Envy is the debut album by Ambitious Lovers.[6][7] It was released in 1984 through E.G. Records.[4] The album marked the first entry in what, at one point, was supposed to be a seven-album series on the seven deadly sins.[5]
Production
Arto Lindsay, who grew up in Brazil, incorporates on the album many elements of that country's heritage.[8] Most of the music was written by keyboardist Peter Scherer.[9]
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that "Lindsay’s words are tantalizingly oblique, but there’s nothing oblique about his record’s lusty cry for recognition."[10]Maximum Rocknroll called the album "slick and subdued," writing that Lindsey is "one of the few improv dudes who can make you laugh."[11]MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide called it "shocking in its juxtapositions."[1]
John Leland of Spin called it, "the most generous and appealing work Lindsay has ever done. He brings his formerly anti-pop trademarks — demented, chicken-scratch guitar, fragmented lyrics, idiosyncratic compositions, choppy rhythms — intact into a contemporary pop format."[12]
