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The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Greatest hits album by
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Released11 May 1998 (UK)
26 May 1998 (US)
Recorded1983-1997
GenrePost-punk
Length75:38
LabelMute Records
ProducerNick Cave, Flood, David Briggs, Tony Cohen, Victor Van Vugt, The Bad Seeds
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds chronology
The Boatman's Call
(1997) 		The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
(1998) 		No More Shall We Part
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Pitchfork Media(9/10) [2]
Robert Christgau(dud)[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds is a compilation album by Australian alternative rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on 11 May 1998.

Cave asked each of the Bad Seeds, past and present, to choose their favourite tracks from the ten albums—their lists would then be discussed until a final list was produced. Only guitarist and founding Bad Seed Mick Harvey responded, and it is his listing, unchanged, that makes up The Best Of.

As of 2001 the album has sold 500,000 copies worldwide.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Deanna" – 3:36
  2. "Red Right Hand" – 4:48
  3. "Straight to You" – 4:35
  4. "Tupelo" – 5:12
  5. "Nobody's Baby Now" – 3:53
  6. "Stranger Than Kindness" – 4:42
  7. "Into My Arms" – 4:14
  8. "(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For?" – 4:06
  9. "The Carny" – 8:01
  10. "Do You Love Me?" – 4:37
  11. "The Mercy Seat" – 5:08
  12. "Henry Lee" (featuring PJ Harvey) – 3:56
  13. "The Weeping Song" – 4:20
  14. "The Ship Song" – 4:42
  15. "Where the Wild Roses Grow" (featuring Kylie Minogue) – 3:57
  16. "From Her to Eternity" – 5:32

NOTE: Tracks 2, 4, 10, 11 and 14 are the edited single versions (but are not listed as edits in the liner notes).

Special edition

The album was also released as a special edition with a live bonus disc, titled "Live at the Royal Albert Hall", recorded on 19 and 20 May 1997. This bonus CD was subsequently released in 2008 as a regular disk, with four additional tracks and without "The Weeping Song".

  1. "Lime Tree Arbour" – 3:42
  2. "Stranger Than Kindness" – 5:02
  3. "Red Right Hand" – 5:18
  4. "I Let Love In" – 4:12
  5. "Brompton Oratory" – 3:47
  6. "Henry Lee" – 4:00
  7. "The Weeping Song" – 4:38
  8. "The Ship Song" – 4:12
  9. "Where the Wild Roses Grow" – 4:01

Musicians

  • Nick Cave – Vocals, Hammond, Organ, Oscillator, Piano, Harmonica, Backing Vocals, String Arrangement
  • Blixa Bargeld – Guitar, "Boss Bellini", Backing Vocals, Slide Guitar, "Father" Vocal (on "The Weeping Song")
  • Mick Harvey – Drums, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar, Shaker, Bell, Rhythm Guitar, Extra Piano, Hammond, Bass Guitar, Bass Organ, Backing Vocals, Piano, Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Loops, Vibraphone, Percussion, String Arrangement
  • Kid Congo Powers – Guitar
  • Martyn P. Casey – Bass, Backing Vocals
  • Thomas Wydler – Drums, Timpani, Fish, Backing Vocals, Percussion
  • Conway Savage – Piano, Backing Vocals
  • Barry Adamson – Drums, Hammond, Backing Vocals, Bass
  • Jim Sclavunos – Drums, Bells
  • Tex Perkins – Backing Vocals
  • Rowland S. Howard – Backing Vocals
  • Roland Wolf – Guitar
  • Gini Ball – Strings
  • Audrey Riley – Strings
  • Chris Tombling – Strings
  • PJ Harvey – Vocals
  • Kylie Minogue – Vocals
  • Jen Anderson – Strings
  • Sue Simpson – Strings
  • Kerran Coulter – Strings
  • Helen Mountfort – Strings
  • Hugo Race – Guitar

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Gold 35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Best of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  2. ^ Schreiber, Ryan (1 June 1998). "Nick Cave – The Best of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 9 September 2006. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  4. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (2004). "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (Completely revised and updated 4th ed.). New York: Fireside. p. 151. ISBN 9780743201698.
  5. ^ https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/78737/nick-cave-the-bad-seeds-return-with-new-look-at-old-themes
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  7. ^ "British album certifications – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – The Best of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type The Best of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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