No More Shall We Part

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No More Shall We Part
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Studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Released April 10, 2001
Recorded September and October, 2000
Genre Post-punk
Length 67:47
Label Mute Records
Producer Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Tony Cohen
Professional reviews
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds chronology
The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
(1998)		 No More Shall We Part
(2001)		 Nocturama
(2003)

No More Shall We Part is the 11th studio album released by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, September 2001. The album came after a 4-year gap from recording, following the much acclaimed The Boatman's Call. Cave had to overcome heavy heroin and alcohol addictions in 1999-2000 before starting work on the album. It was met with mostly positive reviews, often called beautiful with its heavy use of piano, though some Nick Cave critics or fans who preferred his earlier music disliked it (see the Nude as the News review).

The album showcases the virtuoso talents of the Bad Seeds, with elaborate instrumental sections on nearly every track. Also, Cave's lyrics are less obscure than usual, and he sings in a wider vocal range than he had previously, reaching Alto on several tracks.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "As I Sat Sadly by Her Side" – 6:15
  2. "And No More Shall We Part" – 4:00
  3. "Hallelujah" – 7:48
  4. "Love Letter" – 4:08
  5. "Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow" – 5:36
  6. "God Is in the House" – 5:44
  7. "Oh My Lord" – 7:30
  8. "Sweetheart Come" – 4:58
  9. "The Sorrowful Wife" – 5:18
  10. "We Came Along This Road" – 6:08
  11. "Gates to the Garden" – 4:09
  12. "Darker with the Day" – 6:07

A limited-edition version included a bonus disc with two extra tracks, plus multi-media CD-ROM files:

  1. "Grief Came Riding"
  2. "Bless His Ever Loving Heart"

[edit] Credits

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Guests

  • Jim Sclavunos – drums on track 4, percussion on track 5
  • Kate and Anna McGarrigle – backing vocals
  • Gavyn Wright, Patrick Kiernan, Jackie Shave, Simon Fischer, Rebecca Hirsch – Violins
  • Bruce White, Gustav Clarkson – Violas
  • Frank Schaefer, Lionel Handy, Naomi Wright – Cellos
  • Paul Morgan, Leon Bosch – Basses

[edit] Production

  • Produced by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Tony Cohen
  • Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London and Westside Studios, London
  • Engineered by Tony Cohen and Kevin Paul
  • Assistant Engineers: Mirek Stiles (Abbey Road) and Mark Bishop (Westside)
  • Mixed by Tony Cohen, Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld and Mick Harvey at Westside Studios
  • Mastered by Ray Staff at Whitfield Street, London

[edit] Singles

  • As I Sat Sadly By Her Side b/w Good Good Day, Little Janey's Gone
  • Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow b/w The Westside Sessions
  • Love Letter (special limited edition Australian only release)

[edit] External links

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