blackAcetate is a 2005 solo studio album by the Welsh rock musician John Cale, his second and last album for EMI.

blackAcetate
Studio album by
Released3 October 2005 (2005-10-03) (UK)
StudioThe Lair (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length53:13
LabelEMI
Producer
John Cale chronology
Process
(2005)
blackAcetate
(2005)
Circus Live
(2007)
Singles from blackAcetate
  1. "Turn the Lights On"
    Released: August 2005
  2. "Perfect"
    Released: 17 October 2005
  3. "Outta the Bag"
    Released: January 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Independent[2]
Mojo[3]
NME(8/10)[4]
Pitchfork Media(4.4/10)[5]
PopMatters(5/10)[6]
Prefix[7]
Q[8]
StylusC[9]
Uncut[10]

"Perfect" was released as a single in the UK two weeks after the album, and was subsequently included in The Sunday Times' list of the top 20 pop songs of the year.[11]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by John Cale

No.TitleLength
1."Outta the Bag"3:54
2."For a Ride"3:55
3."Brotherman"3:32
4."Satisfied"3:54
5."In a Flood"4:53
6."Hush"3:26
7."Gravel Drive"4:23
8."Perfect"3:21
9."Sold-Motel"4:53
10."Woman"5:07
11."Wasteland"4:11
12."Turn the Lights On"3:46
13."Mailman (The Lying Song)"4:04
Total length:53:13

Personnel

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Technical
  • Nita Scott − executive producer
  • Herb Graham Jr. − co-producer (tracks 1-8, 10-13)
  • Mickey Petralia − mixing engineer
  • Scott Gutierrez − assistant mixing engineer
  • Rick Myers − artwork, design (uncredited)

References

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  1. ^ Horowitz, Hal. "John Cale: Black Acetate". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. ^ Gill, Andy (30 September 2005). "Album: John Cale". The Independent. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  3. ^ "John Cale: BlackAcetate". Mojo: 102. November 2005.
  4. ^ "John Cale: Black Acetate". NME: 45. 8 October 2005.
  5. ^ Murphy, Matthew (22 January 2006). "John Cale: Black Acetate". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  6. ^ Weigel, David (23 November 2005). "John Cale: Black Acetate". PopMatters. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  7. ^ Houghtaling, Adam Brent (8 December 2005). "John Cale: BlackAcetate". Prefix. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  8. ^ "John Cale: Black Acetate". Q: 123. November 2005.
  9. ^ Cober-Lake, Justin; Soto, Alfred (5 December 2005). "John Cale: Black Acetate". Stylus. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  10. ^ "John Cale: Black Acetate". Uncut: 104. October 2005.
  11. ^ Mark Edwards and Dan Cairns (18 December 2005). "Pop: Songs of the year". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 2 August 2006.[dead link]
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