Tender Prey

~ Release by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (see all versions of this release, 17 available)

Tracklist

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#	Title	Rating	Length
1	The Mercy Seat engineer: Tony Cohen and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) producer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds mixer: Tony Cohen bass, guitar and piano and background vocals: Mick Harvey drums (drum set): Thomas Wydler guitar: Roland Wolf Hammond organ and lead vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) slide guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) strings: Gini Ball, Audrey Riley and Chris Tombling (violinist) part of: Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs and Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 37) recording of: The Mercy Seat lyricist: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Mick Harvey publisher: Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd. and Mute Song (international)	4.5	7:18
2	Up Jumped the Devil engineer: Tony Cohen and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) producer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds mixer: Tony Cohen bass and xylophone: Mick Harvey drums (drum set): Thomas Wydler guitar: Kid Congo Powers piano: Roland Wolf slide guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) background vocals: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) and Mick Harvey lead vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) recording of: Up Jumped the Devil lyricist: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) composer: Blixa Bargeld (German musician), Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer), Mick Harvey, Kid Congo Powers, Roland Wolf and Thomas Wydler		5:16
3	Deanna recording engineer and mixer: Tony Cohen engineer: Tony Cohen and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) producer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds acoustic guitar, bass and drums (drum set): Mick Harvey guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) and Kid Congo Powers Hammond organ and lead vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) recording of: Deanna lyricist and composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) publisher: Mute Song (international)	5	3:45
4	Watching Alice engineer and mixer: Chris Thompson (Australian producer) producer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds bass: Mick Harvey drums (drum set): Thomas Wydler guitar: Hugo Race harmonica and piano and lead vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) recording of: Watching Alice lyricist and composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)		4:01
5	Mercy engineer: Chris Thompson (Australian producer) producer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds mixer: Tony Cohen bass: Mick Harvey drums (drum set): Thomas Wydler guitar: Kid Congo Powers harmonica and vibraphone and lead vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) piano: Roland Wolf slide guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) background vocals: Blixa Bargeld (German musician), Mick Harvey and Kid Congo Powers guest background vocals: Hugo Race recording of: Mercy lyricist and composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)	3	6:22
6	City of Refuge engineer: Tony Cohen and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) producer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds mixer: Tony Cohen acoustic guitar, bass and percussion: Mick Harvey drums (drum set): Thomas Wydler guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) and Kid Congo Powers Hammond organ and harmonica and lead vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) organ: Roland Wolf recording of: City of Refuge lyricist: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Mick Harvey is based on: I’m Gonna Run to the City of Refuge		4:48
7	Slowly Goes the Night engineer: Tony Cohen and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) producer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds mixer: Tony Cohen bass and xylophone and background vocals: Mick Harvey drums (drum set): Thomas Wydler guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) Hammond organ and lead vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) organ and piano: Roland Wolf guest background vocals: Ian Davis recording of: Slowly Goes the Night lyricist and composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)		5:24
8	Sunday’s Slave engineer: Tony Cohen and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) producer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds mixer: Tony Cohen acoustic guitar, bass and drums (drum set): Mick Harvey guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) piano and lead vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) recording of: Sunday’s Slave lyricist and composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)	3	3:41
9	Sugar Sugar Sugar engineer: Tony Cohen and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) producer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds mixer: Tony Cohen acoustic guitar and bass guitar, acoustic guitar, bass and percussion and background vocals: Mick Harvey drums (drum set): Thomas Wydler guitar: Kid Congo Powers piano: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Roland Wolf lead vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) recording of: Sugar Sugar Sugar lyricist: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Mick Harvey		5:01
10	New Morning engineer: Tony Cohen and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) producer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds mixer: Tony Cohen acoustic guitar, bass, drums (drum set) and organ: Mick Harvey guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) harmonica, piano and tambourine and lead vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) background vocals: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) and Mick Harvey recording of: New Morning lyricist and composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)		3:46
11	The Mercy Seat (video mix) recording engineer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) engineer: Tony Cohen and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) producer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Tony Cohen and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) mixer: Tony Cohen bass, guitar and piano and background vocals: Mick Harvey drums (drum set): Thomas Wydler guitar: Roland Wolf Hammond organ and lead vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) slide guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) strings: Gini Ball, Audrey Riley and Chris Tombling (violinist) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Mute Records (not for release label use! early 80s copyright for Mute) (in 1988) recording of: The Mercy Seat lyricist: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Mick Harvey publisher: Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd. and Mute Song (international)		5:09
12	And the Ass Saw the Angel recording of: And the Ass Saw the Angel writer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Gary Lucas (US guitarist/songwriter)		14:30

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/3822110 [info] https://www.discogs.com/release/6968450 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Deanna The Mercy Seat

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/17277 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds/Tender-prey [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/vzwx [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds/tender-prey/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/32488/ [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Tender_Prey/1108 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000202408 [info]
Wikidata:	Q538087 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 4988024107980
Format:: CD
Length:: 1:09:02

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Mute
29B2-24

Release events

Japan
1989-04-25

Release group rating

4.45 (see all ratings)

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