Artificial Intelligence (John Cale album)
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| Studio album by John Cale | ||||
| Released | 6 September 1985 | |||
| Recorded | Strongroom Studios, London, England | |||
| Length | 42:07 | |||
| Label | Beggars Banquet | |||
| Producer | John Cale | |||
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Artificial Intelligence is the eleventh album by Welsh musician John Cale, released in September 1985 by record label Beggars Banquet.
Background and recording
Artificial Intelligence was originally titled Black Rose. The title and some changes to the tracks delayed the album being released for five weeks.
Having produced Nico's Camera Obscura, Cale recorded this album at Strongroom Studios with her backing band, The Faction, with a couple of additional musicians.
Following the chaotic period during which the album (and the previous two) were recorded, John and Risé's daughter Eden was born, which promptly caused Cale to kick his addictions to alcohol and cocaine, and to temporarily abandon rock/pop records and band performances in favor of other projects (until 1996's Walking on Locusts).
Release
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Trouser Press | generally favourable[2] |
Artificial Intelligence was released on 6 September 1985 by record label Beggars Banquet. "Dying on the Vine" was released as a single in the UK and "Satellite Walk" (Remix by Carl Beatty) in the UK and Germany. The otherwise unavailable instrumental track "Crash Course in Harmonics" on the B-side of "Dying on the Vine".[3]
Reception
AllMusic described it as "an encouraging partial return to form."[1]
Track listing
All tracks composed by John Cale and Larry Sloman, except "Everytime the Dogs Bark" and "Vigilante Lover" by John Cale, Larry Sloman and David Young.
- Side A
- "Everytime the Dogs Bark" – 4:17
- "Dying on the Vine" – 5:18
- "The Sleeper" – 5:53
- "Vigilante Lover" – 4:27
- "Chinese Takeaway (Hong Kong 1997)" – 3:44
- Side B
- "Song of the Valley" – 5:06
- "Fadeaway Tomorrow" – 3:25
- "Black Rose" – 4:58
- "Satellite Walk" – 4:58
Personnel
- John Cale – bass, guitar, keyboards, viola
- Graham Dowdall – percussion
- Gill O'Donovan – background vocals
- Susie O'List – background vocals
- David Young – guitar, associate producer
- James Young – keyboards
- Technical
- Dennis P. Nechvatal – design, artwork from the painting "Warrior"
- Karin Preus – artwork, graphics
- Phil Bodger – mixing, recording
- Alan Jakoby – recording
References
- 1 2 Artificial Intelligence at AllMusic
- ↑ Grant, Steven; Sheridan, David; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: John Cale". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ↑ https://werksman.home.xs4all.nl/cale/disc/artificial_intelligence.html
External links
- Artificial Intelligence at Discogs (list of releases)