Solo albums
John Cale Comes Alive
About this album
Released in 1984. ZE ILPS 7026.
Tracks:
- Ooh La La
- Evidence
- Dead Or Alive
- Chinese Envoy
- Leaving It Up To You
- Dr. Mudd
- Waiting For The Man
- Heartbreak Hotel
- Fear Is A Man's Best Friend
- Never Give Up On You
All songs recorded live at The Lyceum, London, February 26, 1984, except the studio tracks Never Give Up On You and Ooh La La. Different mixes of the latter were used for the US and UK version of the album.
All songs by John Cale except Never Give Up On You by Cale, Heermans, Young, Lichtenstein, Waiting For The Man by Lou Reed, Heartbreak Hotel by Axton, Durden, Presley, and Ooh La La by Cale & Sloman.
This album was never reissued on CD. However, two tracks are included on the Seducing Down The Door compilation set: Waiting For The Man and Ooh La La (albeit in a very different mix).
Musicians:
John Cale: guitar, piano, vocals
Andy Heermans: bass
David Lichtenstein: drums
David Young: guitar
Other credits:
Producer: John Cale
Remix engineer: Stephen Street
Engineers on Ooh La La and Never Give Up on You: Roddy Hui, David Young, David Lichtenstein, Andy Heermans
Art direction: Manhattan Design/Frank Olinsky
Cover illustration: Sara Schwartz
Cover photo: George DuBose