrieved 31 January 2026.
In 1987, the album was released for the first time in North America with an alternate track listing, replacing three tracks on the original Australian release with re-recordings of three tracks originally featured on their previous album (making it a compilation of sorts).Discography | PseudoEcho Retrieved 31 January 2026. While not included on initial pressings of the North American version,Pseudo Echo - Love an Adventure (1987 Indianapolis pressing without "Funky Town") @Discogs.com (Needs additional sites for verification, as Discogs no longer considered a reliable source) Retrieved 25 January 2026. "Funky Town" was quickly added to later editions, replacing a fourth track ("Don't Go") from the Australian version.
Background Following the success of Autumnal Park, Pseudo Echo returned to the studio in 1985, with an altered line up. Tony Lugton and Anthony Argiro both left and joined other bands (though Argiro is credited as drummer on the original release)Pseudo Echo - Love an Adventure EMX 430033. Pressed in Australia 1985. Featuring Love an Adventure, Living in a Dream. @salvosstores.com (1985 original; includes pictures of front and back cover and liner notes) Retrieved 25 January 2026.. They were replaced by brothers James Leigh and Vince Leigh (aka Vincent Dingli).
Critical reception In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Michael Sutton gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, and wrote of the album, "Their cover of Lipps Inc.'s ‘’Funkytown’’ was sadly misrepresentative of the album's stylish, hook-loaded dance rock. Pseudo Echo want people to move their feet and this album is stocked with dancefloor scorchers such as "Living in a Dream", "Listening" and the funky "Try". "Funkytown" may have given Pseudo Echo a glimpse of commercial success, but the rest of Love an Adventure proved that they were capable of more."
Track listing
Chart positions
Weekly charts Chart (1985–87)PeakpositionAustralian Kent Music Report Albums Chart 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 1970–1974.14Sweden Sverigetopplistan Albums Chart21US Billboard 200 Albums Chart57
Certifications
Personnel Pseudo Echo (as listed in North American release)Pseudo Echo- Love an Adventure (1987 North American version)- Liner notes. Accessed 31 January 2026. Brian Canham – lead and backing vocals, electric guitars Pierre Gigliotti – synthesizer, bass guitar, backing vocals James Leigh – keyboards, synthesizers, drum machine, sequencer, backing vocals Vince Leigh – acoustic drums, electronic drums, backing vocals (listed on North American (1987) version only)
Additional musicians (listed in liner notes for original Australasian version only) Alex Pertout – percussions James Valentine – saxophone Greg Flood – trombone Bob Venier, Peter Salt – trumpets Joe Creighton - fretted and fretless bass guitars Kate Ceberano, Venetta Fields - backing vocals
Additional musician on North American version Brian Drago - backing vocals on "Listening"
Notes about version variations
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