John Cale - Last Day on Earth (1994)
Tracklist front / back album covers
1. "Overture" 8:06
2. "Café Shabu" 5:37
3. "Pastoral Angst" 2:29
4. "Who's in Charge?" 2:53
5. "Short of Time" 3:08
6. "Angel of Death" 4:19
7. "Paradise Nevada" 5:33
8. "Old China" 3:13
9. "Ocean Life" 4:48
10. "Instrumental" 1:57
11. "Modern World" 5:53
12. "Streets Come Alive" 3:22
13. "Secrets" 4:19
14. "Maps of the World" 4:52
15. "Broken Hearts" 3:03
16. "The High and Mighty Road" 5:03
Total length: 68:45
John Cale Band Members / Musicians
John Cale − vocals, keyboard, viola
Bob Neuwirth − vocals, banjo, harmonica
Michael Brook − infinite guitar
David Tronzo − guitar
Eric Sanko − bass
Gerry Hemingway − percussions, sampling
Ben Perowsky − drums
Jenni Muldaur − guest vocals
Soldier String Quartet
Dave Soldier − violin, string arrangements
Lisa R. Gutkin − violin
Alicia A. Svigals − violin
Dawn M. Buckholz − cello
Roger Moutenot – engineer, mixing
Andy Green – production assistance
Taki Ono, Ayako Nagano – cover design
Tanadori Yokoo – cover art
Last Day on Earth is a collaborative album between Welsh rock multi-instrumentalist John Cale, and American singer-songwriter Bob Neuwirth. It was released in 1994 on MCA Records. Recording of the album was completed in February 1994.
Cale later said, "Superficially, I was thinking of it as a kind of a Brechtian landscape, and there were also elements of Blade Runner in it. There's a contradiction between all the longing that's going on - the lonesome kind of qualities – and the fact that it's a crowded piece, all the songs are sung by different characters".
