Let Love In (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album)
Let Love In | ||||
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Released | 18 April 1994[1] | |||
Recorded | September–December 1993 | |||
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Length | 48:18 | |||
Label | Mute | |||
Producer | Tony Cohen, The Bad Seeds | |||
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Singles from Let Love In | ||||
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Let Love In is the eighth studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on 18 April 1994 on Mute Records.
As of May 2015 it was certified silver by British Phonographic Industry for 60,000 sold units in UK.[3] As of January 1996 the album has sold 50,000 copies in United States.[4]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
Drowned in Sound | 10/10[6] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[7] |
Los Angeles Times | [8] |
NME | 9/10[9] |
Pitchfork | 8.5/10[10] |
Q | [11] |
Rolling Stone | [12] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [13] |
Select | 4/5[14] |
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Track listing
All tracks are written by Nick Cave, except where noted.
No. | Title | Music | Words | Length |
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1. | "Do You Love Me?" | Nick Cave, Martyn P. Casey | Cave | 5:56 |
2. | "Nobody's Baby Now" | 3:52 | ||
3. | "Loverman" | 6:21 | ||
4. | "Jangling Jack" | 2:47 | ||
5. | "Red Right Hand" | Cave, Mick Harvey, Thomas Wydler | Cave | 6:10 |
6. | "I Let Love In" | 4:14 | ||
7. | "Thirsty Dog" | 3:48 | ||
8. | "Ain't Gonna Rain Anymore" | 3:46 | ||
9. | "Lay Me Low" | 5:08 | ||
10. | "Do You Love Me? (Part 2)" | 6:12 | ||
Total length: | 48:18 |
Singles
- "Do You Love Me?" (MUTE 160) (28 March 1994)
- b/w: "Cassiel's Song"/"Sail Away"
- "Loverman" (MUTE 169) (4 July 1994)
- b/w: "B-Side"/"(I'll Love You) Till the End of the World"
- "Red Right Hand" (MUTE 172) (24 October 1994)
- b/w: "That's What Jazz Is to Me"/"Where the Action Is"
Personnel
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
- Blixa Bargeld – guitar (1–10), backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 7–10), vocals (4)
- Martyn P. Casey – bass guitar (1–10), backing vocals (1, 4, 7, 9)
- Nick Cave – vocals (1–10), organ (1, 3, 5, 7–9), backing vocals (1, 4, 7, 9), piano (1, 8), electric piano (10), oscillator (5), bells (3)
- Mick Harvey – guitar (1–9), backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10), organ (2, 4, 6), drums (4, 9), string arrangement (8, 10), bells (5), tambourine (6), shaker (5)
- Conway Savage – backing vocals (1, 4, 6–9), piano (2–4, 6, 8)
- Thomas Wydler – drums (1–3, 5–10), tambourine (4, 8), timpani (5), shaker (3), triangle (3), temple block [fish] (5), backing vocals (1, 4, 7, 9)
Guest musicians
- Tex Perkins – backing vocals on "Do You Love Me?"
- Rowland S. Howard – backing vocals on "Do You Love Me?"
- Mick Geyer – backing vocals on "Jangling Jack"
- Nick Seferi – backing vocals on "Jangling Jack"
- Spencer P. Jones – backing vocals on "Ain't Gonna Rain Anymore"
- Robin Casinader – violin on "Ain't Gonna Rain Anymore" and "Do You Love Me? (Part 2)"
- Warren Ellis – violin on "Ain't Gonna Rain Anymore" and "Do You Love Me? (Part 2)"
- David McComb – backing vocals on "Lay Me Low"
- Donna McEvitt – backing vocals on "Do You Love Me? (Part 2)"
- Katharine Blake – backing vocals on "Do You Love Me? (Part 2)"
Cover versions
"Do You Love Me" was covered by the band New Waver as "Do You Hate Me" in 1996. The song "Loverman" was covered by Metallica on Garage Inc. (1998) and Depeche Mode's Martin Gore on his solo album Counterfeit² (2003). The song "Red Right Hand" was covered by Arctic Monkeys as a B-side to their single "Crying Lightning" and as a bonus track on the Japanese version of their third album Humbug (2009); it was also covered by Giant Sand on their album "Cover Magazine". "Red Right Hand" was covered by PJ Harvey as the theme song for the English television show, Peaky Blinders.[15]
Charts
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] | 8 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17] | 14 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] | 57 |
German Albums Chart[19] | 34 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20] | 35 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[21] | 18 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[22] | 10 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] | 43 |
UK Albums Chart[24] | 12 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[25] | Gold | 35,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] | Silver | 60,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "News: Cave's Love in the Bush". Melody Maker. 19 March 1994. p. 5.
- ^ a b Terich, Jeff (18 April 2019). "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' Let Love In is a nimble balance between menace and elegance". Treble. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "Certified Awards Search". BPI Playlist. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009.
- ^ Morris, Chris (13 January 1996). "Nick Cave: Back with a vengeance". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Let Love In – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds / Nick Cave". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ Kinchin-Smith, Sam (20 May 2011). "Album Review: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Let Love In, Murder Ballads, The Boatman's Call, No More Shall We Part (reissues)". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ Birkbeck, Matt (29 April 1994). "Let Love In". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ Cromelin, Richard (29 May 1994). "Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, 'Let Love In'; Mute/Elektra". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ Mulvey, John (16 April 1994). "Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Let Love In". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ Berman, Stuart (25 May 2011). "Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: Let Love In / Murder Ballads / The Boatman's Call / No More Shall We Part". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ Sutcliffe, Phil (May 1994). "Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds: Let Love In". Q. No. 92. Archived from the original on 13 September 1999. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ O'Connor, Rob (16 June 1994). "Nick Cave: Let Love In". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ Sisario, Ben (2004). "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 151–152. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Higginbotham, Adam (May 1994). "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Let Love In". Select. No. 47. p. 90.
- ^ Beauchemin, Molly (29 October 2014). "PJ Harvey Covers Nick Cave's "Red Right Hand"". australian-charts.com. Pitchfork. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Let Love In". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Let Love In" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Let Love In" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Let Love In". Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Let Love In". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Let Love In". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Let Love In". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Let Love In". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS". UK Albums Chart/UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 53.
- ^ "British album certifications – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Let Love In". British Phonographic Industry.
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