Care - My Boyish Days (Drink To Me) (Arista)

Care are a combination of the talents of Paul Simpson (once of The Wild Swans) and Ian Broudie (formerly of the Original Mirrors and producer of Echo and The Bunnymen). Their name comes a little too close to The Cure for comfort and is perhaps a trifle precious. Mind you, calling a duo Tears For Fears seems to have worked and I suppose that 'Care' will do. This ditty tinkles along prettily but doesn't give the voice or the lyrics the assurance they deserve. Promising but too close to forgettable. (Mark Cooper, No 1, July 16, 1983)

The Liverpool mafia strikes again. Ex-Original Mirror person and Bunnymen and Wah! producer Ian Broudie knocks out a sultry number that goes down nicely with the lazy, hazy days of summer and a cool glass of Pimms No 1. (Mike Gardner, Record Mirror, July 16, 1983)

Good grief, is there anyone from Liverpool who's not in a band these days? Formed by ex-Wild Swan and Teardrop Explodes founder-member Paul Simpson and ex-Original Mirror Ian Broudie, they ought to have come up with a better name than Care. Mind you, it's as vapid and forgettable as this record. Disappointing. (Deborah Steels, Smash Hits, July 21, 1983)