Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood
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Producer | John Cale Danger Mouse ("I Wanna Talk 2 U" only) | |||
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Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood is the fifteenth solo studio album by Welsh rock musician
Release
Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood was released in three standard versions: on
Singles
First single from this album "I Wanna Talk 2 U" was released on 6 July 2012 as digital download. Second single "Face to the Sky" was released in August (on the B-side was "Living with You (Organic Mix)"). It was released both in digital format and vinyl SP).
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [8] |
The Guardian | [9] |
Daily Express | [10] |
The Line of Best Fit | [11] |
Slant Magazine | [12] |
Critical reception of the album has been mixed to positive. The Guardian newspaper called the album "it's an album that combines the 70-year-old's experience with the glee of a small child."[9] Online magazine Slant Magazine called it "both provocative and strange."[12]
Weekly charts
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] | 58 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] | 169 |
US | 44 |
Track listing
All songs written and composed by John Cale except "I Wanna Talk 2 U" (words by John Cale, music by Cale and Brian Burton).
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Wanna Talk 2 U" (feat. Danger Mouse) | 3:32 |
2. | "Scotland Yard" | 4:59 |
3. | "Hemingway" | 3:58 |
4. | "Face to the Sky" | 4:58 |
5. | "Nookie Wood" | 4:05 |
6. | "December Rains" | 4:41 |
7. | "Mary" | 5:39 |
8. | "Vampire Cafe" | 5:47 |
9. | "Mothra" | 3:30 |
10. | "Living with You" | 4:03 |
11. | "Midnight Feast" | 5:00 |
12. | "Sandman (Flying Dutchman)" | 3:44 |
Total length: | 53:53 |
Personnel
- Musicians
- John Cale – vocals, keyboards, piano, organ, synths, electric and acoustic guitars, electric viola, bass guitar, percussion, drum machine, drum programming, noises
- Dustin Boyer – guitars, synths, noises, tambo, backing vocals
- Danger Mouse a.k.a. Brian Burton – bass, synth, drum programming on "I Wanna Talk 2 U"
- Michael Jerome Moore – drums, percussion, cajón
- Joey Maramba – bass
- Deantoni Parks − drums in "Bluetooth Swings Redux"
- Erik Sanko − bass in "Scotland Yard"
- Eden Cale − background vocals in "Hemingway"
- Production
- John Cale – producer, arranger
- Dustin Boyer – recording
- Kennie Takahashi – recording on "I Wanna Talk 2 U"
- Todd Monfalcone – recording on "I Wanna Talk 2 U"
- Adam Moseley – mixing, programming
- Mickey Petralia – mixing
- Robin Lynn – programming
- Nita Scott – executive producer
- Andy Romanoff – photography
- Rob Carmichael, Seen – artwork & design
- Brian Burton a.k.a. Danger Mouse – producer on "I Wanna Talk 2 U"
- Recorded at: A.R.M. Studio, Los Angeles, CA and Mondo Studio, Los Angeles, CA
References
- ^ Jenn Pelly (7 June 2012). "John Cale Announces New Solo Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ Hans Werksman. "Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood". Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ Ryan Bort (7 June 2012). "John Cale Announces New Album". Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "John Cale 'Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood' Revealed". 7 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "John Cale announces new album, 'Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood'". 7 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "John Cale announces new album details". Uncut. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood – John Cale". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ James Christopher Monger. "Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ a b Dave Simpson (27 September 2012). "John Cale: Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ Martin Townsend (30 September 2012). "CD REVIEW: JOHN CALE, SHIFTY ADVENTURES IN NOOKIE WOOD". express.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ Alex Wisgard (26 September 2012). "John Cale – Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood". thelineofbestfit.com. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ^ a b Douramacos, Yorgo (30 September 2012). "John Cale: Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – John Cale – Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – John Cale – Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "John Cale Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 March 2014.