Artificial Intelligence (John Cale album)
Artificial Intelligence | ||||
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Studio album by John Cale | ||||
Released | 6 September 1985 | |||
Recorded | Strongroom Studios, London, England | |||
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Length | 42:07 | |||
Label | Beggars Banquet | |||
Producer | John Cale | |||
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Singles from Artificial Intelligence | ||||
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Artificial Intelligence is the eleventh solo studio album by Welsh musician John Cale, released in September 1985 by 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 solo album 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 Irushalmi Cale's daughter Eden was born, which promptly caused Cale to kick his addictions to alcohol and cocaine, and to temporarily abandon recording studio albums and performing live in favour of other projects (until 1989's Words for the Dying).
Release
Artificial Intelligence was released on 6 September 1985 by 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".[1]
Critical reception
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Trouser Press | (generally favourable)[3] |
In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Stewart Mason described the album as "an encouraging partial return to form."[2]
Track listing
All tracks written by John Cale and Larry Sloman, except where noted.
Side one | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Everytime the Dogs Bark" |
| 4:17 |
2. | "Dying on the Vine" | 5:18 | |
3. | "The Sleeper" | 5:53 | |
4. | "Vigilante Lover" |
| 4:27 |
5. | "Chinese Takeaway (Hong Kong 1997)" | 3:44 |
Side two | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
6. | "Song of the Valley" | 5:06 |
7. | "Fadeaway Tomorrow" | 3:25 |
8. | "Black Rose" | 4:58 |
9. | "Satellite Walk" | 4:58 |
Total length: | 42:07 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Artificial Intelligence liner notes.[4]
- John Cale – vocals; bass guitar; guitar; keyboards; viola
- David Young – guitar
- James Young – keyboards
- Graham Dowdall – percussion
- Gill O'Donovan – backing vocals
- Susie O'List – backing vocals
Production
See also
References
- ↑ https://werksman.home.xs4all.nl/cale/disc/artificial_intelligence.html
- 1 2 Artificial Intelligence at AllMusic
- ↑ Grant, Steven; Sheridan, David; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: John Cale". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ↑ Artificial Intelligence (CD booklet). John Cale. Beggars Banquet Records. 1985.
External links
- Artificial Intelligence at Discogs (list of releases)