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| Released | January 1984 | |||
| Studio | Right Track Recording (New York) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 36:59 | |||
| Label | ZE | |||
| Producer | John Cale | |||
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Caribbean Sunset is the ninth solo studio album by Welsh rock musician John Cale,released in January 1984 by ZE Records.
Caribbean Sunset became Cale's only studio album to chart on the Dutch Album Top 100,peaking at No. 28. [1]
Caribbean Sunset was released on vinyl and cassette in 1984 by ZE Records. It was reissued on vinyl by Mango in 1990. [2] Both the ZE and Mango vinyl versions are now out of print.
"Villa Albani" was released as a 12" single in Germany. "Caribbean Sunset" was issued as a promo 7" in the UK.
To date,the album remains unavailable on CD or MP3,though a remastered download with two bonus tracks was made available on the ZE Records website in 2011. [3]
The album features contributions from Brian Eno and an otherwise "young unknown" band,that consisted of David Young on guitar,Andrew Heermans on bass guitar,and David Lichtenstein (son of artist Roy Lichtenstein) on drums. [2]
The cover photograph was taken by RiséIrushalmi Cale.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
Upon release,Caribbean Sunset received negative reviews from critics. In a retrospective review for AllMusic,critic Stewart Mason panned the album,calling it "something of a mess. The songs are among the poppiest of Cale's career,and one gets the sense that it's meant to be Cale's attempt at a straight-up pop album,especially given the Jimmy Buffett-like title and cover photo." [2] Trouser Press called it his "least interesting album to date",adding that "even if the puzzlingly muddy self-production hadn't stifled everything but his jagged-edged vocals,the songs themselves are too flimsy to support his words or passion." [4]
All tracks are written by John Cale and Dave Young, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hungry for Love" | 3:48 | |
| 2. | "Experiment Number 1" | John Cale | 5:45 |
| 3. | "Model Beirut Recital" | 4:15 | |
| 4. | "Caribbean Sunset" |
| 4:23 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Praetorian Underground" | 3:09 | |
| 6. | "Magazines" | 3:26 | |
| 7. | "Where There's a Will" |
| 2:44 |
| 8. | "The Hunt" | 3:56 | |
| 9. | "Villa Albani" | Cale | 5:33 |
| Total length: | 36:59 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Villa Albani" (Long Version) | Cale | 6:28 |
| 11. | "Villa Albani" (Instrumental Version) | Cale | 5:31 |
Adapted from the Caribbean Sunset liner notes. [5]
Musicians
Production
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [6] | 28 |
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