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John Cale (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh musician, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the experimental rock band the Velvet Underground in the 1960s. In the subsequent four decades, Cale has released varied solo albums, film soundtracks, and collaborations with Lou Reed, Brian Eno, Bob Neuwirth and others.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
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BEL Fl. [1] |
BEL Wa. [2] |
DEN [3] |
NLD [4] |
US [5] | |||
Vintage Violence |
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Church of Anthrax (with Terry Riley) |
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The Academy in Peril |
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Paris 1919 |
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Fear |
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Slow Dazzle |
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Helen of Troy |
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Honi Soit |
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Music for a New Society |
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Caribbean Sunset |
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Artificial Intelligence |
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Words for the Dying |
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Songs for Drella (with Lou Reed) |
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Wrong Way Up (with Brian Eno) |
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Last Day on Earth (with Bob Neuwirth) |
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Walking on Locusts |
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HoboSapiens |
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blackAcetate |
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Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood |
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58 | 169 | — | — | —[lower-alpha 1] | |
M:FANS |
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52 | 185 | — | — | — | |
Mercy |
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14 | 145 | — | — | — | |
Poptical Illusion |
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79 | 129 | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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Year | Title | Release | Notes |
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1991 | "Hallelujah" | I'm Your Fan | Leonard Cohen cover |
"The Queen and Me" | "More Fans" | ||
1993 | "Helmut Newton Told Me"/"Wish You Were Here"/"Oh! To Be Invited to the Venice Biennale" | Caged/Uncaged: A Rock/Experimental Homage to John Cage[7] | soundtrack to an exhibition, with Ann Magnuson |
2004 | "She Doesn't Live Here Anymore" | Por Vida[8] | Alejandro Escovedo cover |
2022 | "Mr. Sparrow" | For the Birds: The Birdson Project, Vol. III[9] | original |
Year | Title | Notes |
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1974 | June 1, 1974 | with Kevin Ayers, Brian Eno, Nico |
Year | Artist | Release information | Cale's contribution |
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1967 | Nico | Chelsea Girl
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viola, organ, guitar: various |
1968 | Morning Glory | Two Suns Worth
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sound engineer: album |
1969 | Nico | The Marble Index
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viola, piano, bass guitar, guitar, bells, arrangements: album |
1969 | The Stooges | The Stooges
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production, viola: album |
1969 | Earth Opera | The Great American Eagle Tragedy
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guitar, vocals: various |
1970 | Glass Harp | Glass Harp
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viola: various |
1970 | Chelsea | Chelsea
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viola: various |
1970 | Nick Drake | Bryter Layter
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viola, piano, cembalo, celeste, organ: various |
1970 | Nico | Desertshore
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vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, production: album |
1971 | Mike Heron | Smiling Men with Bad Reputations
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guitar, bass guitar, vocals: various |
1971 | Tax Free | Tax Free
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viola: album |
1972 | Jennifer Warnes | Jennifer
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production: album |
1973 | Chunky, Novi and Ernie | Chunky, Novi and Ernie
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production: album |
1974 | Nico | The End...
