Close Watch: An Introduction to John Cale

Close Watch: An Introduction to John Cale
Close Watch: An Introduction to John Cale
Compilation album by John Cale
Released	20 April 1999
Genre	Rock
Length	1:07:56
Label	Island
Producer	John Cale
John Cale chronology

Released20 April 1999

GenreRock

Length1:07:56

LabelIsland^[1]

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Close Watch: An Introduction to John Cale is the third compilation album by the Welsh rock musician John Cale, released on 20 April 1999 by Island Records.^[3] It featured songs from Cale's albums released between 1973 and 1996.

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Paris 1919"		Paris 1919 (1973)	4:06
2.	"Mr. Wilson"		Slow Dazzle (1975)	3:17
3.	"Leaving It up to You"		Helen of Troy (1975)	4:33
4.	"Dying on the Vine"	Cale, Larry Sloman	Fragments of a Rainy Season (1992)	3:58
5.	"Guts"		Slow Dazzle (1975)	3:29
6.	"Set Me Free"		Walking on Locusts (1996)	4:12
7.	"Heartbreak Hotel"	Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley	Slow Dazzle (1975)	3:12
8.	"Ship of Fools"		Fear (1974)	4:38
9.	"Cable Hogue"		Helen of Troy (1975)	3:28
10.	"Gun"		Fear (1974)	8:07
11.	"Riverbank"		Honi Soit (1981)	6:25
12.	"Child's Christmas in Wales"		Paris 1919 (1973)	3:20
13.	"Fear Is a Man's Best Friend"		Fear (1974)	3:52
14.	"If You Were Still Around"		Music for a New Society (1982)	3:28
15.	"Wilson Joliet"		Honi Soit (1981)	4:25
16.	"I Keep a Close Watch"		Helen of Troy (1975)	3:26

v t e John Cale
Studio albums	Vintage Violence Church of Anthrax (with Terry Riley) The Academy in Peril Paris 1919 Fear Slow Dazzle Helen of Troy Honi Soit Music for a New Society Caribbean Sunset Artificial Intelligence Words for the Dying Songs for Drella (with Lou Reed) Wrong Way Up (with Brian Eno) Last Day on Earth (with Bob Neuwirth) Walking on Locusts HoboSapiens blackAcetate Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood M:FANS Mercy Poptical Illusion
Extended plays	Animal Justice 5 Tracks Extra Playful
Live albums	June 1, 1974 (with Kevin Ayers, Brian Eno and Nico) Sabotage/Live John Cale Comes Alive Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Fragments of a Rainy Season Le Bataclan '72 (with Lou Reed and Nico) Circus Live Live at Rockpalast
Soundtrack albums	Paris s'eveille - suivi d'autres compositions 23 Solo Pieces for La Naissance de L'Amour Eat/Kiss: Music for the Films by Andy Warhol Dance Music Process
Compilation albums	Guts Seducing Down the Door: A Collection 1970−1990 Close Watch: An Introduction to John Cale The Island Years Gold New York in the 1960s: Sun Blindness Music Inside the Dream Syndicate, Vol. I: Day of Niagara Inside the Dream Syndicate, Vol. II: Dream Interpretation Inside the Dream Syndicate, Vol. III: Stainless Gamelan Conflict & Catalysis: Productions & Arrangements 1966−2006
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