Honi Soit (album)

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Honi Soit
JohnCaleHoniSoit.jpg
Cover art by Andy Warhol
Studio album by John Cale
Released March 1981
Recorded CBS Studios, East 30th St. & Media Sound, New York City, United States
Genre Art rock
Length 37:45
Label A&M
Producer Mike Thorne, John Cale
John Cale chronology
Sabotage/Live
(1979)Sabotage/Live1979		 Honi Soit
(1981)		 Music for a New Society
(1982)Music for a New Society1982
Singles from Honi Soit
  1. "Dead or Alive"/"Honi Soit"
    Released: 1981

Honi Soit is the seventh studio album by Welsh musician John Cale, released in 1981 by record label A&M.

Content

All songs were written by Cale, except "Streets of Laredo", a traditional song arranged by Cale.

Andy Warhol suggested the album should be called John and Yoko, and provided the cover art, in black and white, but against Warhol's wishes Cale colorized it. In a tongue-in-cheek allusion to the song "Fighter Pilot", the credits on the sleeve give each of the musicians a mock military aviation role, with Cale described as "flight surgeon". The album's title is an abbreviation of the phrase ″Honi soit qui mal y pense″ (French: "shame upon him who thinks evil of it"[1]), the motto of the British Order of the Garter.[2]

Release

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3/5 stars[3]

Honi Soit was released in March 1981 by record label A&M. The album is Cale's only album to date to chart in the US, reaching number 154.[citation needed]

Track listing

Side A
  1. "Dead or Alive"
  2. "Strange Times in Casablanca"
  3. "Fighter Pilot"
  4. "Wilson Joliet"
  5. "Streets of Laredo"
Side B
  1. "Honi Soit (La Première Leçon de Français)"
  2. "Riverbank"
  3. "Russian Roulette"
  4. "Magic & Lies"

Personnel

  • John Cale – lead vocals ("flight surgeon"), guitar, keyboards, viola
  • John Gatchell – trumpet
  • Jim Goodwin – keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals ("gunner")
  • Peter Muny – bass guitar, backing vocals ("wing and prop")
  • Robert Medici – drums, backing vocals ("navigator")
  • Sturgis Nikides – guitar, backing vocals ("hellcat")
  • Bomberettes (members of Mo-dettes) – backing vocals on "Fighter Pilot"
  • Jane Friedman – "propaganda"
Technical
  • Mike Thorne - producer ("computer processing")
  • Harvey Goldberg – recording, mixing
  • Carl Beatty – engineering
  • Harold Tarowsky – engineering
  • Warren Frank - "flight engineer"
  • Louis Tropia - "logistics"

Thank you "Michael Leon and A&M Records"

References

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External links

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  1. ↑ nb : The spelling of the word "Honi" is old French, it would nowadays be spelt "Honni".
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