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Artificial Intelligence (John Cale album)

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Released
  
6 September 1985

Artist
  
John Cale

Genre
  
Alternative/Indie

Label
  
PVC Records

Length
  
42:07

Release date
  
6 September 1985

Producer
  
John Cale

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Recorded
  
Strongroom Studios, London, England

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Artificial Intelligence is the eleventh album by Welsh musician John Cale, released in September 1985 by record label Beggars Banquet.

Contents

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

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".

Reception

AllMusic described it as "an encouraging partial return to form."

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
  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 B
  1. "Song of the Valley" – 5:06
  2. "Fadeaway Tomorrow" – 3:25
  3. "Black Rose" – 4:58
  4. "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

    • Songs

    1Everytime the Dogs Bark4:18
    2Dying on the Vine5:19
    3The Sleeper5:54

    References

    Artificial Intelligence (John Cale album) Wikipedia
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