Book of Lightning

Studio album by The Waterboys

Released

2 April 2007

Studio

Mike Scott's home studio
London, Vancouver

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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
BBC	Favourable^[2]
contactmusic.com	^[3]
The Guardian	^[4]
Insight Magazine	Favourable^[5]
inthenews.co.uk	^[6]
Manchester Evening News	^[7]
musicOMH.com	^[8]
Q	^[9]
Uncut	^[10]

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 where noted.

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

Personnel

Leo Abrahams – Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
Johnny Andrews – Vocals, Falsetto
Dick Beetham – Mastering
Brady Blade – Drums
Chris Bruce – Guitar (Electric)
Clive Deamer – Tabla, Introduction
Steve Evans – Engineer, Mixing
Steve Gullick – Photography
Roddy Lorimer – Trumpet
Tim Martin – Engineer, Mixing
Pete Min – Engineer
Barry Mirochnick – Drums
Richard Naiff – Organ, Piano
Ida Nilsen – Piano
Daniel Presley – Vocals (background), Harmony
Mike Rowe – Organ, Piano (Electric)
Mike Scott – Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Arranger, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Rhythm), Sound Effects, Tambourine, Vocals, Bells, Producer, Engineer, Loops, Bellzouki, Sleigh Bells, Mixing, Effects
Helge Skodvin – Photography
Phil Smee – Cover Design, Booklet Design
Mark Coates Smith – Resonator
Jeremy Stacey – Drums
Colin Stewart – Engineer
Ren Swan – Mixing
Phil Tennant – Producer, Management
Steve Wickham – Fiddle, Viola
Annie Wilkinson – Resonator

References

↑ AllMusic review
↑ McCluskey, Brian. "BBC – Music – Review of The Waterboys – Book Of Lightning". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
↑ "The Waterboys – Book Of Lightning Album Review". contactmusic.com. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
↑ Simpson, Dave (29 March 2007). "The Waterboys, Book of Lightning". Retrieved 9 July 2017 – via The Guardian.
↑ "Welcome to Inspire – Inspire Magazine". www.inspiremagazine.org.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
↑ "link". inthenews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
↑ News, Manchester Evening (2 April 2007). "The Waterboys – Book Of Lightning (Universal)". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
↑ April 2 2007, MusicOMH Archived 2007-04-26 at the Wayback Machine.
↑ John Aizlewood Q, April 2007, Issue 249.
↑ Alastair McKay Uncut, May 2007, Issue 120

External links

The Waterboys
Mike Scott Steve Wickham Trevor Hutchinson Roddy Lorimer Richard Naiff Anthony Thistlethwaite Karl Wallinger Kevin Wilkinson Marc "Archie" Arciero Colin Blakey Jay Dee Daugherty James Hallawell Katie Kim Ralph Salmins Sharon Shannon List of Waterboys members
Studio albums as The Waterboys	The Waterboys (1983) A Pagan Place (1984) This Is the Sea (1985) Fisherman's Blues (1988) Room to Roam (1990) Dream Harder (1993) A Rock in the Weary Land (2000) Universal Hall (2003) Book of Lightning (2007) An Appointment with Mr Yeats (2011) Modern Blues (2015) Out of All This Blue (2017)
Studio albums as Mike Scott	Bring 'Em All In (1995) Still Burning (1997)
Live albums	The Live Adventures of the Waterboys (1998) Karma to Burn (2005)
Compilations	The Best of the Waterboys 81–90 (1991, recorded 1982 to 1990) The Secret Life of the Waterboys 81–85 (1994, recorded 1981 to 1985) The Whole of the Moon: The Music of Mike Scott & the Waterboys (1998, recorded 1982 to 1996) Too Close To Heaven: The Unreleased Fisherman's Blues Sessions/Fisherman's Blues Part 2 (2001, recorded 1986 to 2001) Kiss the Wind (download only) (2008, recorded 1991 to 2006) In a Special Place: The Piano Demos for 'This Is The Sea' (2011, recorded 1985) Fisherman's Box (2013, recorded 1986 to 1988)
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