No More Shall We Part
No More Shall We Part | ||||
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Studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | ||||
Released | 2 April 2001 | |||
Recorded | September and October 2000 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 67:47 | |||
Label | Mute Records | |||
Producer | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Tony Cohen | |||
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (79/100)[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Almost Cool | (7.5/10)[3] |
Entertainment Weekly | C−[4] |
Neumu.net | (8/10)[5] |
NME | (8/10)[6] |
Pitchfork | (7/10) (2001)[7] (8/10) (2011)[8] |
Robert Christgau | ![]() |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
USA Today | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Wall of Sound | (88/100)[12] |
Yahoo! Music UK | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
No More Shall We Part is the eleventh studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on 2 April 2001 in the UK (and 10 April in the US). The album came after a 4-year gap from recording, following the much acclaimed album 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. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 based on reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a generally favourable score of 79, based on 18 reviews.[1]
The album showcases the virtuoso talents of the Bad Seeds, with elaborate instrumental sections on nearly every track. Additionally, 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.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Nick Cave, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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1. | "As I Sat Sadly by Her Side" | 6:15 | ||
2. | "And No More Shall We Part" | 4:00 | ||
3. | "Hallelujah" | Nick Cave, Warren Ellis | 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" | Nick Cave, Barry Adamson | 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" | Nick Cave, Warren Ellis | 6:07 |
A limited-edition version included a bonus disc with two extra tracks, plus multi-media CD-ROM files (the 2 bonus tracks also appeared on the UK double 12" vinyl pressing of the album):
Bonus disc | ||||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
1. | "Grief Came Riding" | 5:07 | ||||||||
2. | "Bless His Ever Loving Heart" | 4:02 | ||||||||
3. | "As I Sat Sadly by Her Side" (video) | |||||||||
4. | "No More Shall We Part EPK" (video) |
The bonus disc also includes an enhanced section featuring lyrics, photo gallery, biography, album discography, interview, and internet links.
Singles
- "As I Sat Sadly by Her Side" (MUTE 249) (19 March 2001)
- "As I Sat Sadly by Her Side" – 6:13
- "Little Janey's Gone" – 3:00
- "Good Good Day" – 4:05
- "Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow" (MUTE 262) (21 May 2001)
- "Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow" (Single Version) – 4:07
- "God Is in the House" (Westside Session) – 5:52
- "We Came Along This Road" (Westside Session) – 5:38
- "Love Letter" (special limited edition Australia-only release, MUTE 284) (25 February 2002)
- "Love Letter" – 4:05
- "Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow" (Westside Session) – 5:43
- "And No More Shall We Part" (Westside Session) – 4:09
- "God Is in the House" (Westside Session) – 5:52
- "We Came Along This Road" (Westside Session) – 5:38
Personnel
Personnel
- Nick Cave – vocals, piano
- Mick Harvey – guitar, string arrangement, drums on track 1
- Blixa Bargeld – guitar
- Conway Savage – organ
- Warren Ellis – violin, string arrangement
- Martyn P. Casey – bass
- Thomas Wydler – drums
- All male backing vocals by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Guests
- Jim Sclavunos – drums on track 4, percussion on track 5
- Kate and Anna McGarrigle – 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
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
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Critic reviews at Metacritic
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Almost Cool review
- ↑ Cherry, Robert (2001-04-13). "No More Shall We Part Review". Entertainment Weekly: 76. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
- ↑ Neumu.net review
- ↑ NME review
- ↑ Pitchfork review 1 at the Wayback Machine (archived June 9, 2008)
- ↑ Pitchfork review 2
- ↑ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
- ↑ Rolling Stone review at the Wayback Machine (archived December 5, 2007)
- ↑ USA Today review
- ↑ Wall of Sound review at the Wayback Machine (archived April 24, 2001)
- ↑ Yahoo! Music UK review at the Wayback Machine (archived August 20, 2004)