Caught in a Trap and I Can't Back Out 'Cause I Love You Too Much, Baby is the fifth solo album by American Music Club

American Music Club

American Music Club is a San Francisco-based alternative rock band led by singer-songwriter Mark Eitzel.-History:Although born in California, Eitzel spent his formative years in Okinawa, Taiwan, Great Britain and Ohio before returning to the Bay Area in 1981...

 singer/songwriter Mark Eitzel

Mark Eitzel

Mark Eitzel is a musician, best known as a songwriter and lead singer of the San Francisco band American Music Club.-History:Eitzel spent his formative years in a military family living in Okinawa, Taiwan, Ohio and the United Kingdom. He moved to America in 1979.He started making music while he was...

. A starker follow-up to his previous album, it was the first album he released for independent label Matador Records

Matador Records

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 in 1998. The album features contributions from Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth

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 member Steve Shelley

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, guitarist Kid Congo Powers

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, and Yo La Tengo

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 bassist James McNew

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.

The title is taken from the opening line of Elvis Presley

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's late-period hit "Suspicious Minds

Suspicious Minds

"Suspicious Minds" is a song written by American songwriter Mark James that, after the failure of his own recording, was handed to Elvis Presley by producer Chips Moman becoming one of his most notable hits and a number one in 1969, "Suspicious Minds" was widely regarded as the single that returned...

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Track listing

1. "Are You the Trash"
2. "Xmas Lights Spin"
3. "Auctioneer's Song"
4. "White Rosary"
5. "If I Had a Gun"
6. "Goodbye"
7. "Queen of No One"
8. "Cold Light of Day"
9. "Go Away"
10. "Atico 18"
11. "Sun Smog Seahorse"