''Walking on Locusts'' is the thirteenth solo studio album by Welsh musician John Cale, released on 24 September 1996 by

Hannibal Records Hannibal Records was a British record label and one of the first to work with the World music genre. Hannibal was started by Joe Boyd in 1980. Boyd had produced records by artists such as Nick Drake, The Incredible String Band and Fairport ...

. Cale worked with several guest musicians including David Byrne,

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with the

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, B. J. Cole and

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. Cale claimed the album evolved from touring with New York City's Soldier String Quartet. "Some Friends" was about his former Velvet Underground colleague,

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, who died unexpectedly the previous year.

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians * John Cale − acoustic guitar, keyboards, vocals * David Byrne − guitar on "Crazy Egypt" *

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− drums on "Dancing Undercover" and "Set Me Free" *

− bass * Dawn Buckholz − cello * B. J. Cole − pedal steel guitar * Mark Deffenbaugh − vocals, harmonica on "Set Me Free", "Crazy Egypt" and "Circus" * Ibrahim Hakhmoun − drums, metal castanets *

Hassan Hakmoun Hassan Hakmoun ( ar, حسن حكمون) (born 16 September 1963) is a Moroccan musician who specializes in the Gnawa style. Early life Hakmoun was born to a family of musicians

− Moroccan drums * Daisy Lignelli, Eden Cale, Joanne O'Brien, Napua Davoy, Susan Didericksen, Tiyé Giraud − backing vocals * Martha Mooke − viola * Ben Neill − "mutantrumpet" * Ben Perowsky − drums * Todd Reynolds − violin * E.J. Rodriguez − conga, percussion *

− violin, string arrangements * David Tronzo − guitar * The Lafayette Inspirational Ensemble − choir * The Soldier String Quartet − strings *Oliver Williams − choral arrangements *Jack Wall, John Cale − vocal arrangements Production and artwork * John Cale − producer * Jack Wall − engineer * Stephen Wolstenholme − design * Richard Burbridge − cover photography

References

External links

* John Cale albums 1996 albums Albums produced by John Cale Hannibal Records albums {{1990s-album-stub