# John Cale discography

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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.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | BEL Fl. | BEL Wa. | DEN | NLD | US |
| Vintage Violence | Released: 25 March 1970 Label: Columbia | — | — | — | — | — |
| Church of Anthrax (with Terry Riley) | Released: April 1971 Label: Columbia | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Academy in Peril | Released: July 1972 Label: Reprise | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paris 1919 | Released: 25 February 1973 Label: Reprise | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fear | Released: 1 October 1974 Label: Island | — | — | — | — | — |
| Slow Dazzle | Released: 25 March 1975 Label: Island | — | — | — | — | — |
| Helen of Troy | Released: November 1975 Label: Island | — | — | — | — | — |
| Honi Soit | Released: 10 March 1981 Label: A&M | — | — | — | — | 154 |
| Music for a New Society | Released: September 1982 Label: ZE | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caribbean Sunset | Released: February 1984 Label: ZE | — | — | — | 28 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | Released: 6 September 1985 Label: Beggars Banquet | — | — | — | — | — |
| Words for the Dying | Released: 19 September 1989 Label: Opal Music/Warner Bros. | — | — | — | — | — |
| Songs for Drella (with Lou Reed) | Released: April 1990 Label: Sire | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wrong Way Up (with Brian Eno) | Released: October 1990 Label: Opal Music/Warner Bros. | — | — | — | — | — |
| Last Day on Earth (with Bob Neuwirth) | Released: May 1994 Label: MCA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Walking on Locusts | Released: 24 September 1996 Label: Hannibal | — | — | — | — | — |
| HoboSapiens | Released: 6 October 2003 Label: EMI | — | — | 36 | — | — |
| blackAcetate | Released: 17 October 2005 Label: EMI | 87 | — | — | — | — |
| Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood | Released: 1 October 2012 Label: Double Six | 58 | 169 | — | — | — |
| M:FANS | Released: 22 January 2016 Label: Double Six | 52 | 185 | — | — | — |
| Mercy | Released: 20 January 2023 Label: Double Six | 14 | 145 | — | — | — |
| Poptical Illusion | Released: 14 June 2024 Label: Double Six | 79 | 129 | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||

### Soundtracks

* 23 Solo Pieces for La naissance de l'amour (Crepuscule) November 1993
* Antártida (Crepuscule) 1995
* N'oublie pas que tu vas mourir (Crepuscule) 1995
* Eat/Kiss: Music for the Films by Andy Warhol (Hannibal) June 1997
* Dance Music (Music for "Nico", the ballet choreographed by Ed Wubbe / Scabino Ballet Rotterdam) Warner 1998
* Le vent de la nuit (Crepuscule) March 1999
* The Unknown (Crepuscule) 1999
* Saint-Cyr (O.S.T.) (Virgin France) 2000
* Process (Syntax) July 2005

### Live

* Sabotage/Live (IRS) December 1979
* John Cale Comes Alive (Ze) September 1984
* Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (ROIR) 1991
* Fragments of a Rainy Season (Hannibal) 25 September 1992
* Le Bataclan '72 (with Lou Reed and Nico) 2004
* Circus Live (EMI) February 2007
* John Cale & Band Live (Rockpalast 1983 & 1984) DVD and vinyl (MIG) 2010

### Compilations

* Guts (Island) February 1977
* Paris s'eveille - suivi d'autres compositions (Crepuscule) November 1991
* Seducing Down the Door: A Collection 1970–1990 (Rhino) 5 July 1994
* The Island Years (Island) 1996
* Close Watch: An Introduction to John Cale (Island) 20 April 1999
* Conflict & Catalysis (Productions & Arrangements 1966–2006) 2012

## EPs

* Animal Justice (Illegal IL 003, UK) September 1977
* 5 Tracks (EMI) May 2003 (reached No. 13 Budget Album chart)
* Extra Playful (Double Six/Domino Records) September 2011
Short soundtrack
* Somewhere in the City August 1998

