Caught in a Trap and I Can't Back Out 'Cause I Love You Too Much, Baby

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Caught in a Trap and I Can't Back Out 'Cause I Love You Too Much, Baby
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 20, 1998
Genre Rock
Label Matador Records
Mark Eitzel chronology
West
(1997)
Caught in a Trap and I Can't Back Out 'Cause I Love You Too Much, Baby
(1998)
The Invisible Man
(2001)

Caught in a Trap and I Can't Back Out 'Cause I Love You Too Much, Baby is the fifth solo album by the American Music Club singer/songwriter Mark Eitzel, released in 1998. A starker follow-up to his previous album, it was the first album he released for the independent label Matador Records. The album has contributions from the Sonic Youth member Steve Shelley, the guitarist Kid Congo Powers and the Yo La Tengo bass guitarist James McNew.

Contents

The title is taken from the opening line of Elvis Presley's late-period hit "Suspicious Minds".

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Entertainment Weekly B+ [3]
NME 6/10 [4]
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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"

Personnel

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