Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 5 May 2017 | |||
Recorded | 1984–2014 | |||
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Length | 3:47:53 (deluxe edition) | |||
Label | Mute | |||
Producer | Nick Cave, Flood, David Briggs, Tony Cohen, Victor Van Vugt, The Bad Seeds | |||
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 95/100[3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Austin Chronicle | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Clash | 9/10[5] |
Classic Rock | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Exclaim! | 8/10[6] |
The Independent | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Line of Best Fit | 9/10[8] |
Louder Than War | 10/10[9] |
The New Zealand Herald | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Uncut | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds is a compilation album by Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on 5 May 2017.[12]
Track listing
[edit]Two-disc edition
[edit]No. | Title | Originally appears on: | Length |
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1. | "Loverman" | Let Love In (1994) | 4:57 |
2. | "Tupelo" | The Firstborn Is Dead (1985) | 5:12 |
3. | "Deanna" | Tender Prey (1988) | 3:45 |
4. | "From Her to Eternity" | From Her to Eternity (1984) | 5:35 |
5. | "The Weeping Song" | The Good Son (1990) | 4:21 |
6. | "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" | Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008) | 3:35 |
7. | "People Ain't No Good" | The Boatman's Call (1997) | 5:40 |
8. | "Higgs Boson Blues" | Push the Sky Away (2013) | 7:50 |
9. | "Straight to You" | Henry's Dream (1992) | 4:35 |
10. | "Where the Wild Roses Grow" | Murder Ballads (1996) | 3:57 |
Total length: | 49:27 |
No. | Title | Originally appears on: | Length |
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1. | "Into My Arms" | The Boatman's Call (1997) | 4:13 |
2. | "Love Letter" | No More Shall We Part (2001) | 4:04 |
3. | "Red Right Hand" | Let Love In (1994) | 4:49 |
4. | "The Mercy Seat" | Tender Prey (1988) | 5:10 |
5. | "O Children" | Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus (2004) | 6:42 |
6. | "The Ship Song" | The Good Son (1990) | 4:44 |
7. | "Stranger Than Kindness" | Your Funeral... My Trial (1986) | 4:43 |
8. | "Jubilee Street" | Push the Sky Away (2013) | 5:03 |
9. | "Nature Boy" | Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus (2004) | 3:31 |
10. | "We No Who U R" | Push the Sky Away (2013) | 4:05 |
11. | "Stagger Lee" | Murder Ballads (1996) | 5:14 |
Total length: | 52:18 |
Deluxe edition
[edit]No. | Title | Originally appears on: | Length |
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1. | "From Her to Eternity" | From Her to Eternity (1984) | 5:35 |
2. | "In the Ghetto" | From Her to Eternity (1984) | 4:36 |
3. | "Tupelo" | The Firstborn Is Dead (1985) | 7:16 |
4. | "I'm Gonna Kill That Woman" | Kicking Against the Pricks (1986) | 3:44 |
5. | "The Carny" | Your Funeral... My Trial (1986) | 8:01 |
6. | "Sad Waters" | Your Funeral... My Trial (1986) | 4:59 |
7. | "Stranger Than Kindness" | Your Funeral... My Trial (1986) | 4:47 |
8. | "Scum" | Your Funeral... My Trial (1986) | 2:55 |
9. | "The Mercy Seat" | Tender Prey (1988) | 7:18 |
10. | "Deanna" | Tender Prey (1988) | 3:46 |
11. | "Up Jumped the Devil" | Tender Prey (1988) | 5:18 |
12. | "The Weeping Song" | The Good Son (1990) | 4:25 |
13. | "The Ship Song" | The Good Son (1990) | 5:14 |
14. | "Papa Won't Leave You, Henry" | Henry's Dream (1992) | 5:56 |
15. | "Straight to You" | Henry's Dream (1992) | 4:35 |
No. | Title | Originally appears on: | Length |
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1. | "Do You Love Me?" | Let Love In (1994) | 5:57 |
2. | "Nobody's Baby Now" | Let Love In (1994) | 3:52 |
3. | "Loverman" | Let Love In (1994) | 6:21 |
4. | "Red Right Hand" | Let Love In (1994) | 6:10 |
5. | "Stagger Lee" | Murder Ballads (1996) | 5:15 |
6. | "Where the Wild Roses Grow" | Murder Ballads (1996) | 3:57 |
7. | "Into My Arms" | The Boatman's Call (1997) | 4:15 |
8. | "People Ain't No Good" | The Boatman's Call (1997) | 5:42 |
9. | "Brompton Oratory" | The Boatman's Call (1997) | 4:06 |
10. | "(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For?" | The Boatman's Call (1997) | 4:05 |
11. | "Come Into My Sleep" | "(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For?" single (1997) | 3:49 |
12. | "Love Letter" | No More Shall We Part (2001) | 4:05 |
13. | "God Is in the House" | No More Shall We Part (2001) | 5:43 |
14. | "He Wants You" | Nocturama (2003) | 3:31 |
15. | "Shoot Me Down" | "Bring It On" single (2003) | 4:03 |
No. | Title | Originally appears on: | Length |
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1. | "Hiding All Away" | Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus (2004) | 6:30 |
2. | "There She Goes, My Beautiful World" | Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus (2004) | 5:17 |
3. | "Nature Boy" | Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus (2004) | 4:54 |
4. | "Breathless" | Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus (2004) | 3:14 |
5. | "Babe, You Turn Me On" | Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus (2004) | 4:21 |
6. | "O Children" | Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus (2004) | 6:46 |
7. | "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" | Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008) | 4:13 |
8. | "Night of the Lotus Eaters" | Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008) | 4:54 |
9. | "We Call Upon the Author" | Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008) | 5:12 |
10. | "Jesus of the Moon" | Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008) | 3:23 |
11. | "More News from Nowhere" | Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008) | 7:58 |
12. | "We No Who U R" | Push the Sky Away (2013) | 4:05 |
13. | "Jubilee Street" | Push the Sky Away (2013) | 6:36 |
14. | "Higgs Boson Blues" | Push the Sky Away (2013) | 7:50 |
15. | "Push the Sky Away" | Push the Sky Away (2013) | 4:06 |
Charts
[edit] Weekly charts[edit]
| Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[29] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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