Babacar (album)
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Babacar is the first album released by the British rock band Babacar
Babacar
Babacar was a short-lived worldbeat supergroup formed in England, featuring former members of Shelleyan Orphan, The Cure, and Presence. The group released one album in their brief existence, their self-titled debut album in 1998, before the band dissolved when Shelleyan Orphan reunited in...

 in 1998. The album only received mediocre reviews and was a commercial failure. The band dissolved when Shelleyan Orphan
Shelleyan Orphan
Shelleyan Orphan is a British alternative music group, that peaked during the 1980s and early 1990s.-Career:In 1980, Caroline Crawley and Jemaur Tayle met in Bournemouth, England, where they discovered a mutual appreciation of poet Percy Bysshe Shelley...

 briefly reunited in 2000.

Personnel

  • Caroline Crawley - vocals
    Singing
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  • Bruno Ellingham - violin
    Violin
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  • Tristan Powell - e-bow
    E-Bow
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  • Roberto Soave - bass guitar
    Bass guitar
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  • Rob Steen - guitar
    Guitar
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  • Porl Thompson
    Porl Thompson
    Porl Thompson is an English musician best known for his work with The Cure.-Life and work:Thompson is the oldest of four children; he has two brothers and one sister...

     - guitar, banjo
    Banjo
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  • Boris Williams
    Boris Williams
    Boris Peter Bransby-Williams is an English drummer best known for his extensive work with The Cure . He had previously worked with various artists, including Thompson Twins, Kim Wilde, Strawberry Switchblade and Tomato City...

     - drums
    Drum kit
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Track listing

  1. "Midsummer" (4:07)
  2. "Mesmer" (3:52)
  3. "Mantra" (5:21)
  4. "Silence" (4:06)
  5. "Decideum" (3:23)
  6. "Tree" (4:37)
  7. "Waiting" (5:22)
  8. "The River in Me" (3:37)
  9. "Babacar" (4:18)
  10. "Free Fall" (4:00)
  11. "Peace" (6:15)
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