## Singles

* "Cleo" / "Fairweather Friend" (1970)
* "Big White Cloud" / "Gideon's Bible" (1970)
* "Days of Steam" / "Legs Larry at the Television Centre" (1972)
* "The Man Who Couldn't Afford to Orgy" / "Sylvia Said" (1974)
* "Mercenaries" / "Rosegarden Funeral of Sores" (1980)
* "Dead or Alive" / "Honi Soit" (1981)
* "Close Watch" / "Close Watch" (1983)
* "Close Watch" / "Changes Made" (1983)
* "Hungry for Love" / "Caribbean Sunset" (1984)
* "Ooh La La" / "Magazines" (1984)
* "Villa Albani" remixes / "Hungry for Love" (1984)
* "Dying on the Vine" / "Everytime the Dogs Bark" (1985)
* "Satellite Walk" / "Crash Course in Harmonics" (1985)
* "Nobody But You" – US Alt No. 13 / "Style It Takes" / "A Dream" (1990) – with Lou Reed
* "One Word" / "Grandfather's House"* / "Palanquin" (1990) − with Brian Eno
* "Spinning Away (Edit)" / Grandfather's House" / "Palaquin" (1990) − with Brian Eno
* "Hallelujah" (1991)
* "Paris S'eveille" (1991)
* "The Long Voyage" (1995) – with Suzanne Vega
* "Cale vs the Bees vs Doctor Rockit" (2003)
* "Things" (2003) – UK No. 144
* "Turn the Lights On" (2005)
* "Outta the Bag" (2006)
* "Jumbo in tha Modernworld"* (2007)
* "Big White Cloud" (2007)
* "All My Friends" (2007)
* "Whaddya Mean by That" (2011)
* "I Wanna Talk 2 U" (2012)
* "Face to the Sky" b/w "Living With You" (Organic Mix) (2012)
* "All Summer Long" / "Sandman (Flying Dutchman)" (2013)
* "Lazy Day" (2020) – non-album song
* "Night Crawling" (2022)

## Other appearances
### Studio

| Year | Title | Release | Notes |
| 1991 | "Hallelujah" | I'm Your Fan | Leonard Cohen cover |
| 1991 | "The Queen and Me" | "More Fans" | Leonard Cohen cover |
| 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 | soundtrack to an exhibition, with Ann Magnuson |
| 2004 | "She Doesn't Live Here Anymore" | Por Vida | Alejandro Escovedo cover |
| 2022 | "Mr. Sparrow" | For the Birds: The Birdson Project, Vol. III | original |

### Live

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1974 | June 1, 1974 | with Kevin Ayers, Brian Eno, Nico |

