Last Day on Earth is a collaborative album by Welsh rock multi-instrumentalist John Cale, and American singer-songwriter Bob Neuwirth. It was released in 1994 on MCA Records. Recording of the album was completed in February 1994.
Cale later said, "Superficially, I was thinking of it as a kind of 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."
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 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
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