Faith No More - We Care A Lot
On November 11, 1985 (or at least that's the date we invented), Faith No More's debut album was released, the album that started the career of this amazing band.
The story began with a band called "Sharp Young Men". Singer Mike Morris and keyboardist Wade Worthington formed the band and later added bassist Billy Gould and drummer Mike Bordin. The band's name was a reaction against the pop boy bands at the time but it created a different reputation for the band than they wanted so they decided to change the name to Faith No Man. The band members recorded the song "Quiet in Heaven / Song of Liberty" which was released under the name Faith No Man. The young band started performing in several clubs and bars. Wade later left the band.
While the band was still Faith No Man, Bordin and Gould were joined by keyboardist Roddy Bottum. After parting ways with Morris, the three continued as Faith No More. They went through several singers including Courtney Love and finally, they decided on Chuck Mosley. Guitarist Jim Martin later joined the lineup.
Without the support of a record company, they started recording their first album with full self-funding. They managed to record five self-funded songs until during the recordings a woman named Ruth Schwartz recognized their potential and made them the first act signed to her new independent label, Mordam Records. After the signing, they recorded five more songs funded by the new label and released their debut album in November 1985.
The band members said that because the album was recorded on a very low budget every minute counted. They would have done some things differently, but because they knew they were limited in budget they practiced and did a lot of rehearsals before they started recording.
The title track from the album "We Care a Lot" was re-recorded for the band's second album "Introduce Yourself", the band's first album released under a major label. It was also released as a single from that album.
The album was reissued on August 19, 2016, by the Koolarrow Records label. The reissue included nine additional tracks that included three remixes, four demos, and two performances from 1986 live shows.
Listen to the album on: Spotify, Apple Music
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