Seducing Down the Door

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Seducing Down the Door:
A Collection 1970−1990
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Compilation album by
John Cale
Released5 July 1994
Recorded1970−1990
GenreRock
Length2:34:17
LabelRhino
ProducerJohn Cale
Lewis Merenstein (Vintage Violence tracks)
Chris Thomas (Paris 1919 tracks)
Mike Thorne (Honi Soit tracks)
Brian Eno (Words for the Dying and Wrong Way Up tracks)
Lou Reed (Songs for Drella tracks)
John Cale chronology
Last Day on Earth
(1994) 		Seducing Down the Door:
A Collection 1970−1990
(1994) 		Antártida
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[1]
Trouser Pressfavourable[2]

Seducing Down the Door: A Collection 1970−1990 is the second compilation album by Welsh musician John Cale, released by Rhino Records in July 1994. It featured songs from Cale's albums released between 1970 and 1990 (including songs from collaborative albums with Brian Eno and Lou Reed). It includes the songs "Jack the Ripper", an unreleased single from 1978, and "Temper", an outtake from The Academy in Peril album that originally appeared on a 1980 Warner Bros. sampler album, Troublemakers.

Track listing[]

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."The Protégé"John Cale, Terry RileyChurch of Anthrax (1971)2:56
2."Big White Cloud"CaleVintage Violence (1970)3:30
3."Amsterdam"CaleVintage Violence (1970)3:14
4."Days of Steam"CaleThe Academy in Peril (1972)2:01
5."Temper"CaleThe Academy in Peril outtake5:00
6."Dixieland and Dixie"Calesingle (1971)3:20
7."Child's Christmas in Wales"CaleParis 1919 (1973)3:23
8."Paris 1919"CaleParis 1919 (1973)4:05
9."Andalucia"CaleParis 1919 (1973)3:53
10."Fear Is a Man's Best Friend"CaleFear (1974)3:55
11."Gun"CaleFear (1974)8:06
12."(I Keep A) Close Watch"CaleHelen of Troy (1975)3:26
13."Heartbreak Hotel"Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis PresleySlow Dazzle (1975)3:15
14."Dirty-Ass Rock 'N' Roll"CaleSlow Dazzle (1975)4:46
15."Guts"CaleSlow Dazzle (1975)3:32
16."The Jeweller"CaleSlow Dazzle (1975)4:17
17."Pablo Picasso"Jonathan RichmanHelen of Troy (1975)3:23
18."Leaving It up to You"CaleHelen of Troy (1975)4:33
19."Coral Moon"CaleHelen of Troy (1975)2:15
20."Memphis"Chuck BerryAnimal Justice (1977)3:24
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Jack the Ripper"Caleunreleased single (1978)3:09
2."Hedda Gabler"CaleAnimal Justice (1977)8:12
3."Walkin' the Dog" (live)Rufus ThomasSabotage/Live (1979)4:05
4."Dead or Alive"CaleHoni Soit (1981)3:53
5."Strange Times in Casablanca"CaleHoni Soit (1981)4:17
6."Taking Your Life in Your Hands"CaleMusic for a New Society (1982)4:48
7."Thoughtless Kind"CaleMusic for a New Society (1982)2:44
8."Chinese Envoy"CaleMusic for a New Society (1982)3:11
9."Caribbean Sunset"CaleCaribbean Sunset (1984)4:23
10."Waiting for the Man" (live)Lou ReedJohn Cale Comes Alive (1984)4:43
11."Ooh La La"Cale, Larry SlomanJohn Cale Comes Alive (1984)4:22
12."Everytime the Dogs Bark"Cale, Sloman, David YoungArtificial Intelligence (1985)4:17
13."Dying on the Vine"Cale, SlomanArtificial Intelligence (1985)5:08
14."The Soul of Carmen Miranda"Cale, Brian EnoWords for the Dying (1989)3:26
15."One Word"Cale, EnoWrong Way Up (1990)4:38
16."Cordoba"Cale, EnoWrong Way Up (1990)4:25
17."Trouble with Classicists"Cale, ReedSongs for Drella (1990)3:44
18."Faces and Names"Cale, ReedSongs for Drella (1990)4:12
Total length:2:34:17

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000114692
  2. ^ Grant, Steven; Sheridan, David; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: John Cale". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
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