''Careful'' is the second studio album by new wave band

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. 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. "

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" was released as the disc's lead single and landed in the Top 20 in France. " Days Are O.K." and "

Whose Problem? "Whose Problem?" is a song by American new wave band The Motels, which was released in 1980 as the third and final single from their second studio album '' Careful''. The song was written by Martha Davis and produced by Carter. "Whose Problem?" f ...

" 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

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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. "Danger" was the second Motels single that was accompanied by a

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(following 1979's "Total Control").

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Personnel

Credits are taken from the CD's

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The Motels

*Martha Davis – vocals, rhythm guitar *Tim McGovern – lead guitar *Marty Jourard – keyboards, saxophone *Michael Goodroe – bass *

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– drums

Production

Credits are taken from the CD's liner notes. *Produced & Engineered by John Carter *Recorded by Warren Dewey *Assistant Engineering by Richard McKernan *Cover Painting by Duggie Fields - "Acquired Mannerisms"

References

{{Authority control 1980 albums The Motels albums Capitol Records albums