Last Day on Earth (album) explained

Last Day on Earth
Type:	studio
Artist:	John Cale and Bob Neuwirth
Cover:	Last Day on Earth cover.jpeg
Released:	April 26, 1994
Recorded:	Skyline, New York City^[1]
Genre:	Art rock
Length:	68:45
Label:	MCA
Producer:	John Cale, Bob Neuwirth

Last Day on Earth is a collaborative album between Welsh rock multi-instrumentalist John Cale, and American singer-songwriter Bob Neuwirth.^[2] It was released in 1994 on MCA Records.^[3] Recording of the album was completed in February 1994.^[4]

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."^[5]

Track listing

All songs written by John Cale and Bob Neuwirth.

Personnel

• 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^[6]
• Jenni Muldaur − guest vocals
• Soldier String Quartet
  • Dave Soldier − violin, string arrangements
  • Lisa R. Gutkin − violin
  • Alicia A. Svigals − violin
  • Dawn M. Buckholz − cello

Technical

• Roger Moutenot – engineer, mixing
• Andy Green – production assistance
• Taki Ono, Ayako Nagano – cover design
• Tanadori Yokoo – cover art

Notes and References

1. Web site: Discography John Cale: Last Day On Earth . Werksman.home.xs4all.nl . May 25, 2012.
2. Web site: Cale and Neuwirth Celebrate their Last Days . Rocknroll.net . May 25, 2012.
3. Web site: Ruhlmann . William . Last Day on Earth – John Cale/Bob Neuwirth . AllMusic . April 12, 1994 . May 25, 2012.
4. Book: Mitchell, Tim . 2003 . Sedition and Alchemy: A Biography of John Cale . London . Peter Owen . 189 . 0-7206-11326 .
5. Web site: . John Cale: Music for the Last Day. Ian Penman .
6. Web site: JOHN CALE Last Day On Earth (with Bob Neuwirth) music reviews and MP3 . Progarchives.com . May 24, 2010 . May 25, 2012.