Book of Lightning

Book of Lightning
Studio album by The Waterboys
Released 2 April 2007
Recorded London, Vancouver, Mike Scott's home studio
Genre Rock
Label Puck
Producer Mike Scott, Philip Tennant
The Waterboys chronology
Karma to Burn
(2005)
Book of Lightning
(2007)
An Appointment with Mr Yeats
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
BBCFavourable link
contactmusic.com link
The Guardian link
Insight MagazineFavourable link
inthenews.co.uk link
Manchester Evening Newslink
musicOMH.com April 2 2007
Q[1]
Twisted Ear link
Uncut[2]

Book of Lightning is the ninth studio album by The Waterboys, released on 2 April 2007 through W14/Universal Records. The album contains ten tracks, produced by Mike Scott and Philip Tennant, with musical contributions from Steve Wickham (fiddle), Richard Naiff (keyboards), Brady Blade (drums), Mark Smith (bass), Leo Abrahams (lead guitar), Jeremy Stacey (drums) plus long-time Waterboys alumni Roddy Lorimer (trumpet), Chris Bruce (lead guitar) and Thighpaulsandra (keyboards). Book of Lightning was recorded in London with the exceptions of one song recorded in Vancouver with members of Canadian art-pop band Great Aunt Ida, and another in Scott's home studio.

Track listing

All tracks by Mike Scott except were noted

  1. "The Crash of Angel Wings" 4:02
  2. "Love Will Shoot You Down" 4:34
  3. "Nobody's Baby Anymore" 4:43
  4. "Strange Arrangement" 3:33
  5. "She Tried to Hold Me" 7:18
  6. "It's Gonna Rain" 3:03
  7. "Sustain" (Nilsen, Scott) 3:21
  8. "You in the Sky" 4:38
  9. "Everybody Takes a Tumble" (Scott, Thistlethwaite) 7:05
  10. "The Man With the Wind at His Heels" (Scott, Thistlethwaite) 3:04

Personnel

References

  1. John Aizlewood Q, April 2007, Issue 249.
  2. Alastair McKay Uncut, May 2007, Issue 120

External links

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