Care (Shriekback album)
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Released | 1983 | |||
Studio | KPM Studios, Denmark Street, London; some overdubs at Berry Street, London | |||
Genre | New wave | |||
Label | Y Records[1] Warner Bros.[2] | |||
Producer | Shriekback, Ian Caple | |||
Shriekback chronology | ||||
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MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Care is the first full-length Shriekback album (and their second studio album after Tench), released in 1983.[5][6]
The single "Lined Up" was a minor club hit and reached number 39 on the Australian ARIA charts. "Lined Up" was released twice in the UK (the second time as a remix), peaking at number 89 initially and number 78 for the remix.[7] The album spent 3 weeks on the Billboard album chart, peaking at number 188.[8]
Critical reception
[edit]Trouser Press called the album "an intelligent, well-produced, spirited debut, demonstrating what every XTC fan knew all along — [Barry] Andrews is one of rock’s most original and musical keyboard players."[9]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks written and composed by Dave Allen, Barry Andrews, Carl Marsh, except where noted.
UK version
[edit]- "Lined Up" (Andrews) – 3:48
- "Clear Trails" – 3:41
- "Hapax Legomena" - 3:58
- "Petulant" – 3:53
- "Lines from the Library" – 3:38
- "Brink of Collapse" – 4:08
- "Sway" – 3:58
- "Into Method" (Allen, Andrews, Caple, Marsh ) – 4:27
- "Evaporation" (Andrews, Marsh) – 3:21
- "In: Amongst" - 2:12
US version
[edit]- "Lined Up" – 3:50
- "Clear Trails" – 3:45
- "Accretions" – 4:12
- "My Spine (Is the Bassline)" – 4:01
- "Into Method" (Allen, Andrews, Caple, Marsh) – 4:26
- "Brink of Collapse" – 4:05
- "Petulant" – 3:58
- "Sway" – 3:55
- "Lines from the Library" – 3:42
- "Evaporation" – 3:20
Remastered edition, released by the band in 2014 in extremely limited quantities
[edit]- "Lined Up"
- "Clear Trails"
- "Hapax Legomena"
- "Petulant"
- "Lines from the Library"
- "Brink of Collapse"
- "Sway"
- "Into Method"
- "Evaporation"
- "In: Amongst"
- "My Spine (Is the Bassline)"
- "Speed of Clocks"
- "Despite Dense Weed"
- "Gated Joy"
- "Working on the Ground"
- "Tiny Birds"
- "Feelers"
- "Lined Up (Disco Mix)"
Personnel
[edit]- Shriekback
- Barry Andrews - keyboards, synthesizers, vocals
- Carl Marsh - guitars, vocals
- Dave Allen - bass
with:
- Kirsty MacColl - backing vocals on "Lined Up"[10]
- Technical
- Ian Caple- engineer, co-production
References
[edit]- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 436.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (6 November 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
- ^ Cassel, Bill. Care at AllMusic
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 471.
- ^ "Shriekback | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ The Rough Guide to Rock (2 ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 882.
- ^ Shriekback full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company, retrieved 22 June 2016
- ^ Shriekback - Chart history Archived 2016-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, Billboard, retrieved 16 June 2016
- ^ "Shriekback". Trouser Press. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Backing Vocals 1983 (Matchbox, Shriekback, Tracey Ullman) - Kirsty MacColl".
- liner notes