Slow Dazzle
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| Slow Dazzle | ||
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| Studio album by John Cale | ||
| Released | 25 March 1975 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 35:49 | |
| Label | Island Records | |
| Producer(s) | John Cale | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| John Cale chronology | ||
| Fear (1974) |
Slow Dazzle (1975) |
Helen of Troy (1975) |
Slow Dazzle was the fifth album by former Velvet Underground bassist John Cale, released in 1975.
[edit] Track listing
- "Mr. Wilson" – 3:17
- "Taking It All Away" – 2:59
- "Dirty-Ass Rock 'N' Roll" – 4:44
- "Darling I Need You" – 3:38
- "Rollaroll" – 3:59
- "Heartbreak Hotel" – 3:14
- "Ski Patrol" – 2:12
- "I'm Not The Loving Kind" – 3:12
- "Guts" – 3:27
- "The Jeweler" – 5:07
[edit] Song information
- "Mr. Wilson" is about the Beach Boys founding member, Brian Wilson.
- "Heartbreak Hotel" is Cale's infamous and unsettling recording of the original Elvis song.
- "Guts" opens with the line, "The bugger in the short sleeves fucked my wife". This refers to Kevin Ayers sleeping with Cale's wife before the June 1, 1974 concert.
- "The Jeweler" is a spoken word piece.
