Worlds in Collision (album) explained

Worlds in Collision
Type:Album
Artist:Pere Ubu
Cover:Worlds in Collision (album).jpg
Released:May 7, 1991
Genre:Post-punk, experimental rock
Label:Fontana
Producer:Gil Norton
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Worlds in Collision is the eighth album by American rock group Pere Ubu. The album continues in the shift away from their more experimental early work to emphasize the relatively conventional pop found on their previous studio album, Cloudland. For this album, Eric Drew Feldman (Captain Beefheart, Snakefinger, the Residents, the Pixies) takes over from departing original member Allen Ravenstine on synthesizer, though Ravenstine makes some guest appearances.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Pere Ubu (Eric Drew Feldman, Jim Jones, Scott Krauss, Tony Maimone and David Thomas); except where indicated

  1. "Oh Catherine" – 2:54
  2. "I Hear They Smoke the BBQ" – 4:08
  3. "Turpentine!" – 2:40
  4. "Goodnite Irene" – 4:10
  5. "Mirror Man" – 3:32
  6. "Cry Cry Cry" (Chris Cutler, Feldman, Jones, Krauss, Maimone, Thomas) – 2:45
  7. "Worlds in Collision" – 3:43
  8. "Life of Riley" – 2:34
  9. "Over the Moon" – 3:08
  10. "Don't Look Back" (Cutler, Feldman, Jones, Krauss, Maimone, Thomas) – 4:05
  11. "Playback" – 3:30
  12. "Nobody Knows" – 2:37
  13. "Winter in the Firelands" (Cutler, Feldman, Jones, Krauss, Maimone, Thomas) – 3:09

Personnel

Pere Ubu

with guests: