Race (album)

Race
Studio album by Pseudo Echo
Released	1988
Recorded	Metropolis Studios, Melbourne
Genre	Electronic, rock, pop
Length	40:30
Label	EMI Australia RCA Records (US)
Producer	Brian Canham & Julian Mendelsohn.
Pseudo Echo chronology
Long Plays 83–87 (1987)Long Plays 83–871987 Race (1988) Best Adventures (1995)Best Adventures1995
Singles from Race
"Take On the World" Released: October 1987 "Fooled Again" Released: November 1988 "Over Tomorrow" Released: February 1989 "Eye of the Storm" Released: 1989
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International version

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 bands fan base, it equally attracted a new breed of rock loving fans.

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

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.

Allmusic gave the album 3 out of 5 stars.

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."