Nocturama

Nocturama
Studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Released	February 3, 2003 (UK) February 25, 2003 (US)
Recorded	March 2002
Genre	Post-punk
Length	57:35
Label	Mute ANTI- (US)
Producer	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Nick Launay
Professional reviews
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds chronology
No More Shall We Part (2001) Nocturama (2003) Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus (2004)

Nocturama is the 12th studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released in 2003. It received a fairly mixed reaction, though it had some moderate critical success. To date, it is the last Bad Seeds album to feature founding member Blixa Bargeld. This album reunited Nick Cave with Nick Launay, who had produced Junkyard by The Birthday Party 21 years earlier.

Track listing

All songs written by Nick Cave.

1. "Wonderful Life" – 6:49
2. "He Wants You" – 3:30
3. "Right Out of Your Hand" – 5:15
4. "Bring It On" – 5:22
5. "Dead Man in My Bed" – 4:40
6. "Still in Love" – 4:44
7. "There Is a Town" – 4:58
8. "Rock of Gibraltar" – 3:00
9. "She Passed by My Window" – 3:20
10. "Babe, I'm on Fire" – 14:45

Singles

• "Bring It On" (MUTE 265) (February 24, 2003)
  • "Bring It On" (Edit) b/w: "Shoot Me Down" / "Swing Low"
• "He Wants You" / "Babe, I'm on Fire" (MUTE 290) (June 2, 2003)
  • "He Wants You" (Edit) / "Babe, I'm on Fire" (Edit) b/w: "Little Ghost Song" / "Everything Must Converge"
• "Rock of Gibraltar" (MUTE 318) (September 1, 2003)
  • b/w: "Nocturama"

Personnel

The Bad Seeds

• Nick Cave – Vocals(1-10), Piano (1-3,5-8,10), Hammond (1,4-8,10)
• Mick Harvey – Guitar (1,3-7,9,10), Backing Vocals (3,5,7,10), Organ (2,9), Acoustic Guitar (8), Bass (8), Bongos (1), Triangle (1)
• Blixa Bargeld – Pedal Steel Guitar (1-3,7,9), Guitar (4,6,10), Backing Vocals (5,10), Inexplicable Guitar (5), Gated Guitar (7)
• Thomas Wydler – Drums (1,3,5,6,8,10), Brush Snare (4,7), Shaker (2)
• Martyn P. Casey – Bass (1-7,9,10)
• Jim Sclavunos – Drums (2,4,7,9), Backing Vocals (7), Percussion (10), Tambourine (8)
• Warren Ellis – Violin (2-10)
• Conway Savage – Backing Vocals (3,5,7,10)

Guests

• Chris Bailey – chorus vocals on "Bring It On"
• Johnny Turnbull – backing bocals on "He Wants You", "Bring It On", "There Is a Town" and "She Passed by My Window"
• Norman Watt-Roy – backing vocals on "He Wants You", "Bring It On" and "There Is a Town"
• Mickey Gallagher – backing bocals on "He Wants You", "Bring It On", "There Is a Town" and "She Passed by My Window"
• Chas Jankel – backing vocals on "He Wants You", "Bring It On" and "There Is a Town"