Close Watch: An Introduction to John Cale

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Close Watch: An Introduction to John Cale
Compilation album by
Released20 April 1999
GenreRock
Length1:07:56
LabelIsland[1]
ProducerJohn Cale
John Cale chronology
Le Vent de la nuit
(1999)
Close Watch: An Introduction to John Cale
(1999)
The Unknown
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic [2]

Close Watch: An Introduction to John Cale is the third compilation album by Welsh musician John Cale. It was released by Island Records in 1999.[3] It featured songs from Cale's albums released between 1973 and 1996.

Track listing[edit]

All songs composed by John Cale, except where indicated.

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Paris 1919" Paris 1919 (1973)4:06
2."Mr. Wilson" Slow Dazzle (1975)3:17
3."Leaving It up to You" Helen of Troy (1975)4:33
4."Dying on the Vine"Cale, Larry SlomanArtificial Intelligence (1985)3:58
5."Guts" Slow Dazzle (1975)3:29
6."Set Me Free" Walking on Locusts (1996)4:12
7."Heartbreak Hotel"Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis PresleySlow Dazzle (1975)3:12
8."Ship of Fools" Fear (1974)4:38
9."Cable Hogue" Helen of Troy (1975)3:28
10."Gun" Fear (1974)8:07
11."Riverbank" Honi Soit (1981)6:25
12."Child's Christmas in Wales" Paris 1919 (1973)3:20
13."Fear Is a Man's Best Friend" Fear (1974)3:52
14."If You Were Still Around" Music for a New Society (1982)3:28
15."Wilson Joliet" Honi Soit (1981)4:25
16."(I Keep A) Close Watch" Helen of Troy (1975)3:26

References[edit]

  1. ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Close Watch: An Introduction to John Cale at AllMusic
  3. ^ Buckley, Peter (3 January 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.