Watchful

Watchful (1997) is an album by the American experimental pop music group Amoeba. This is the first Amoeba album to feature the classic lineup of Robert Rich and Rick Davies. The style of this album consists of subtle and largely acoustic pop compositions with heavy ambient textures.

Watchful
Studio album by
Amoeba
Released1997
Recorded1994 - 1995
GenreArt rock
Length48:35
LabelLektronic Soundscapes
ProducerRobert Rich
Amoeba chronology
Eye Catching
(1993)		 Watchful
(1997)		 Pivot
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Alternative Press5/5 link

Work on this album began in 1994. It was completed in 1995. Over the next two years they searched for a label to distribute the album. It was finally released in 1997 on the Lektronic Soundscapes label. When distribution problems arose with Lektronic Soundscapes, they moved to Release Records, who had also released Rich’s solo album Trances/Drones.

Track listing
  1. ”Inside” - 4:57
  2. ”Skin” - 2:53
  3. ”Origami” - 2:17
  4. ”Footless” - 5:02
  5. ”Ignoring Gravity” - 7:21
  6. ”Water Vapor” - 2:12
  7. ”Desolation” - 4:39
  8. ”Big Clouds” - 2:50
  9. ”Saragossa” - 4:06
  10. ”Any Other Sky” - 6:38
  11. ”Watchful Eyes” - 5:20

Personnel
with:
  • Hans Christian - cello (tracks 2, 4 and 9)
  • Don Swanson - drums (tracks 4, 5 and 10)
  • Ivy Barry - additional voice (track 4)
  • Scott Wright - soprano and alto saxophone (track 10)
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