| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| 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] |
| Stylus | C[9] |
| Uncut | [10] |
blackAcetate is a 2005 solo studio album by the Welsh rock musician John Cale, his second and last album for EMI.
"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
All tracks are written by John Cale.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- John Cale − vocals, guitars, keyboards
- Herb Graham Jr. − drums, programming, percussion
- David Levita − guitars
- Natalie Porter − background vocals
- Musiic Galloway − background vocals
- Jaspr Baj − background vocals
- Mark Deffenbaugh − guitars, banjo
- John Crozova − cello
- Dustin Boyer − guitar, backing vocals
- Joe Karnes − bass
- Michael Jerome − drums, backing vocals
- Charlie Campagna − atmospheres
- 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
- ^ Horowitz, Hal. "John Cale: Black Acetate". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ Gill, Andy (30 September 2005). "Album: John Cale". The Independent. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "John Cale: BlackAcetate". Mojo: 102. November 2005.
- ^ "John Cale: Black Acetate". NME: 45. 8 October 2005.
- ^ Murphy, Matthew (22 January 2006). "John Cale: Black Acetate". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ Weigel, David (23 November 2005). "John Cale: Black Acetate". PopMatters. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ Houghtaling, Adam Brent (8 December 2005). "John Cale: BlackAcetate". Prefix. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "John Cale: Black Acetate". Q: 123. November 2005.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "John Cale: Black Acetate". Uncut: 104. October 2005.
- ^ Mark Edwards and Dan Cairns (18 December 2005). "Pop: Songs of the year". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 2 August 2006.[dead link]
External links
- blackAcetate at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Perfect at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