## Productions and contributions

| Year | Artist | Release information | Cale's contribution |
| 1967 | Nico | Chelsea Girl Released: October 1967 Label: Verve Records | viola, organ, guitar: various |
| 1968 | Morning Glory | Two Suns Worth Released: May 1968 Label: Fontana Records | sound engineer: album |
| 1969 | Nico | The Marble Index Released: May 1969 Label: Elektra Records | viola, piano, bass guitar, guitar, bells, arrangements: album |
| 1969 | The Stooges | The Stooges Released: August 1969 Label: Elektra Records | production, viola: album |
| 1969 | Earth Opera | The Great American Eagle Tragedy Released: 1969 Label: Elektra Records | guitar, vocals: various |
| 1970 | Glass Harp | Glass Harp Released: 1970 Label: Decca Records | viola: various |
| 1970 | Chelsea | Chelsea Released: 1970 Label: Decca Records | viola: various |
| 1970 | Nick Drake | Bryter Layter Released: November 1970 Label: Island Records | viola, piano, cembalo, celeste, organ: various |
| 1970 | Nico | Desertshore Released: December 1970 Label: Reprise Records | vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, production: album |
| 1971 | Mike Heron | Smiling Men with Bad Reputations Released: 1971 Label: Elektra Records | guitar, bass guitar, vocals: various |
| 1971 | Tax Free | Tax Free Released: 1971 Label: Polydor Records | viola: album |
| 1972 | Jennifer Warnes | Jennifer Released: 1972 Label: Reprise Records | production: album |
| 1973 | Chunky, Novi and Ernie | Chunky, Novi and Ernie Released: 1973 Label: Warner Bros. Records | production: album |
| 1974 | Nico | The End... Released: 1974 Label: Island Records | bass guitar, xylophone, guitar, synthesizer, piano, organ, marimba, triangle, glockenspiel, percussion, production: album |
| 1975 | Geoff Muldaur | Is Having a Wonderful Time Released: 1975 Label: Reprise Records | viola: "Wondering Why" |
| 1975 | Brian Eno | Another Green World Released: September 1975 Label: Island Records | viola: various |
| 1975 | Patti Smith | Horses Released: December 1975 Label: Arista Records | production: album |
| 1976 | The Modern Lovers | The Modern Lovers Released: August 1976 Label: Beserkley Records | production: primary sessions |
| 1977 | Kate & Anna McGarrigle | Dancer with Bruised Knees Released: 1977 Label: Warner Bros. Records | organ, marimba: various |
| 1977 | Squeeze | Packet of Three Released: July 1977 Label: Deptford Fun City Records | production: EP |
| 1977 | Sham 69 | Sham 69 Released: 1977 Label: Step Forward Records | production: EP |
| 1978 | Squeeze | Squeeze Released: March 1978 Label: A&M Records | production: album |
| 1978 | Cristina | "Disco Clone" Released: 1978 Label: ZE Records | production |
| 1978 | Marie et les Garçons | "Attitudes"/"Re-Bop" Released: 1978 Label: Spy Records | production, marimba: both sides |
| 1978 | Brian Eno | Music for Films Released: October 1978 Label: E.G. Records | viola: "Patrolling Wire Borders" |
| 1978 | Julie Covington | Julie Covington Released: 1978 Label: Virgin Records | piano, clavinet: various |
| 1978 | David Kubinec | Some Things Never Change Released: 1978 Label: A&M Records | keyboards, production: album |
| 1978 | Harry Toledo & The Rockets | Busted Chevrolet Released: 1978 Label: Spy Records | production: EP |
| 1978 | Menace | "I Need Nothing"/"Electrocutioner" Released: 1978 Label: Illegal Records | production: both sides |
| 1979 | Ian Hunter | You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic Released: March 1979 Label: Chrysalis Records | piano, keyboards, harp: "Bastard" |
| 1979 | Model Citizens | Model Citizens Released: 1979 Label: Spy Records | production: EP |
| 1979 | The Necessaries | "You Can Borrow My Car"/"Runaway Child" Released: 1979 Label: Spy Records | production: both sides |
| 1980 | Snatch | Shopping for Clothes Released: April 1980 Label: Fetish | production: EP |
| 1980 | Modern Guy | Une nouvelle vie Released: 1980 Label: Dorian | production, cembalo, organ, percussion: album |
| 1983 | Made for TV | "So Afraid of the Russians"/"Unknown Soldier" Released: 1983 Label: Conflict Records | production, baritone guitar, synthesizer: both sides |
| 1985 | Nico | Camera Obscura Released: 1985 Label: Beggars Banquet Records | production, vocals: album |
| 1986 | Lio | Pop Model Released: 1986 Label: Polydor Records | production: various |
| 1987 | Element of Crime | Try to Be Mensch Released: March 1987 Label: Polydor Records | production, keyboards: album |
