Careful (The Motels album)
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Released | June 15, 1980[1] | |||
Recorded | March–May 1980 | |||
Genre | New wave | |||
Length | 35:01 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | John Carter | |||
The Motels chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
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Smash Hits | 5/10[3] |
Careful is the second studio album by new wave band The Motels. It was recorded between March and May 1980, and released in June 1980. The album was produced by John Carter who had produced the group's 1979 debut.
"Danger" was released as the disc's lead single and landed in the Top 20 in France. "Days Are O.K." and "Whose Problem?" became Top 50 songs (and their only chart hits) in the United Kingdom. None of the singles released from the album charted in the United States, but the disc reached #45 on the Billboard album chart in the summer of 1980. It eventually sold nearly 400,000 copies in America.
With the departure of Jeff Jourard as lead guitarist, Tim McGovern (from the group The Pop) was added as lead guitarist for the group. Recording for the second album began on the 4th of February 1980 and would be completed by May 1980.[4]
"Danger" was the second Motels single that was accompanied by a music video (following 1979's "Total Control").
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Danger" | Martha Davis/Tim McGovern | 3:26 |
2. | "Envy" | Tim McGovern | 3:26 |
3. | "Careful" | Marty Jourard/Michael Goodroe | 3:30 |
4. | "Bonjour Baby" | Marty Jourard/Michael Goodroe | 3:25 |
5. | "Party Professionals" | Martha Davis | 3:15 |
Total length: | 17:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Days Are O.K. (But the Nights Were Made for Love)" | Tim McGovern | 3:35 |
2. | "Cry Baby" | Marty Jourard/Michael Goodroe | 3:28 |
3. | "Whose Problem?" | Martha Davis | 3:51 |
4. | "People, Places and Things" | Martha Davis | 2:46 |
5. | "Slow Town" | Martha Davis | 4:19 |
Total length: | 17:59 |
Singles[]
Year | Month and date | Catalogue number | Single | Chart | Position |
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1980 | July 14 | Capitol Records #4896 | "Danger" | Australia (Kent Music Report) | 88 |
New Zealand | 30 | ||||
France | 15 | ||||
1980 | September 29 | Capitol Records #4937 | "Whose Problem" | Australia (Kent Music Report) | 43 |
UK Singles Chart | 42 | ||||
1981 | January | Capitol Records #10149 | "Days Are O.K." | UK Singles Chart | 41 |
Charts[]
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 26 |
Personnel[]
Credits are taken from the CD's liner notes.[6]
The Motels[]
- Martha Davis – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Tim McGovern – lead guitar
- Marty Jourard – keyboards, saxophone
- Michael Goodroe – bass
- Brian Glascock – drums
Production[]
Credits are taken from the CD's liner notes.[6]
- Produced & Engineered by John Carter
- Recorded by Warren Dewey
- Assistant Engineering by Richard McKernan
- Cover Painting by Duggie Fields - "Acquired Mannerisms"
References[]
- ^ The Motels Information Site - Albums
- ^ Careful at AllMusic
- ^ Hepworth, David. "Albums". Smash Hits (July 10–23, 1980): 31.
- ^ http://www.the-motels.info/history.html
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 209. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Careful (CD liner). The Motels. Hollywood, California: Capitol Records. 1980. CDP 7 48444 2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
- 1980 albums
- The Motels albums
- Capitol Records albums