Close Watch: An Introduction to John Cale

Close Watch: An Introduction to John Cale is the third compilation album by Welsh musician John Cale. It was released by Island Records in 1999.[3] It featured songs from Cale's albums released between 1973 and 1996.

Close Watch: An Introduction to John Cale
Compilation album by John Cale
Released	20 April 1999
Genre	Rock
Length	1:07:56
Label	Island[1]
Producer	John Cale
John Cale chronology
Le Vent de la nuit (1999) Close Watch: An Introduction to John Cale (1999) The Unknown (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Track listing

All songs composed by John Cale, except where indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Paris 1919"		Paris 1919 (1973)	4:06
2.	"Mr. Wilson"		Slow Dazzle (1975)	3:17
3.	"Leaving It up to You"		Helen of Troy (1975)	4:33
4.	"Dying on the Vine"	Cale, Larry Sloman	Artificial Intelligence (1985)	3:58
5.	"Guts"		Slow Dazzle (1975)	3:29
6.	"Set Me Free"		Walking on Locusts (1996)	4:12
7.	"Heartbreak Hotel"	Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley	Slow Dazzle (1975)	3:12
8.	"Ship of Fools"		Fear (1974)	4:38
9.	"Cable Hogue"		Helen of Troy (1975)	3:28
10.	"Gun"		Fear (1974)	8:07
11.	"Riverbank"		Honi Soit (1981)	6:25
12.	"Child's Christmas in Wales"		Paris 1919 (1973)	3:20
13.	"Fear Is a Man's Best Friend"		Fear (1974)	3:52
14.	"If You Were Still Around"		Music for a New Society (1982)	3:28
15.	"Wilson Joliet"		Honi Soit (1981)	4:25
16.	"(I Keep A) Close Watch"		Helen of Troy (1975)	3:26

References

1. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
2. Close Watch: An Introduction to John Cale at AllMusic
3. Buckley, Peter (January 3, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.