Avoid Freud is the second album by Canadian New Wave band Rough Trade, released in 1980 (True North TN-43 in Canada, Stiff America USE 14 in the U.S., CBS 84952 in The Netherlands).[3] It placed at least as high as #19 on the Canadian RPM Top Albums Chart on March 14, 1981. (Inferred from archive listing for following week.)[4] The album was certified gold in Canada (50,000 units) by the CRIA on March 1, 1981, then advanced to platinum certification (100,000 units) by June of the same year.[5]
The first single released from the album was the controversial "What's The Furor About The Führer?" b/w "Fashion Victim" (True North TN4-157).,[3] the latter track becoming the larger hit, reaching #25 in Canada on the National Top 50 Singles Chart on February 7, 1981[6] and #3 on the RPM CANCON Chart the following week.[7] The album's most famous single, however, is "High School Confidential" (b/w "Grade B Movie", True North TN4-159),[3] which was intensely controversial for its explicitly sexual lyrics, which include references to lesbianism. The influential Toronto radio station CHUM-FM paid for the band to record a cleaned-up version that avoided the line, "She makes me cream my jeans when she comes my way."[8] It reached #1 on the RPM CANCON Chart and #12 on the National Top 50 Chart on June 20 of the same year.[9]
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Carole Pope and Kevan Staples.
| 1. |
"It's a Jungle" |
3:17 |
| 2. |
"High School Confidential" |
3:26 |
| 3. |
"Lie Back, Let Me Do Everything" |
3:22 |
| 4. |
"Physical Violence" |
3:55 |
| 5. |
"I Can't Take It" |
3:42 |
| 6. |
"What's the Furor About the Führer?" |
3:22 |
| 7. |
"Fashion Victim" |
4:06 |
| 8. |
"Emotional Blackmail" |
2:42 |
| 9. |
"Hostage" |
3:38 |
| 10. |
"Grade B Movie" |
3:56 |
[edit] Personnel
- Carole Pope - Songwriter, lead vocals
- Kevan Staples - Vocals, guitar, piano, synthesiser
- David McMorrow - Vocals, piano, Rhodes, synthesisers
- Terry Wilkins - Vocals, Fender fretless bass
- Bucky Berger - Vocals, drums
- Gene Martynec - Producer
- Gary Gray - Engineer
- David Taylor - Assistant engineer
- George Marino - Mastering
- Peter J. Moore - Remastering, restoration
- Vicki Wickham - Direction
[edit] References
- ^ Allan, Mark. Rough Trade: Avoid Freud > Review at Allmusic. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ Rolling Stone review, January, 1981
- ^ a b c Rough Trade Discography. Laventure.net (1981-11-06). Retrieved on 2010-11-11.
- ^ "RPM 50 Albums". Volume 34, No. 15. RPM. March 21, 1981. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0314&type=1. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ "Music Canada, Gold Platinum Database". http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=rough%20trade&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist.
- ^ "RPM 50 Singles". Volume 34, No. 9. RPM. February 7, 1981. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0288&type=1. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ "RPM Top 30 CANCON Singles". Volume 34, No. 10. RPM. February 14, 1981. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0291&type=1. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ Pope, Carole. Anti Diva. Vintage Canada, 2001, p.143. par. 1 ISBN 978-0679311379
- ^ "RPM 50 Singles". Volume 35, No. 2. RPM. June 20, 1981. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0352&type=1. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
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