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Studio album by John Cale
Released 25 February 1973
Recorded 1972–1973
Studio Sunwest (Los Angeles)
Genres
Art pop[1]baroque pop[2][3]
Length 31:30
Label Reprise
Producer Chris Thomas
John Cale chronology
The Academy in Peril
(1972) Paris 1919
(1973) June 1, 1974
(1974)

John Cale studio album chronology
The Academy in Peril
(1972) Paris 1919
(1973) Fear
(1974)

Paris 1919 is the third solo studio album by the Welsh musician John Cale, released on 25 February 1973 by Reprise Records. Musicians including Lowell George of Little Feat and Wilton Felder performed on the album, which was produced by Chris Thomas.

In contrast to the experimental nature of much of Cale`s work, the album is noted for its orchestral singer-songwriter style, reminiscent of contemporary pop rock music.[4][5] Its title is a reference to the 1919 Paris Peace Conference following World War I, and its lyrics explore various aspects of early 20th-century European culture and history.

The album has received critical praise from several publications, including AllMusic and Rolling Stone.

Recording
Paris 1919 was recorded in 1972 and 1973 at Sunwest in Los Angeles. It was produced by Chris Thomas, who had previously worked with Procol Harum.[5] Cale explained in a 1973 interview that he had employed Thomas to help add objectivity to the recording process.[6] In the same interview he also mentioned that the album featured members of Little Feat;[6] although musician credits were never included on the album`s original packaging, the 2006 Rhino expanded CD edition credited Little Feat members Lowell George on guitar and Richie Hayward on drums, along with bassist and saxophonist Wilton Felder of the Crusaders and the University of California, Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra.[7]

Music and lyrics
AllMusic considers Paris 1919 the most accessible and traditional of Cale`s albums,[4] and the best-known of his work as a solo artist. Paris 1919 takes its influences from pop and rock artists such as Brian Wilson, the Bee Gees, and Procol Harum, particularly the latter band`s popular 1972 live album Live in Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.[7] Cale stated that some of the songs on the album dated back to before the release of his solo debut Vintage Violence (1970).[6]

Lyrically, Cale recalls possible childhood memories in `Child`s Christmas in Wales`, whose title references Dylan Thomas` prose poem `A Child`s Christmas in Wales`; the song also references Thomas` poem `The Ballad of the Long-Legged Bait` in its second verse. According to Cale, `Half Past France` concerns `soldiers already dead talking about what`s happened` at the end of World War I, while `Graham Greene` is about `the end of civilization, I guess`.[6] As well as Graham Greene, Cale makes cultural, literary, and geographical references to Macbeth, Enoch Powell, Chipping Sodbury, Andalusia, Dunkirk, and Segovia.[7] `Antarctica Starts Here` was inspired by Cale`s cocaine use and Gloria Swanson`s role in the film Sunset Boulevard.[8][9]

The album`s title makes reference to the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, an event that established a new partitioning of Europe as well as the assignment of war reparations. With the event having arguably contributed to the rise of Nazi Germany and subsequently the outbreak of World War II, Cale described the record as `an example of the nicest ways of saying something ugly.`[7]
Legacy
The Wire included Paris 1919 in its list of `100 Records That Set the World on Fire (While No One Was Listening)`.[26] In 2016, Uncut ranked Paris 1919 at number 99 in its list of the 200 greatest albums of all time.[27] The album was also featured in the 2005 book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[28]

Songs from Paris 1919 have been covered by artists including Andrew Bird, Yo La Tengo, Manic Street Preachers, Owen Pallett, David Soldier and the Soldier String Quartet, David J, Okkervil River, Jay Bennett and Edward Burch, and Sally Timms.[29]

Track listing
All tracks are written by John Cale.

Side A
No. Title Length
1. `Child`s Christmas in Wales` 3:21
2. `Hanky Panky Nohow` 2:46
3. `The Endless Plain of Fortune` 4:13
4. `Andalucia` 3:54
5. `Macbeth` 3:08
Side B
No. Title Length
6. `Paris 1919` 4:07
7. `Graham Greene` 3:00
8. `Half Past France` 4:20
9. `Antarctica Starts Here` 2:47
Total length: 31:30

Personnel
Musicians

John Cale – vocals, piano, keyboards, viola, acoustic guitar
Lowell George – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Wilton Felder – bass guitar, saxophone
Richie Hayward – drums
Chris Thomas – tambourine
The UCLA Symphony Orchestra – strings
Joel Druckman, Esq. – orchestra manager
Technical

Chris Thomas – original album production
Mike Salisbury – original album design and photography
Andy Zax – reissue production
Dave Schultz – remastering (at DigiPrep, Los Angeles)
Matthew Specktor – liner notes
Greg Allen – reissue art direction and design
Bob Rush – additional booklet photography
Project supervision for Rhino UK: Stuart Batsford and Mick Houghton
Project assistance: Brian Kehew, Bill Inglot, Rick Conrad, Patrick Milligan, Cheryl Pawelski, Mason Williams, and Robin Hurley