''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
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''. For this album,
Eric Drew Feldman (
Captain Beefheart
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,
Snakefinger
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,
the Residents
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, the
Pixies) takes over from departing original member
Allen Ravenstine
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History
Early years
Allen Ravenstine was ...
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
#"Oh Catherine" – 2:54
#"I Hear They Smoke the BBQ" – 4:08
#"Turpentine!" – 2:40
#"Goodnite Irene" – 4:10
#"Mirror Man" – 3:32
#"Cry Cry Cry" (
Chris Cutler, Feldman, Jones, Krauss, Maimone, Thomas) – 2:45
#"Worlds in Collision" – 3:43
#"Life of Riley" – 2:34
#"Over the Moon" – 3:08
#"Don't Look Back" (Cutler, Feldman, Jones, Krauss, Maimone, Thomas) – 4:05
#"Playback" – 3:30
#"Nobody Knows" – 2:37
#"Winter in the Firelands" (Cutler, Feldman, Jones, Krauss, Maimone, Thomas) – 3:09
Personnel
;Pere Ubu
*
David Thomas - vocals
*
Jim Jones - guitar, backing vocals
*
Eric Drew Feldman - keyboards, computers, synthesizer
*
Tony Maimone - bass
*
Scott Krauss
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- drums
with guests:
*
Allen Ravenstine
Allen Ravenstine (born May 9, 1950) is an American keyboard player, most recognized for his work in the experimental rock group Pere Ubu. In 1991, he quit music to become a commercial airline pilot.
History
Early years
Allen Ravenstine was ...
- EML synthesizer on "Turpentine!", "Life of Riley", "Playback" and "Winter in the Firelands"
*Andy Redhead - drums
*
John Kirkpatrick - melodeon on "Cry Cry Cry", "Worlds in Collision" and "Over the Moon"
*Susie Honeyman - violin on "Over The Moon"
*Al Clay - backing vocals on "Don't Look Back", "Goodnite Irene", "Nobody Knows", "Over the Moon" and "Worlds in Collision"
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Gil Norton - backing vocals
References
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Pere Ubu albums
1991 albums
Albums produced by Gil Norton
Fontana Records albums