Care (Shriekback album)

Care is the first full-length Shriekback album (and their second studio album after Tench), released in 1983.^[5][6]

Care
Studio album by Shriekback
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
Tench (1982) Care (1983) Jam Science (1984)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[4]

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

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

All tracks written and composed by Dave Allen, Barry Andrews, Carl Marsh, except where noted.

UK version

1. "Lined Up" (Andrews) – 3:48
2. "Clear Trails" – 3:41
3. "Hapax Legomena" - 3:58
4. "Petulant" – 3:53
5. "Lines from the Library" – 3:38
6. "Brink of Collapse" – 4:08
7. "Sway" – 3:58
8. "Into Method" (Allen, Andrews, Caple, Marsh ) – 4:27
9. "Evaporation" (Andrews, Marsh) – 3:21
10. "In: Amongst" - 2:12

US version

1. "Lined Up" – 3:50
2. "Clear Trails" – 3:45
3. "Accretions" – 4:12
4. "My Spine (Is the Bassline)" – 4:01
5. "Into Method" (Allen, Andrews, Caple, Marsh) – 4:26
6. "Brink of Collapse" – 4:05
7. "Petulant" – 3:58
8. "Sway" – 3:55
9. "Lines from the Library" – 3:42
10. "Evaporation" – 3:20

Remastered edition, released by the band in 2014 in extremely limited quantities

1. "Lined Up"
2. "Clear Trails"
3. "Hapax Legomena"
4. "Petulant"
5. "Lines from the Library"
6. "Brink of Collapse"
7. "Sway"
8. "Into Method"
9. "Evaporation"
10. "In: Amongst"
11. "My Spine (Is the Bassline)"
12. "Speed of Clocks"
13. "Despite Dense Weed"
14. "Gated Joy"
15. "Working on the Ground"
16. "Tiny Birds"
17. "Feelers"
18. "Lined Up (Disco Mix)"

Personnel

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

1. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 436.
2. Thompson, Dave (6 November 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
3. Cassel, Bill. Care at AllMusic
4. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 471.
5. "Shriekback | Biography & History". AllMusic.
6. The Rough Guide to Rock (2 ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 882.
7. Shriekback full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company, retrieved 22 June 2016
8. Shriekback - Chart history Archived 2016-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, Billboard, retrieved 16 June 2016
9. "Shriekback". Trouser Press. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
10. "Backing Vocals 1983 (Matchbox, Shriekback, Tracey Ullman) - Kirsty MacColl".

• liner notes