| From Her to Eternity | ||||
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| Studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | ||||
| Released | June 18, 1984 | |||
| Recorded | September 20 - October 1983 at The Garden and March 1984 at Trident Studios in London, United Kingdom | |||
| Genre | Post-punk, experimental rock | |||
| Length | 54:36 | |||
| Label | Mute | |||
| Producer | Flood | |||
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From Her to Eternity is the debut album released by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds in 1984. The title is a pun on the book/movie From Here to Eternity.
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After the breakup of Nick Cave's former band The Birthday Party, Cave formed a new project with former band member Mick Harvey. Cave and Harvey were joined by a semi-fluid group of bandmates, initially including Einstürzende Neubauten member Blixa Bargeld on guitar, Hugo Race on guitar, and former Magazine member Barry Adamson on guitar, bass, and piano. After some studio work, the band's premiere public performance was held on New Year's Eve, 1983 in Melbourne, under the name "Nick Cave - Man Or Myth?", followed by a tour.[1] The band then briefly called themselves "Nick Cave and the Cavemen" before adopting the "Bad Seeds" moniker, in reference to the final Birthday Party release, The Bad Seed EP.
The majority of the album was recorded at Trident Studios in London in March 1984. "Saint Huck", "Wings off Flies" and "A Box for Black Paul" were recorded at The Garden between September and October 1983. The band is also seen playing a live performance of the title track in the 1987 Wim Wenders film Wings of Desire. It was recorded at Hansa Studio, Berlin in February 1987.
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.3/10)[4] |
| Piero Scaruffi | [5] |
From Her to Eternity received very positive acclaim upon its release, with Chris Long of BBC Music describing it as "imperfect, visceral, exciting and, ultimately, classic."[6]
The album was remastered and reissued on April 27, 2009 as a collector's edition CD/DVD set. The CD features the original 7-song vinyl LP's track listing, while "In the Ghetto", "The Moon Is in the Gutter", and "From Her to Eternity" (1987 version) are featured as bonus audio tracks on the accompanying DVD. The DVD also includes music videos from the time and the first installment of 'Do You Love Me Like I Love You', a 14 part documentary by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard.
All songs written by Nick Cave unless otherwise noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Avalanche" | Leonard Cohen | 5:13 |
| 2. | "Cabin Fever!" | Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld | 6:11 |
| 3. | "Well of Misery" | 5:25 | |
| 4. | "From Her to Eternity" | Cave, Anita Lane, Bargeld, Hugo Race, Barry Adamson, Mick Harvey | 5:33 |
| 5. | "In the Ghetto" (only on CD reissues) | Mac Davis | 4:06 |
| 6. | "The Moon is in the Gutter" (only on CD reissues) | 2:36 | |
| 7. | "Saint Huck" | 7:22 | |
| 8. | "Wings off Flies" | Cave, Peter Sutcliffe, Jim Thirlwell | 4:06 |
| 9. | "A Box for Black Paul" | 9:42 | |
| 10. | "From Her to Eternity" (1987 version from Der Himmel Über Berlin, only on CD reissues) | Cave, Lane, Bargeld, Race, Adamson, Harvey | 4:35 |
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Total length:
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54:36 | ||