''Even Cowgirls Get the Blues'' is the third live album by Welsh musician John Cale. It was originally released on LP in 1986 and then later reissued on cassette in 1987 with a different cover and drastically altered track listing. In 1991 it was reissued on CD with a third cover design, but with contents identical to the cassette edition. It was recorded in

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club in New York between 1978 and 1979 with three former members of

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, bassist

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, keyboardist

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and drummer

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. The LP version contains different track listing than CD. According to the sleeve notes, the first four tracks were recorded live on December 28, 1978. The other four tracks on December 31, 1979, with "Memphis" from January 1977. The venue for both gigs was CBGB's in New York. However, guitarist Ritchie Fliegler disagrees. He states: "The first five songs are the Judy, Kral, JD, Bruce and me band. From when, I don't remember. However the liner notes say it's the first four songs - This is absolutely incorrect - it's the first five. The last three songs: "Somebody", "Decade" and "Magic" are another gang altogether".

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Cale; except where indicated

CD version

#"Dance of the Seven Veils" #"Helen of Troy" #"Casey at the Bat" #"Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" #"Don't Know Why She Came" #"Somebody Should Have Told Her" #"Decade" #"Magic & Lies"

LP version

;Side A #"Dance of the Seven Veils" #"Helen of Troy" #"Casey at the Bat" #"Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" #"Jack the Ripper at the Moulin Rouge" ;Side B #"Dead or Alive" #"Somebody Should Have Told Her" #"Instrumental for New Years 1980" ("Decade") #"Magic & Lies" #"

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Personnel

*John Cale − vocals, guitar, electric piano, viola *Ritchie Fliegler − guitar *

− bass *

− keyboards *

− drums (tracks 1-4) *Robert Medici − drums (tracks 5-8) *

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− vocals, narration ;Technical *Jim Flynn Curtin - engineer, mixing

References

{{Authority control John Cale live albums 1987 live albums Albums produced by John Cale ROIR live albums