Care (Shriekback album)


Care is the first full-length Shriekback album , released in 1983.
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, peaking at number 89 initially and number 78 for the remix. The album spent 3 weeks on the Billboard'' album chart, peaking at number 188.

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album "an intelligent, well-produced, spirited debut, demonstrating what every XTC fan knew all along — Andrews is one of rock’s most original and musical keyboard players."

Track listing

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

UK version

  1. "Lined Up" – 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" – 4:27
  9. "Evaporation" – 3:21
  10. "In: Amongst" - 2:12

    US version

  11. "Lined Up" – 3:50
  12. "Clear Trails" – 3:45
  13. "Accretions" – 4:12
  14. "My Spine " – 4:01
  15. "Into Method" – 4:26
  16. "Brink of Collapse" – 4:05
  17. "Petulant" – 3:58
  18. "Sway" – 3:55
  19. "Lines from the Library" – 3:42
  20. "Evaporation" – 3:20

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

  21. "Lined Up"
  22. "Clear Trails"
  23. "Hapax Legomena"
  24. "Petulant"
  25. "Lines from the Library"
  26. "Brink of Collapse"
  27. "Sway"
  28. "Into Method"
  29. "Evaporation"
  30. "In: Amongst"
  31. "My Spine "
  32. "Speed of Clocks"
  33. "Despite Dense Weed"
  34. "Gated Joy"
  35. "Working on the Ground"
  36. "Tiny Birds"
  37. "Feelers"
  38. "Lined Up "

    Personnel

;Shriekback
  • Barry Andrews - keyboards, synthesizers, vocals
  • Carl Marsh - guitars, vocals
  • Dave Allen - bass
with:
;Technical
  • Ian Caple - engineer, co-production