Solo albums

Wrong Way Up

About this album

Released in 1990. Land LAND 012.

Tracks:

One Word was released as a single with the non-album track Grandfather's House as the B-side. There were a lot different of single configurations besides that one.

Words and Music from Wrong Way Up promo cd

The Words and Music from Wrong Way Up (1991) is a 6 track cd credited to Brian Eno.
No front insert, it is 27 minutes long and has Eno talking between and/or over the songs, and he talks about Cale a lot, being very candid about how difficult and even stormy their working relationship was while making the record, but also how pleased with the results of their collaboration he is. Back insert is a color video self-portrait of Eno along with a quote mentioning that his co-writing the one track on Words For The Dying (The Soul of Carmen Miranda) with John led to them making Wrong Way Up.

The 2005 reissue comes with different cover art and contains bonus tracks.

North America

You Don't Miss Your Water
Palanquin

UK & Rest of the World

Grandfather's House
You Don't Miss Your Water

The 2020 reissue used the original cover art again and has these those bonus tracks worldwide:

Grandfather's House
Palanquin

Cale on collaborating with Eno:

"I was intrigued by the whole idea of working with Brian. There was never a question of, 'Well, I'll produce you and you produce me'. It was compartmentalized and cooperative at the same time. And I got elements in there of all the things I wanted Brian to have. I wanted Brian to belt out the songs; I got a little bit of that. And I got a style that we set for ourselves, which works just for the two os us. Especially the vocals work well. There's also something really english about this record that I like. It brought me back to what I would do if I was at home, a kid in Wales again. It's something I can't get away from, and Brian brought it out of me."

All songs composed by John Cale and Brian Eno.

Musicians:
Robert Ahwai: rhythm guitar
John Cale: vocals, pianos, keyboards, bass, harp, horn, dumbek, viola, strings, omnichord
Nell Catchpole: violins
Rhett Davies: backing vocals
Brian Eno: vocals, keyboards, rhythm bed, Indian drum, guitars, Shinto bell, bass, little Nigerian organ
Bruce Lampcov: backing vocals
Daryl Johnson: bass
Ronald Jones: snare fills, bass drum, snare drum, tabla, drums
Bruce Lampcov: backing vocals
Dave Young: triplet guitars, bending guitar, bass, guitar

Other credits:
Produced by Brian Eno. Co-produced by John Cale
Cover picture by Brian Eno
Typography by Kevin Cann
Art and design by Brian Eno and Kevinn Cann
Recorded at Brian Eno's Wilderness Studio, Suffolk, United Kingdom, between April and July 1990
Recordings engineered by Brian Eno, except John Cale's vocals recordings, which were engineered by Dave Young in Woodbridge, and 'Oz' at Platinum Island, New York on Footsteps and In The Backroom
Mixing: Rhett Davies, Bruce Lampcov and Brian Eno at AIR Studios, London, early August 1990
Mastering: Tony Cousins at Townhouse Cutting Room and Stephen Marcussen at precision Lacquer, Hollywood, USA