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Slow Dazzle was the fifth album and the second for Island Records by former Velvet Underground bassist John Cale, released in 1975. The cover photography was by Keith Morris.

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Cale; except where indicated
  • "Mr. Wilson" – 3:17
  • "Taking It All Away" – 2:59
  • "Dirty-Ass Rock 'N' Roll" – 4:44
  • "Darling I Need You" – 3:38
  • "Rollaroll" – 3:59
  • "Heartbreak Hotel" – 3:14 (Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden and Elvis Presley)
  • "Ski Patrol" – 2:12
  • "I'm Not The Loving Kind" – 3:12
  • "Guts" – 3:27
  • "The Jeweler" – 5:07

    Musicians:

  • John Cale: piano, organ, clavinet, vocals
  • Gerry Conway: drums
  • Pat Donaldson: bass
  • Tim Donald: drums
  • Brian Eno: synthesizer
  • Phil Manzanera: guitar
  • Geoff Muldaur: harmony vocals on "Guts" and "Darling I Need You"
  • Chris Spedding: guitar
  • Chris Thomas: violin, electric piano

    Song information

  • "Mr. Wilson" is about the Beach Boys founding member, Brian Wilson.
  • "Heartbreak Hotel" is Cale's infamous and unsettling recording of the original Elvis song.
  • "Guts" opens with the line, "The bugger in the short sleeves fucked my wife". This refers to Kevin Ayers sleeping with Cale's wife before the June 1, 1974 concert, as John Cale related to in his autobiography with Victor Bockris, What's Welsh for Zen (1998).
  • "The Jeweler" is a spoken word piece.Further Information

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