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    The Island Years

    John Cale - The Island Years

    07/01/1996 | Ume Imports 

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    All Music Guide Review

    This double CD combines all three of John Cale's mid-'70s Island albums (Fear, Slow Dazzle, and Helen of Troy) into one package, with the addition of some interesting bonus tracks: outtakes from Slow Dazzle and Helen of Troy, the B-side "Sylvia Said," "Leaving It up to You" (which only appeared on early copies of Helen of Troy before "Coral Moon" took its place), and "Mary Lou" (from the 1977 Guts compilation). This was undeniably one of Cale's most fertile periods. There is also no other body of work from the mid-'70s with such a confluence of listenable FM radio-ready tunes and sneaky, at times subversive experimentation, its eclecticism encompassing art rock, macabre recitations, and Beach Boy pastiches. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

    The Island Years Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Fear Is a Man's Best Friend
  • 3:53
  • Sound Clip for Fear Is a Man's Best Friend from The Island Years


  • 2
  • Buffalo Ballet
  • 3:29
  • Sound Clip for Buffalo Ballet from The Island Years


  • 3
  • Barracuda
  • 3:48
  • Sound Clip for Barracuda from The Island Years


  • 4
  • Emily
  • 4:22
  • Sound Clip for Emily from The Island Years


  • 5
  • Ship of Fools
  • 4:37
  • Sound Clip for Ship of Fools from The Island Years


  • 6
  • Gun
  • 8:05
  • Sound Clip for Gun from The Island Years


  • 7
  • The Man Who Couldn't Afford to Orgy
  • 4:34
  • Sound Clip for The Man Who Couldn't Afford to Orgy from The Island Years


  • 8
  • You Know More Than I Know
  • 3:35
  • Sound Clip for You Know More Than I Know from The Island Years


  • 9
  • Momamma Scuba
  • 4:25
  • Sound Clip for Momamma Scuba from The Island Years


  • 10
  • Sylvia Said (Remix)
  • 4:09
  • Sound Clip for Sylvia Said (Remix) from The Island Years


  • 11
  • All I Want Is You (#)
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for All I Want Is You (#) from The Island Years


  • 12
  • Bamboo Floor (#)
  • 3:25
  • Sound Clip for Bamboo Floor (#) from The Island Years


  • 13
  • Mr. Wilson
  • 3:17
  • Sound Clip for Mr. Wilson from The Island Years


  • 14
  • Taking It All Away
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for Taking It All Away from The Island Years


  • 15
  • Dirty Ass Rock 'N' Roll
  • 4:43
  • Sound Clip for Dirty Ass Rock 'N' Roll from The Island Years


  • 16
  • Darling I Need You
  • 3:37
  • Sound Clip for Darling I Need You from The Island Years


  • 17
  • Rollaroll
  • 3:58
  • Sound Clip for Rollaroll from The Island Years


  • 18 (2)
  • Heartbreak Hotel
  • 3:13
  • Sound Clip for Heartbreak Hotel from The Island Years


  • 19 (2)
  • Ski Patrol
  • 2:08
  • Sound Clip for Ski Patrol from The Island Years


  • 20 (2)
  • I'm Not the Loving Kind
  • 3:08
  • Sound Clip for I'm Not the Loving Kind from The Island Years


  • 21 (2)
  • Guts
  • 3:27
  • Sound Clip for Guts from The Island Years


  • 22 (2)
  • The Jeweller
  • 4:14
  • Sound Clip for The Jeweller from The Island Years


  • 23 (2)
  • My Maria
  • 3:51
  • Sound Clip for My Maria from The Island Years


  • 24 (2)
  • Helen of Troy
  • 4:20
  • Sound Clip for Helen of Troy from The Island Years


  • 25 (2)
  • China Sea
  • 2:32
  • Sound Clip for China Sea from The Island Years


  • 26 (2)
  • Engine
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for Engine from The Island Years


  • 27 (2)
  • Save Us
  • 2:22
  • Sound Clip for Save Us from The Island Years


  • 28 (2)
  • Cable Hogue
  • 3:32
  • Sound Clip for Cable Hogue from The Island Years


  • 29 (2)
  • (I Keep A) Close Watch
  • 3:29
  • Sound Clip for (I Keep A) Close Watch from The Island Years


  • 30 (2)
  • Pablo Picasso
  • 3:23
  • Sound Clip for Pablo Picasso from The Island Years


  • 31 (2)
  • Leaving It Up to You
  • 4:35
  • Sound Clip for Leaving It Up to You from The Island Years


  • 32 (2)
  • Baby, What Do You Want Me to Do?
  • 4:51
  • Sound Clip for Baby, What Do You Want Me to Do? from The Island Years


  • 33 (2)
  • Sudden Death
  • 4:39
  • Sound Clip for Sudden Death from The Island Years


  • 34 (2)
  • You & Me (#)
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for You & Me (#) from The Island Years


  • 35 (2)
  • Coral Moon
  • 2:17
  • Sound Clip for Coral Moon from The Island Years


  • 36 (2)
  • Mary Lou
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for Mary Lou from The Island Years


    • Credits of The Island Years

    • Liza Strike
    • Synthesizer, Vocals (Background), Girl's Choir
    • John Wood
    • Synthesizer, Engineer, Executive Producer, Mixing
    • Judy Nylon
    • Vocals (Background), Guest Appearance
    • John Cale
    • Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Arranger, Keyboards, Vocals, Clavinet, Producer, Main Performer, Compilation Producer

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