Helen of Troy is the sixth solo studio album by the Welsh rock musician John Cale, released in November 1975.

During the sessions for Helen of Troy, Cale recorded two cover versions, the Ann Ronell standard "Willow Weep for Me" and the Beach Boys' "God Only Knows", both of which went unreleased.

However, due to its reference to the 1969 murder of Sharon Tate by members of the Manson Family, Island replaced it on subsequent pressings with the song "Coral Moon".

[5] Helen of Troy was recorded in a very short time in between Cale's production work and touring to promote his previous album Slow Dazzle, and was released by Island without his approval, in what he considered to be an unfinished state.

[4]In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Ned Raggett wrote "Helen of Troy finds Cale at his edgiest, with fascinating results.

He believed that, while "Pablo Picasso" and "Leaving It All Up to You" are "Cale at his mad best", "Mary Lou" and the title track are indicative of how the album is "sodden and stylized" as a whole.