Nocturama (album)

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Nocturama
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Studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Released 3 February 2003
Recorded March 2002
Studio SingSing Melbourne
Genre Alternative rock
Length 57:35
Label Mute, ANTI-
Producer Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Nick Launay
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds chronology
No More Shall We Part
(2001)		 Nocturama
(2003)		 Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
(2004)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 73/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 2.5/5 stars[2]
Alternative Press 5/5[3]
Blender 4/5 stars[4]
The Guardian 3/5 stars[5]
Los Angeles Times 3/4 stars[6]
NME 8/10[7]
Pitchfork 7.0/10[8]
Q 3/5 stars[9]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[10]
Uncut 3/5 stars[11]

Nocturama is the twelfth studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on February 3, 2003 on Mute and ANTI-. Produced by Nick Launay, the album is the last to feature founding member Blixa Bargeld who departed from the band shortly after the album's release.

Recording

Nocturama was recorded in one week during an Australian tour in March 2002, and reunited Nick Cave and guitarist Mick Harvey with producer Nick Launay, who had worked with their previous band The Birthday Party twenty-one years earlier.

Reflecting on the recording experience, Launay noted: "I'll never forget the first day recording Nocturama. Blixa swept into SingSing Studio in that hat. Mick Harvey introduces me and Blixa goes, 'Oh, ja, the engineer.' Mick says, 'No, Blixa – the producer.' Blixa says, 'Well, we'll see about that, won't we?' From a distance they look like the most chaotic band. From an engineering point of view, it's just fucking mental – like recording a live gig but you're capturing this thing for ever. As soon as Nick walks in and sits at the piano, you're recording. The intensity is unlike any other band."[12]

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

Nick Cave and 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)
Guest musicians
  • Chris Bailey – chorus vocals on "Bring It On"
  • Johnny Turnbull – backing vocals 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 vocals 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"

Sales

Sales for Nocturama
Region Sales
France 20,000[13]
Germany 55,000[13]
Italy 20,000[13]
Europe 200,000[13]

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