A Rock in the Weary Land

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A Rock in the Weary Land
Studio album by The Waterboys
Released	November 2000
Recorded	1998–2000
Genre	Rock
Length	—
Label	BMG International
Producer(s)	Mike Scott
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link NMEFavourable link 'Q magazine (6/10) metalink
The Waterboys chronology
Dream Harder (1993)	A Rock in the Weary Land (2000)	Too Close to Heaven (2002)

A Rock in the Weary Land was an album released in 2000 (see 2000 in music) by The Waterboys. It was their first album after a seven year break. The album cover photography is by Steve Gullick.

"Is She Conscious?" was released as a single on March 27, 2001 containing a single version of the song, the song's album version and a video, along with the additional songs "Sad Procession", "Faeries Prisoner", a sixteen-minute live version of "Savage Earth Heart" (from The Waterboys), and Harry Belafonte's "My Lord What a Morning". "My Lord What a Morning" also appears on the extended North American release.

Critic John Mulvey, writing for NME, describes the album as "largely excellent" except for "We Are Jonah", which he describes as "appallingly cheery Christian rock".^[1]

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Extra tracks release 2 Personnel 3 External links 4 Notes

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Mike Scott, unless otherwise noted.

1. "Let It Happen" – 6:20
2. "My Love Is My Rock in the Weary Land" – 8:16
3. "It's All Gone" – 2:15
4. "Is She Conscious?" – 4:41
5. "We Are Jonah" – 5:08
6. "Malediction" – 4:16
7. "Dumbing Down the World" – 3:06
8. "His Word Is Not His Bond" – 3:59
9. "Night Falls on London" – 0:48
10. "The Charalatan's Lament" – 6:52
11. "The Wind in the Wires" – 5:33
12. "Crown" – 7:04

[edit] Extra tracks release

A North American version of the album with two extra tracks was released August 21, 2001.

1. "Let It Happen" – 6:20
2. "The Charalatan's Lament" – 6:52
3. "Is She Conscious?" – 4:41
4. "We Are Jonah" – 5:08
5. "It's All Gone" – 2:15
6. "My Love Is My Rock in the Weary Land" – 8:16
7. "Lucky Day/Bad Advice" (Grant, Scott) – 3:06
8. "His Word Is Not His Bond" – 3:59
9. "Malediction" – 4:16
10. "Dumbing Down the World" – 3:06
11. "The Wind in the Wires" – 5:33
12. "Night Falls on London" – 0:48
13. "Crown" – 7:04
14. "My Lord What a Morning" (Harry Belafonte, Cormun, Okun) – 2:27

Additionally, the Japanese release of the album contained the songs "Time, Space and the Bride's Bed", "Trouble Down Yonder" and "Send Him Down to Waco", but not "My Lord What a Morning".

[edit] Personnel

• Gilad Atzmon - saxophone
• Paul Beavis - drums
• Jody Linscott - drums
• The London Community Gospel Choir
• Cameron Miller - bass guitar
• Richard Naiff - piano
• Dave Ruffy - tambourine, drum programming
• Mike Scott - organ, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, piano, electric guitar, vocals, bellzouki,
• Robin Scott - vocals, background vocals
• Mark Smith - bass guitar
• Jeremy Stacey - drums
• Rowan Stigner - drum programming
• Thighpaulsandra - synthesizer, trumpet, keyboards, mellotron
• Anthony Thistlethwaite - mandolin, slide mandolin
• Kevin Wilkinson - drums

[edit] External links

• Lyrics to the first half of A Rock in the Weary Land at the official Waterboys webpage
• Lyrics to the second half of A Rock in the Weary Land at the official Waterboys webpage
• Official forum Chord requests are often fulfilled at "Musician's Corner"

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Mulvey, John (2000). Waterboys:We Are Jonah. NME. Retrieved on 2006-03-30.