Second Avenue Detour is the sixth 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 2000.

The album is an electronic deconstruction of Lisa Moscatiello's

Lisa Moscatiello

Lisa Moscatiello is an American singer who is part of the Washington, DC area music scene. She is listed in Music Hound's Folk: Essential Album Guide, and is most often categorized as a folk vocalist...

 solo album Second Avenue

Second Avenue (album)

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Awards

Second Avenue Detour won the 2000 Wammie

Washington Area Music Awards

The Washington Area Music Awards are a music award for Washington, D.C. area performers, issued by the Washington Area Music Association . The awards are issued at an annual awards program....

 for Best Recording in the Rock - Techno/Ambient/Electronic/Industrial Category.

Release notes

"ALP's most abstract, self-indulgent work to date. Ms. Arthur deconstructs the diva's solo album Second Avenue. Features a star-studded cast of performers."

Audio previews

The album can be previewed in its entirety on the Second Avenue Detour StumbleAudio page.

Track listing

Additional musicians

• Lisa Moscatiello
  Lisa Moscatiello
  Lisa Moscatiello is an American singer who is part of the Washington, DC area music scene. She is listed in Music Hound's Folk: Essential Album Guide, and is most often categorized as a folk vocalist...
  
   - Vocals
  Singing
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• Dave Chappell - Guitar
  Guitar
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• Fred Lieder - Cello
  Cello
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• Chris Moscatiello - Piano
  Piano
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• Margaret Wolf - Harmonica
  Harmonica
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• Jaqui MacMillan - Percussion
  Percussion instrument
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• John Previti - Bass
  Bass guitar
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• Brian Sims - Accordion
  Accordion
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• Yves Duboin - Sax
  Saxophone
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• Sue Richards - Harp
  Harp
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Audio previews from Second Avenue Detour

• 1. "If I Fell Off This Earth"
• 2. "Looking for God in All the Wrong Places"
• 3. "Night Sky"
• 4. "Back Again"
• 5. "Carry You Away"
• 6. "You Will Never Lose a Thing"
• 7. "Shine"
• 8. "The Dark Side"
• 9. "Happens in the Future/Happened in the Past"
• 10. "Right Now"
• 11. "And I Want You So"
• 12. "Red Glowing Eyes"
• 13. "Most Likely to Be Remembered"
• 14. "This Life"