Care (band)
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| Care | ||
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 Album cover of Diamonds and Emeralds
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  Liverpool, England |
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| Genre(s) | Alternative rock | |
| Years active | 1983- (?) | |
| Label(s) | Sire Records Arista |
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| Associated acts |
The Wild Swans The Lightning Seeds Icicle Works |
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| Members | ||
| Paul Simpson Ian Broudie |
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Care was an Alternative Rock band formed by Paul Simpson and Ian Broudie in 1983 in Liverpool, England. The band released a string of singles in the '80s but soon broke up without producing an album. Their often lavishly arranged songs, which include "Whatever Possessed You", "Flaming Sword", "My Boyish Days", and "Chandeliers", were compiled and released posthumously as the album Diamonds and Emeralds (1997, Camden/Sire Records).
Paul Simpson, in between Care's activity, was the vocalist of another classic English band, The Wild Swans, whose popular songs include the Zoo Records 12" single "The Revolutionary Spirit" and "Young Manhood", "Bible Dreams", and "Whirlpool Heart", from their first album Bringing Home the Ashes (1988, Sire); currently, Simpson uses the moniker Skyray and released the albums The Dream Diaries and Liquid Crystal Display, both in 2004.
Ian Broudie, on the other hand, became more successful after forming The Lightning Seeds in the late '80s, releasing a string of albums which spawned hit singles like "Pure", "All I Want", "Life of Riley", "Three Lions", and "Life's Too Short". Gone solo, Broudie released his first album, Tales Told, in 2004.
