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As Cale's influence on others expanded, he just continued to turn out the occasional album of bluesy, minor-key tunes. This one was even sparer than usual, with the artist handling bass as well as guitar on many tracks. Listened to today, it sounds so much like a Dire Straits album, it's scary. (Mark Knopfler & Co. had appeared in 1978, seven years after Cale.) ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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Unavailable in the U.S.! Originally released in 1979, 5 was, as you would guess, the fifth album from the American Blues rocker. While Cale remains the ultimate laid-back Blues artist, he still manages to conjure up the spirit of Country, Soul and subdued Funk in each of the tracks on 5, making this album one of the best loved in his catalog. 12 tracks including 'I'll Make Love To You Anytime', 'Sensitive Kind' and 'Let's Go TO Tahiti'. Spectrum.