BlackAcetate

blackAcetate
Studio album by
John Cale
Released3 October 2005 (2005-10-03) (UK)
StudiosThe Lair (Los Angeles, California)
Genres
Length53:13
LabelEMI
Producers
John Cale chronology
Process
(2005)		 blackAcetate
(2005)		 Circus Live
(2007)
Singles from blackAcetate
  1. "Turn the Lights On"
    Released: August 2005
  2. "Perfect"
    Released: 17 October 2005
  3. "Outta the Bag"
    Released: January 2006
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic63/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
The IndependentStarStarStar
MojoStarStarStarStar
NME8/10
Pitchfork4.4/10
PopMatters5/10
QStarStarStar
StylusC
UncutStarStarStar
URBStarStarStar

blackAcetate is a 2005 solo studio album by the Welsh rock musician John Cale, his second and last album for EMI.

"Perfect" was released as a single in the UK two weeks after the album, and was subsequently included in The Sunday Times' list of the top 20 pop songs of the year.

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Cale.

No.TitleLength
1."Outta the Bag"3:54
2."For a Ride"3:55
3."Brotherman"3:32
4."Satisfied"3:54
5."In a Flood"4:53
6."Hush"3:26
7."Gravel Drive"4:23
8."Perfect"3:21
9."Sold-Motel"4:53
10."Woman"5:07
11."Wasteland"4:11
12."Turn the Lights On"3:46
13."Mailman (The Lying Song)"4:04
Total length:53:13

Personnel

Technical

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for Black Acetate by John Cale". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Horowitz, Hal. "John Cale: Black Acetate". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Gill, Andy (30 September 2005). "Album: John Cale". The Independent. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "John Cale: BlackAcetate". Mojo: 102. November 2005.
  5. ↑ "John Cale: Black Acetate". NME: 45. 8 October 2005.
  6. ↑ Murphy, Matthew (22 January 2006). "John Cale: Black Acetate". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  7. ↑ Weigel, David (23 November 2005). "John Cale: Black Acetate". PopMatters. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "John Cale: Black Acetate". Q: 123. November 2005.
  9. ↑ Cober-Lake, Justin; Soto, Alfred (5 December 2005). "John Cale: Black Acetate". Stylus. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "John Cale: Black Acetate". Uncut: 104. October 2005.
  11. ↑ A strangely satisfying pop record. [Jan/Feb 2006, p.92]
  12. ↑ Mark Edwards and Dan Cairns (18 December 2005). "Pop: Songs of the year". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 2 August 2006.[dead link]