Last Day on Earth (album)

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Last Day on Earth
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 26, 1994
RecordedSkyline, New York City [1]
Genre Art rock
Length68:45 [2]
Label MCA
Producer John Cale, Bob Neuwirth
John Cale chronology
Wrong Way Up
(1990)
Last Day on Earth
(1994)
Walking on Locusts
(1996)
No.TitleLength
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

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