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bass guitar, xylophone, guitar, synthesizer, piano, organ, marimba, triangle, glockenspiel, percussion, production: album |
1975 | Geoff Muldaur | Is Having a Wonderful Time
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viola: "Wondering Why" |
1975 | Brian Eno | Another Green World
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viola: various |
1975 | Patti Smith | Horses
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production: album |
1976 | The Modern Lovers | The Modern Lovers
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production: primary sessions |
1977 | Kate & Anna McGarrigle | Dancer with Bruised Knees
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organ, marimba: various |
1977 | Squeeze | Packet of Three
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production: EP |
1977 | Sham 69 | Sham 69
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production: EP |
1978 | Squeeze | Squeeze
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production: album |
1978 | Cristina | "Disco Clone"
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production |
1978 | Marie et les Garçons | "Attitudes"/"Re-Bop"
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production, marimba: both sides |
1978 | Brian Eno | Music for Films
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viola: "Patrolling Wire Borders" |
1978 | Julie Covington | Julie Covington
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piano, clavinet: various |
1978 | David Kubinec | Some Things Never Change
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keyboards, production: album |
1978 | Harry Toledo & The Rockets | Busted Chevrolet
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production: EP |
1978 | Menace | "I Need Nothing"/"Electrocutioner"
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production: both sides |
1979 | Ian Hunter | You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic
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piano, keyboards, harp: "Bastard" |
1979 | Model Citizens | Model Citizens
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production: EP |
1979 | The Necessaries | "You Can Borrow My Car"/"Runaway Child"
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production: both sides |
1980 | Snatch | Shopping for Clothes
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production: EP |
1980 | Modern Guy | Une nouvelle vie
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production, cembalo, organ, percussion: album |
1983 | Made for TV | "So Afraid of the Russians"/"Unknown Soldier"
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production, baritone guitar, synthesizer: both sides |
1985 | Nico | Camera Obscura
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production, vocals: album |
1986 | Lio | Pop Model
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production: various |
1987 | Element of Crime | Try to Be Mensch
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production, keyboards: album |
1987 | Happy Mondays | Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile
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production: album |
1988 | Art Bergmann | Crawl with Me
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production: album |
1989 | Big Vern | Lullabies for Lager Louts
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production, keyboards: album |
1990 | Los Ronaldos | Sabor Salado
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production: album |
1990 | The Replacements | All Shook Down
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viola: "Sadly Beautiful" |
1991 | Maureen Tucker | I Spent a Week There the Other Night
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viola, synthesizer: various |
1991 | Sister Double Happiness | Heart and Mind
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radar blips: unknown |
1991 | Louise Féron | Louise Féron
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production, piano: album |
1991 | Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses | Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses
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piano: "Nana" |
1992 | Hector Zazou | Sahara Blue
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vocals: "Hunger" |
1994 | Vince Bell | Phoenix
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piano: unknown |
1994 | Yohji Yamamoto | Your Pain Shall Be a Music
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vocals: "John Cale" |
1994 | Hector Zazou | Chansons des mers froides
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vocals: "The Long Voyage" |
1995 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | The Rapture
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production: album |
1995 | Ivan Kral | Nostalgia
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piano: "Perfect Moon" |
1996 | Marc Almond | Fantastic Star
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piano: "Love to Die For" |
1996 | Goya Dress | Rooms
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production, piano, mixing: album |
1996 | Patti Smith | Gone Again
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organ: "Beneath the Southern Cross" |
1996 | Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses | In Paradisu
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production and arrangements: various |
1996 | The Maids of Gravity | The First Second
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production: album |
1997 | Garageland | "Feel Alright"
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piano |
1998 | The Jesus Lizard | The Jesus Lizard
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production: "Needles for Teeth" |
1998 | Alan Stivell | 1 Douar
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instruments, mixing: "Ever" |
1998 | Jack Smith | Les Evening Gowns Damnées (recorded 1962–1964)
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sarinda: "Cold Starry Nights" |
1999 | Jack Smith | Silent Shadows on Cinemaroc Island (recorded in the 60s)
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performance: "Silent Shadows on Cinemaroc Island" |
1999 | Ventilator | Desert Station Frequency
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production: various |
2000 | Mediæval Bæbes | Undrentide
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production: album |
2001 | Super Furry Animals | Rings Around the World
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piano: "Presidential Suite" |
2001 | Jools Holland | Small World Big Band (live)
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vocals: "I Wanna Be Around" |
2002 | Gordon Gano | Hitting the Ground
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piano, vocals: "Don't Pretend" |
2002 | Trash Palace | Positions
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vocals: "The Insult" |
2003 | Angus MacLise | The Cloud Doctrine (recorded in the 60s)
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viola, guitar, keyboards: various |
2006 | Alejandro Escovedo | The Boxing Mirror
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production: album |
2008 | The Shortwave Set | Replica Sun Machine
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viola, synths, atmospheres: album/various |
2010 | Manic Street Preachers | Postcards from a Young Man
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keyboards, noise: "Auto-Intoxication" |
2020 | Kelly Lee Owens | Inner Song
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vocals, lyrics: "Corner of My Sky" |
Year | Title | Medium | Performer(s) |
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1996 | "I Shot Andy Warhol Suite"[10] | Film theme | String section, arranged by Cale |
1998 | Dance Music | Ballet score | Ice Nine, arranged by Dave Soldier |
2000 | Saint Cyr | Film score | Various musicians, arranged by Randy Wolf |