Fragments of a Rainy Season

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Fragments of a Rainy Season is a 1992 live solo album by John Cale, performed at various locations during his 1992 tour. A 16-track DVD, recorded at the Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels (Palais des Beaux-Arts, now BOZAR) in Brussels, Belgium, that features the tracks in the order they were performed in, was also released. The album cover was designed by noted conceptual artist Joseph Kosuth.

Track listing

All songs composed by John Cale; except where indicated

Original 1992 Release

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Child's Christmas In Wales"	3:06
2.	"Dying On The Vine" (Words: Larry Sloman)	3:51
3.	"Cordoba"	3:22
4.	"Darling I Need You"	3:22
5.	"Paris 1919"	3:29
6.	"Guts"	3:03
7.	"Fear (Is A Man's Best Friend)"	4:07
8.	"Ship Of Fools"	3:44
9.	"Leaving It Up To You"	3:32
10.	"The Ballad Of Cable Hogue"	2:55
11.	"Thoughtless Kind"	2:40
12.	"On A Wedding Anniversary" (Words: Dylan Thomas)	3:43
13.	"Lie Still, Sleep Becalmed" (Words: Dylan Thomas)	1:21
14.	"Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" (Words: Dylan Thomas)	3:38
15.	"Buffalo Ballet"	2:50
16.	"Chinese Envoy"	3:15
17.	"Style It Takes" (Lou Reed, John Cale)	2:58
18.	"Heartbreak Hotel" (Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley)	6:14
19.	"(I Keep A) Close Watch"	2:33
20.	"Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen)	5:16

2016 Re-release Track Listing (Disc 1)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"On A Wedding Anniversary" (Words: Dylan Thomas)	3:43
2.	"Lie Still, Sleep Becalmed" (Words: Dylan Thomas)	1:21
3.	"Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" (Words: Dylan Thomas)	3:38
4.	"Cordoba"	3:22
5.	"Buffalo Ballet"	2:50
6.	"A Child's Christmas In Wales"	3:06
7.	"Darling I Need You"	3:22
8.	"Guts"	3:03
9.	"Ship Of Fools"	3:44
10.	"Leaving It Up To You"	3:32
11.	"The Ballad Of Cable Hogue"	2:55
12.	"Chinese Envoy"	3:15
13.	"Dying On The Vine" (Words: Larry Sloman)	3:51
14.	"Fear (Is A Man's Best Friend)"	4:07
15.	"Heartbreak Hotel" (Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley)	6:14
16.	"Style It Takes" (Lou Reed, John Cale)	2:58
17.	"Paris 1919"	3:29
18.	"(I Keep A) Close Watch"	2:33
19.	"Thoughtless Kind"	2:40
20.	"Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen)	5:16

2016 Re-release Track Listing (Disc 2)

No.	Title	{{{extra_column}}}	Length
1.	"Fear (Is A Man's Best Friend)"	Outtake	4:29
2.	"Amsterdam"	Outtake	3:01
3.	"Broken Hearts" (Bob Neuwirth, John Cale)	Outtake	3:04
4.	"I'm Waiting For The Man" (Lou Reed)	Outtake	4:31
5.	"Heartbreak Hotel" (Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley)	Outtake - Strings	6:00
6.	"Fear (Is A Man's Best Friend)"	Outtake - Strings	3:40
7.	"Paris 1919"	Outtake - Strings	3:52
8.	"Antarctica Starts Here"	Outtake - Strings	2:29

Single

"Heartbreak Hotel" / "(I Keep A) Close Watch" / "You Know More Than I Know" / "Heartbreak Hotel" CD-EP France 1992. (2,3,4: previously unreleased performances)

"Where There's A Will" / "(I Keep A) Close Watch" / "You Know More Than I Know" / "Heartbreak Hotel" CD-EP France 1992. (all previously unreleased performances; came with the French music magazine Les Inrockuptiles, titled "More Fragments")

Personnel

• John Cale: vocals, piano, guitar
• Soldier String Quartet: Dave Soldier violin and metal violin on Heartbreak Hotel, Todd Reynolds, Martha Mooke, Dawn Avery
• B.J. Cole: steel guitar

Charts

Chart (2016–17)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)	102
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)	6