(I Keep A) Close Watch (track)
by John Cale
Year: 1982
From the album Music For A New Society (track #5)
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(I Keep A) Close Watch appears on the following album(s) by John Cale:
- Fragments Of A Rainy Season (track #19) (1992)
- Music For A New Society (track #5) (this album) (1982)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 days ago | Exist-en-ciel | 94,902 | 71/100 | |
| 06/09/2025 10:50 | TradeShark | 4,948 | 30/100 | |
| 01/22/2024 02:00 | MaxStorm98 | 51,528 | 99/100 | |
| 09/03/2023 01:11 |  Brandon8 | 4,513 | 88/100 | |
| 04/26/2023 01:07 | BorderFreeAndrew | 5,167 | 74/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 87.6/100, a mean average of 88.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 15.8.
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