Fear (John Cale album)
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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Fear
| Type = [[Album]]
| Artist = [[John Cale]]
| Cover = Fearjohncale.jpg
| Released = [[October 1]], [[1974]]
| Recorded = [[Sound Techniques]] & [[Olympic Studios]], London
| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| Length = 31:18
| Label = [[Island Records]]
| Producer = [[John Cale]]
| Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|4}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:aq2zefukhgf1 link]
*[[Robert Christgau]] (A-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=John+Cale link]
| Last album = ''[[Paris 1919 (album)|Paris 1919]]''<br />(1973
| This album = ''Fear''<br />(1974)
| Next album = ''[[June 1, 1974]]''<br />(1974)
}}
'''''Fear''''' is an [[album]] by [[John Cale]], his first of three albums for [[Island Records]], all of which were brought out in the space of just over a year. At the time Cale was also working as a record producer putting out albums including [[Squeeze]]'s [[Squeeze (album)|eponymous debut]] and, arguably the most influential of protopunk records, ''[[Horses]]'' by [[Patti Smith]].
In addition to the role of singer on [[Fear]] Cale also played keyboards, guitars viola, violin and bass, and was joined by a number of members [[Roxy Music]] as well as other artists signed to Island. [[Keith Morris]] was responsible for the photography. "The Man Who Couldn't Afford To Orgy" was released as a single, with the non-album track "Sylvia Said" as the B-side.
==Track listing==
All tracks composed by John Cale
# "Fear is a Man's Best Friend" (3:53)
# "Buffalo Ballet" (3:29)
# "Barracuda" (3:48)
# "Emily" (4:23)
# "[[Ship of Fools]]" (4:38)
# "Gun" (8:05)
# "The Man Who Couldn't Afford to Orgy" (4:35)
# "You Know More Than I Know" (3:35)
# "Momamma Scuba" (4:24)
==Personnel==
*[[John Cale]] - bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, viola, vocals
*[[Phil Manzanera]] - guitar, slide guitar on "Momamma Scuba"
*Fred Smith - drums
*[[Brian Eno]] - synthesizers
*Archie Leggatt - bass
*Michael Des Maris - drums on "Momamma Scuba"
*[[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard Thompson]] - slide guitar on "Momamma Scuba"
*Bryn Haworth - slide guitar on "Momamma Scuba"
*Brian Turrington - bass on "Momamma Scuba"
*Irene Chanter - background vocals
*[[Doreen Chanter]] - background vocals
*Liza Strike - background vocals, girl's choir
*[[Judy Nylon]] - vocals on "The Man Who Couldn't Afford to Orgy"
Executive Producers: Phil Manzanera and Brian Eno
Engineered and mixed by [[John Wood (music producer)|John Wood]]
[[Category:John Cale albums]]
[[Category:1974 albums]]