''Songs for Ships and Irons'' is a 1991 collection of non-album

singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ...

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B-side The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record compan ...

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Cardiacs Cardiacs are an English rock band formed in Kingston upon Thames by Tim Smith (lead guitar and vocals) and his brother Jim (bass, backing vocals) in 1977 under the name Cardiac Arrest. The band's sound fused circus, baroque pop and medieval mu ...

. It combines the whole of the '' Big Ship'' extended play, the whole of the "

There's Too Many Irons In The Fire "There's Too Many Irons in the Fire" is the second single by the English rock band Cardiacs, released on 12 August 1987. Critical reception In the week of its release, ''There's Too Many Irons in the Fire'' was awarded "Single of the Week" in ...

" 12-inch single and the B-sides of the "

Susannah's Still Alive "Susannah's Still Alive" is a song by Dave Davies, released for his second solo single. The recording featured all of the Kinks' members as his backing band. It was a hit (peaking at #20 in the UK) but it did not live up to the expectations of ...

" 12-inch single. It also includes a bonus song called "Everything is Easy," a longstanding live favorite not previously released as a studio recording. Some of the quiet talking in between tracks from the original '' Big Ship'' mini-album differs from the original release in having been edited/lowered in volume. The album was out of print, but is available from the Cardiacs website.

Track listing

All songs written by Tim Smith unless otherwise indicated.

Personnel

Tim Smith Tim, Timothy or Timmy Smith may refer to: Musicians *T. V. Smith (born 1956), British singer and songwriter *Tim Smith (Cardiacs) (1961–2020), English singer-songwriter and frontman of Cardiacs *Timmy Trumpet (born 1982), Australian DJ and produ ...

– guitar, vocals * Jim Smith – bass *Sarah Smith – saxophone *

William D. Drake William Derek Drake (born 7 February 1962) is an English musician, keyboardist, pianist, composer and singer-songwriter. He is best known as a former member of the cult English rock band Cardiacs, whom he played with for nine years between 1983 ...

– keyboards *Dominic Luckman – drums *Tim Quy – percussion

References

External links

Cardiacs website
{{Authority control Cardiacs compilation albums 1991 compilation albums