Pursuit of Happiness is the thirteenth album from Arthur Loves Plastic

Arthur Loves Plastic

Arthur Loves Plastic or ALP is the performing name of Washington, D.C. based electronic music recording artist Bev Stanton.- Biography :...

 and was released in 2006.

Awards

Pursuit of Happiness won the 2006 Wammie

Washington Area Music Awards

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 for Best Recording in the Electronica Category.

Release notes

"Pursuit of Happiness is more thrills than dual piano with Condoleezza

Condoleezza Rice

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..."

Album cover

Amazon.com

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 initially refused to stock the album because the "cover art goes beyond what (they are) willing to accept". The album was subsequently made available from Amazon.com with a blank album cover.

Reissue

Following a request by Laura Burhenn to remove the ALP remixes of her tracks on the album; Pursuit of Happiness was reissued on 22 March 2010 without the tracks "Meltdown (Freedom Mix)" and "Just for the Night (Can't Hide My Love Mix)", but with the addition of the new track "Alone Till the Day I Die (Snow Mix)" and "family-friendly" cover art.

Audio previews

Eight tracks from Pursuit of Happiness can be previewed in their entirety or downloaded for free from the Arthur Loves Plastic - The Tapegerm Collective music page, the Arthur Loves Plastic - Big Contact music podcast and the Bev Stanton - Links page.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Bev Stanton

Arthur Loves Plastic

Arthur Loves Plastic or ALP is the performing name of Washington, D.C. based electronic music recording artist Bev Stanton.- Biography :...

, except where noted.

Original release

2010 reissue

Original release personnel

• Produced by Bev Stanton
  Arthur Loves Plastic
  Arthur Loves Plastic or ALP is the performing name of Washington, D.C. based electronic music recording artist Bev Stanton.- Biography :...
  
   in the Flamingo Room, Silver Spring
  Silver Spring, Maryland
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  , MD.
  Maryland
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• Mastered
  Audio mastering
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   by Bill Wolf, Wolf Productions, Arlington
  Arlington County, Virginia
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   VA.
  Virginia
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Additional musicians

• Heather Heimbuch - Vocals
  Singing
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   (1)
• Mental Anguish - Loops
  Music loop
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   (2, 5) ^*
• Virus Factory - Loops (3, 11) ^*
• Omnitechnomatrix - Loops (7) ^*
• The Magical Cigarette - Loops (9) ^*
• Heuristics Inc. - Loops (9) ^*
• Robbie Magruder - Drum
  Drum
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  s (9)
• Lisa Moscatiello
  Lisa Moscatiello
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  - Vocals (9)
• Buzzsaw & The Shavings - Loops (11) ^*

^* Remixed for The Tapegerm Collective

Audio previews/downloads from Pursuit of Happiness

• 2. "Hypnotize" aka "Hypnotizin'"
• 3. "The Path" and "The Path"
• 5. "Heavy Petting" aka "You May Think This is Love" and "You May Think This is Love"
• 6. "Meltdown (Freedom Mix)" (Laura Burhenn remixed by ALP)
• 7. "That's How They Get Ya" and "That's How They Get Ya"
• 8. "Bright Side" (Linda Smith remixed by ALP)
• 9. "Pursuit of Happiness"
• 11. "The Future"

Music video from Pursuit of Happiness reissue

• 11. "Alone Till the Day I Die (Snow Mix)"