| 1987 | Happy Mondays | Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile Released: April 1987 Label: Factory Records | production: album |
| 1988 | Art Bergmann | Crawl with Me Released: 1988 Label: Duke Street Records | production: album |
| 1989 | Big Vern | Lullabies for Lager Louts Released: December 1989 Label: Duke Street Records | production, keyboards: album |
| 1990 | Los Ronaldos | Sabor Salado Released: June 1990 Label: EMI Records | production: album |
| 1990 | The Replacements | All Shook Down Released: September 1990 Label: Sire Records | viola: "Sadly Beautiful" |
| 1991 | Maureen Tucker | I Spent a Week There the Other Night Released: 1991 Label: New Rose Records | viola, synthesizer: various |
| 1991 | Sister Double Happiness | Heart and Mind Released: 1991 Label: | radar blips: unknown |
| 1991 | Louise Féron | Louise Féron Released: 1991 Label: Virgin Records | production, piano: album |
| 1991 | Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses | Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses Released: 1991 Label: Phonogram | piano: "Nana" |
| 1992 | Hector Zazou | Sahara Blue Released: 1992 Label: Made to Measure | vocals: "Hunger" |
| 1994 | Vince Bell | Phoenix Released: July 1994 Label: Sire Records | piano: unknown |
| 1994 | Yohji Yamamoto | Your Pain Shall Be a Music Released: 1994 Label: | vocals: "John Cale" |
| 1994 | Hector Zazou | Chansons des mers froides Released: 1994 Label: Columbia Records | vocals: "The Long Voyage" |
| 1995 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | The Rapture Released: January 1995 Label: Polydor Records | production: album |
| 1995 | Ivan Kral | Nostalgia Released: 1995 Label: BMG Ariola | piano: "Perfect Moon" |
| 1996 | Marc Almond | Fantastic Star Released: February 1996 Label: Mercury Records, Some Bizzare Records | piano: "Love to Die For" |
| 1996 | Goya Dress | Rooms Released: April 1996 Label: Nude Records | production, piano, mixing: album |
| 1996 | Patti Smith | Gone Again Released: June 1996 Label: Arista Records | organ: "Beneath the Southern Cross" |
| 1996 | Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses | In Paradisu Released: 1996 Label: Mercury Records | production and arrangements: various |
| 1996 | Maids of Gravity | The First Second Released: September 1996 Label: Vernon Yard Recordings | production: album |
| 1997 | Garageland | "Feel Alright" Released: July 1997 Label: Flying Nun Records | piano |
| 1998 | The Jesus Lizard | The Jesus Lizard Released: February 1998 Label: Jetset Records | production: "Needles for Teeth" |
| 1998 | Alan Stivell | 1 Douar Released: July 1998 Label: Disques Dreyfus | instruments, mixing: "Ever" |
| 1998 | Jack Smith | Les Evening Gowns Damnées (recorded 1962–1964) Released: September 1998 Label: Table of the Elements | sarinda: "Cold Starry Nights" |
| 1999 | Jack Smith | Silent Shadows on Cinemaroc Island (recorded in the 60s) Released: January 1999 Label: Table of the Elements | performance: "Silent Shadows on Cinemaroc Island" |
| 1999 | Ventilator | Desert Station Frequency Released: 1999 Label: | production: various |
| 2000 | Mediæval Bæbes | Undrentide Released: September 2000 Label: BMG Classics | production: album |
| 2001 | Super Furry Animals | Rings Around the World Released: July 2001 Label: Epic Records | piano: "Presidential Suite" |
| 2001 | Jools Holland | Small World Big Band (live) Released: December 2001 Label: WEA | vocals: "I Wanna Be Around" |
| 2002 | Gordon Gano | Hitting the Ground Released: August 2002 Label: Instinct Records | piano, vocals: "Don't Pretend" |
| 2002 | Trash Palace | Positions Released: 2002 Label: Discograph | vocals: "The Insult" |
| 2003 | Angus MacLise | The Cloud Doctrine (recorded in the 60s) Released: May 2003 Label: Sub Rosa | viola, guitar, keyboards: various |
| 2006 | Alejandro Escovedo | The Boxing Mirror Released: May 2006 Label: Back Porch Records | production: album |
| 2008 | The Shortwave Set | Replica Sun Machine Released: May 2008 Label: Wall of Sound | viola, synths, atmospheres: album/various |
| 2010 | Manic Street Preachers | Postcards from a Young Man Released: September 2010 Label: Columbia Records | keyboards, noise: "Auto-Intoxication" |
| 2020 | Kelly Lee Owens | Inner Song Released: September 2020 Label: Smalltown Supersound | vocals, lyrics: "Corner of My Sky" |

## Compositions

| Year | Title | Medium | Performer(s) |
| 1996 | "I Shot Andy Warhol Suite" | 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 |