Close Watch: An Introduction to John Cale
| Close Watch: An Introduction to John Cale | ||||
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| Compilation album by John Cale | ||||
| Released | 20 April 1999 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 1:07:56 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | John Cale | |||
| John Cale chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Close Watch: An Introduction to John Cale is the third compilation album by Welsh musician John Cale, released by Island Records in April 1999. It featured songs from Cale's albums released between 1973 and 1996.
Track listing
All songs composed by John Cale, except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Sloman | Artificial 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 Presley | Slow 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 |