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John Cale
Released 1992

Heartbreak Hotel
04:54
97 plays

On a Wedding Anniversary
03:36
96 plays

The Cable Hogue
02:51
90 plays

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- 1
- A Child's Christmas in Wales
- 03:02
- 111 plays

- 2
- Dying on the Vine
- 03:49
- 225 plays

- 3
- Cordoba
- 03:14
- 124 plays

- 4
- Darling I Need You
- 03:10
- 130 plays

- 5
- Paris 1919
- 03:21
- 141 plays

- 6
- Guts
- 02:45
- 131 plays

- 7
- Fear (Is a Man's Best Friend)
- 03:42
- 116 plays

- 8
- Ship of Fools
- 03:35
- 110 plays

- 9
- Leaving It up to You
- 03:27
- 123 plays

- 10
- The Cable Hogue
- 02:51
- 90 plays

- 11
- Thoughtless Kind
- 02:30
- 104 plays

- 12
- On a Wedding Anniversary
- 03:36
- 96 plays

- 13
- Lie Still, Sleep Becalmed
- 04:05
- 75 plays

- 14
- Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night
- 03:31
- 144 plays

- 15
- Buffalo Ballet
- 02:34
- 113 plays

- 16
- Chinese Envoy
- 03:02
- 88 plays

- 17
- Style It Takes
- 02:48
- 115 plays

- 18
- Heartbreak Hotel
- 04:54
- 97 plays

- 19
- (I Keep A) Close Watch
- 02:30
- 123 plays

- 20
- Hallelujah
- 04:26
- 1,404 plays

album review

It's hard to imagine John Cale on MTV, but if he appeared on Unplugged, the result probably would sound like this. Alone, Cale accompanies himself on acoustic piano and guitar, playing a retrospective set of some of his best and most accessible music. The emphasis is on his more contemplative material, such as the early Paris 1919 album, his later Words for the Dying, which features the poetry of Dylan Thomas set to music, and other notable Cale ballads. He does throw in some rock & roll fervor and some of his noisy avant-garde effects on numbers like "Guts," but for the most part this is a John Cale who, while intense, is quiet and dignified. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide