Wrong Way Up
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Wrong Way Up is the sole collaborative studio album by Brian Eno and John Cale, originally released on October 5, 1990, on Opal and Warner Bros. Records. The album sits between the electronic, prog-rock and art rock genres and features some of both Eno and Cale's most mainstream work.
The 2005 re-release on All Saints Records was remastered and had a different cover, but reverted to the original in 2020. It contains two bonus tracks, "Grandfather's House" and ″You Don't Miss Your Water″ by Eno. Both titles only appeared on single or EP before; the latter was taken from the 1988 OST album Married to the Mob.
The album was acclaimed upon release by critics, whilst it is recognized by some for the single "Spinning Away", which was notably covered by the American rock band Sugar Ray.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Chicago Tribune | |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− |
| The Guardian | |
| Mojo | |
| NME | 7/10 |
| Pitchfork | 8.7/10 |
| Q | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| The Village Voice | A− |
Trouser Press praised the album, calling it "an absolutely wonderful pop record, a subversion of Top 40 formulae to the pair's own idiosyncratic (but utterly accessible) ends." In a retrospective review, Pitchfork called it "an album of contention, contrasts, cycles, and pop songs so layered and euphoric it ranks among the best albums either artist has ever made."
Track listing
All tracks written by John Cale and Brian Eno; except where indicated.
Original 1990 release
Side A
- "Lay My Love" – 4:44
- "One Word" – 4:34
- "In the Backroom" – 4:02
- "Empty Frame" – 4:26
- "Cordoba" – 4:22
Side B