Love Letter (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds song)
| "Love Letter" | ||||
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| Single by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | ||||
| from the album No More Shall We Part | ||||
| B-side | Loverman | |||
| Released | 26 August 2002 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
| Genre | Alternative Rock | |||
| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | Mute Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Nick Cave | |||
| Producer(s) | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Tony Cohen | |||
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"Love Letter" is a song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds from their 2001 album, No More Shall We Part.[1] A ballad written by Cave, it features him on vocals and piano with backing vocals by Kate and Anna McGarrigle.
"Love Letter" was first released as one of the songs on Nick Cave's 2000 spoken word album, The Secret Life of the Love Song.[2] Since its release by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on their 2001 album, No More Shall We Part, Uncut magazine has placed "Love Letter" at number 14 in its list of Nick Cave's greatest songs.[3] The song was singled out for praise by author Jonathan Lethem, who says the "shattering simplicity" of its lyrics is "worthy of Shakespeare".[3] In AllMusic's review of No More Shall We Part, "Love Letter" is described as a "tenderly daunting, haunted house".[4] Author Robert Mighall described it as "a staggeringly beautiful song of forlorn love and a broken heart."[5]
References
- ↑ Cave, Nick (2013). The Complete Lyrics: 1978-2013. UK: Penguin. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ↑ "CMJ New Music Report". cmj.com 62 (661). 10 April 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Nick Cave’s 30 Greatest Songs". Uncut (IPC Media). Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ↑ Jurek, Thom. "No More Shall We Part". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ↑ Mighall, Robert (2008). Sunshine: One Man's Search for Happiness. John Murray. p. 150. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
