Upon leaving Care, Simpson re-formed The Wild Swans and released two albums Bringing Home the Ashes (1988, Sire) and Space Flower in 1989.
Ian Broudie went on to form The Lightning Seeds in the late 1980s, releasing a string of albums which spawned hit singles like "Pure", "Change", "Sugarcoated Iceberg", "Life of Riley", and "You Showed Me".