Caroline's Spine is the eponymous debut album of the American hard rock

Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

 band of the same name

Caroline's Spine

Caroline's Spine is an alternative rock band based in Phoenix, Arizona. The group's touring schedule in the mid 1990s landed them a record deal with Hollywood Records. They have released several studio albums and shared billings with such bands as Aerosmith, Kiss, and Queensrÿche...

. It was released in 1993 before the band was entirely formed. The lead singer/primary song writer Jimmy Newquist

Jimmy Newquist

James P. "Jimmy" Newquist is the American primary song writer, guitarist, and lead singer for the alternative rock band Caroline's Spine. Born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, he is one of eight children. Newquist started song writing at an early age and moved to Los...

 wrote all the songs and played most of the instruments for the recording. Many of the tracks on this album were later re-recorded with the full band for future Caroline's Spine albums.

Track listing

1. "Why Don't We Get Along"
2. "Psycho (Surf)"
3. "Ouch"
4. "Artichoke (VII)"
5. "As I Am"
6. "Say it to You"
7. "I Will Be Alright"
8. "I Like Everything"
9. "Train Called Sleep"
10. "Monsoon"
11. "Last Goodbye"
12. "Will You Hold My Hand"
13. "Psycho (Radio)"

Liner information

• Produced by Dan Calderone & Caroline's Spine
• All words and music by James P. Newquist
• Music published by Archaic Music (BMI)

• Engineered by Dan Calderone & Joe Statt
• Recorded and mixed at Anza Digital Studios, San Diego, CA
• Mastered by David Merullo, RJR Digital
• Layout & design by Rick Goldman, CDS Graphics
• Cover art by HPN II