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Love Junk
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 26, 1988
Recorded1988, Utopia Sound Studios, Lake Hill, New York
GenreCollege rock, power pop
Length43:07
LabelChrysalis
ProducerTodd Rundgren
The Pursuit of Happiness chronology
Love Junk
(1988)
One Sided Story
(1990)

Love Junk is the debut album by Canadian college rock band The Pursuit of Happiness, released in 1988. The album's biggest hit was "I'm an Adult Now", although "Hard to Laugh" and "She's So Young" were also notable singles in Canada. It is the most successful album by the band, being certified Platinum in Canada and selling 125,000 copies in the United States.[1]

The 7" single for "She's So Young" contains a (non-album) b-side track called "Let My People Go" which was later released on the Sex and Food: The Best of TPOH compilation.

Track listing

All songs written by Moe Berg.

  1. "Hard to Laugh" (2:38)
  2. "Ten Fingers" (2:53)
  3. "I'm an Adult Now" (4:25)
  4. "She's So Young" (3:34)
  5. "Consciousness Raising as a Social Tool" (2:27)
  6. "Walking in the Woods" (3:51)
  7. "Beautiful White" (3:27)
  8. "When the Sky Comes Falling Down" (3:25)
  9. "Looking for Girls" (2:50)
  10. "Man's Best Friend" (2:35)
  11. "Tree of Knowledge" (3:50)
  12. "Killed by Love" (4:01)
  13. "Down on Him" (2:30), CD bonus track and appears on LP Chrysalis CJS-41675C

Personnel

  • Moe Berg – guitars, vocals
  • Kris Abbott – guitars, vocals
  • Dave Gilby – drums
  • Johnny Sinclair – bass
  • Leslie Stanwyck – vocals

References

  1. ^ "MOE BERG ON LEAVING EDMONTON, LOVING RUNDGREN, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS'S ONE SIDED STORY". Retrieved May 22, 2020.