Tender Prey
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| Studio album by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds | ||
| Released | September 19, 1988 | |
| Recorded | August 1987 - January 1988 | |
| Genre | Post-punk, Alternative | |
| Length | 54:34 | |
| Label | Mute Records | |
| Producer(s) | Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds | |
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| Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds chronology | ||
| Your Funeral... My Trial (1986) |
Tender Prey (1988) |
The Good Son (1990) |
Tender Prey is the fifth album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, released in 1988 on Mute Records. It is often regarded by fans as one of the strongest records the band has ever released. Nick Cave was going through a harsh period of his life at the time of recording.
Tender Prey contains Cave's 'signature' tune The Mercy Seat, which he has subsequently played at almost all of his live performances since 1988, and was covered by Johnny Cash. The album is dedicated to Fernando Ramos da Silva. [1]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "The Mercy Seat" – 7:17
- Nick Cave - Vocals, Hammond
- Blixa Bargeld - Slide Guitar
- Mick Harvey - Bass Loops, Piano, Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Roland Wolf - Guitar
- Thomas Wydler - Drums
- Strings - Gini Ball, Audrey Riley and Chris Tombling
- "Up Jumped the Devil" – 5:16
- Nick Cave - Vocals
- Blixa Bargeld - Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Mick Harvey - Bass, Xylophone, Backing Vocals
- Kid Congo Powers - Guitar
- Roland Wolf - Piano
- Thomas Wydler - Drums
- "Deanna" – 3:45
- Nick Cave - Vocals, Hammond
- Blixa Bargeld - Guitar
- Mick Harvey - Drums, Bass, Acoustic Guitar
- Kid Congo Powers - Guitar
- "Watching Alice" – 4:01
- Nick Cave - Vocals, Piano, Harmonica
- Mick Harvey - Bass
- Thomas Wydler - Drums
- Hugo Race - Guitar
- "Mercy" – 6:22
- Nick Cave - Vocals, Vibes, Harmonica
- Blixa Bargeld - Slide Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Mick Harvey - Bass, Backing Vocals
- Kid Congo Powers - Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Roland Wolf - Piano
- Thomas Wydler - Drums
- Hugo Race - Backing Vocals
- "City of Refuge" – 4:48
- Nick Cave - Vocals, Hammond, Harmonica
- Blixa Bargeld - Guitar
- Mick Harvey - Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion
- Kid Congo Powers - Guitar
- Roland Wolf - Organ
- Thomas Wydler - Drums
- Backing Vocals - The Bad Seeds & Friends
- "Slowly Goes the Night" – 5:23
- Nick Cave - Vocals, Hammond
- Blixa Bargeld - Guitar
- Mick Harvey - Bass, Xylophone, Backing Vocals
- Roland Wolf - Piano, Organ
- Thomas Wydler - Drums
- Ian Davis - Backing Vocals
- "Sunday's Slave" – 3:40
- Nick Cave - Vocals, Piano
- Blixa Bargeld - Guitar
- Mick Harvey - Acoustic Guitar, Drums, Bass
- "Sugar Sugar Sugar" – 5:01
- Nick Cave - Vocals
- Mick Harvey - Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Percussion
- Kid Congo Powers - Guitar
- Roland Wolf - Piano
- Thomas Wydler - Drums
- "New Morning" – 3:46
- Nick Cave - Vocals, Piano, Harmonica, Tambourine
- Blixa Bargeld - Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Mick Harvey - Acoustic Guitar, Drums, Bass, Organ, Backing Vocals
- "The Mercy Seat"" (video mix) – 5:05
[edit] Credits
[edit] Writing
- Tracks written by Nick Cave, except where noted.
- Track 1, 9 & 11 (words: Cave, music: Cave / Mick Harvey)
- Track 2 (words: Cave, music: Cave / Harvey / Roland Wolf / Blixa Bargeld / Kid Congo Powers)
- "Deanna" is loosely based on The Edwin Hawkins' Singers version of the hymn "Oh Happy Day". Subsequently Cave issued an acoustic version of a medley of both songs. Hawkins' version was later issued on Original Seeds Vol. 1.
- "City of Refuge" is noted in the credit listing as being inspired by a Blind Willie Johnson song "I'm Gonna Run to the City of Refuge". This was later issued on Original Seeds Vol. 1.
[edit] Personnel
- Nick Cave – Vocals, Hammond, Harmonica, Piano, Tambourine, Vibes
- Mick Harvey – Bass, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Drums, Percussion, Xylophone, Guitar, Bass Loops, Piano, Organ
- Blixa Bargeld – Guitar, Backing Vocals, Slide Guitar
- Roland Wolf – Piano, Organ, Guitar
- Kid Congo Powers – Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Thomas Wydler – Drums
[edit] Guests
- Hugo Race – Backing Vocals, Guitar
- Gini Ball – Strings
- Audrey Riley – Strings
- Chris Tombling – Strings
- Ian Davis – Backing vocals
| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds |
| Nick Cave | Mick Harvey | Blixa Bargeld | Warren Ellis | Martyn P. Casey |
| Discography |
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| Albums: From Her to Eternity | The Firstborn Is Dead | Kicking Against the Pricks | Your Funeral... My Trial | Tender Prey | The Good Son | Henry's Dream | Let Love In | Murder Ballads | The Boatman's Call | No More Shall We Part | Nocturama | Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus |
| Live: Live Seeds |
| Compilations: The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | B-Sides & Rarities |
| Videos: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - The Videos | Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - God Is In The House | Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Road To God Knows Where / Live At The Paradiso |
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