John Cale Comes Alive
| John Cale Comes Alive | ||||
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| Live album by John Cale | ||||
| Released | September 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 26 February 1984 (live tracks) | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | ZE Records | |||
| Producer | John Cale | |||
| John Cale chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
John Cale Comes Alive is a second live album by John Cale released in September 1984 on ZE Records label after the previous album Caribbean Sunset (also 1984). It was recorded at The Lyceum in London at 26 February 1984.[2] It also includes two studio recordings "Ooh La La" and "Never Give Up". The album has not been released on compact disc or digital format. The US release has different versions of both studio tracks compared to the European version.
Track listing
| Side 1 | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Ooh La La" | John Cale, Larry Sloman | single | 3:25 | ||||||
| 2. | "Evidence" | John Cale | Sabotage/Live, 1979 | 3:26 | ||||||
| 3. | "Dead or Alive" | John Cale | Honi Soit, 1981 | 3:58 | ||||||
| 4. | "Chinese Envoy" | John Cale | Music for a New Society, 1982 | 3:27 | ||||||
| 5. | "Leaving It Up to You" | John Cale | Helen of Troy, 1975 | 5:32 | ||||||
| Side 2 | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Dr. Mudd" | John Cale | Sabotage/Live, 1979 | 3:42 | ||||||
| 2. | "Waiting for the Man" | Lou Reed | The Velvet Underground & Nico, 1967 | 4:26 | ||||||
| 3. | "Heartbreak Hotel" | Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley | Slow Dazzle, 1975 | 4:16 | ||||||
| 4. | "Fear" | John Cale | Fear, 1974 | 3:20 | ||||||
| 5. | "Never Give Up on You" | John Cale, Andy Heermans, Dave Young, David Lichtenstein | published for the first time | 4:58 | ||||||
Personnel
- John Cale − guitar, piano, vocals, producer
- Andy Heermans − bass, engineer on "Ooh La La" and "Never Give Up"
- David Lichtenstein − drums, engineer on "Ooh La La" and "Never Give Up"
- David Young − guitar, engineer on "Ooh La La" and "Never Give Up"
- Stephen Street − remix engineer
- Roddy Hui − engineer on "Ooh La La" and "Never Give Up"
References
- ↑ Thompson, Dave. "John Cale: Comes Alive". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ↑ Werksman, Hans. "John Cale Comes Alive". Retrieved 22 February 2013.
External links
- John Cale Comes Alive at Discogs (list of releases)