Let Love In (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album)

Let Love In
Studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Released	18 April 1994 [1]
Recorded	September–December 1993
Genre	Post-punk [2] gothic rock [2]
Length	48:18
Label	Mute
Producer	Tony Cohen The Bad Seeds
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds chronology
Live Seeds (1993) Let Love In (1994) Murder Ballads (1996)
Singles from Let Love In
"Do You Love Me?" Released: 28 March 1994 "Loverman" Released: 4 July 1994 "Red Right Hand" Released: 24 October 1994

Let Love In is the eighth studio album by the Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on 18 April 1994 by Mute Records.

As of May 2015 it was certified silver by British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for 60,000 sold units in UK. ^[3] As of January 1996 the album has sold 50,000 copies in United States. ^[4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Drowned in Sound	10/10 [6]
Entertainment Weekly	B [7]
Los Angeles Times	[8]
NME	9/10 [9]
Pitchfork	8.5/10 [10]
Q	[11]
Rolling Stone	[12]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[13]
Select	4/5 [14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nick Cave, except where noted.

No.	Title	Music	Words	Length
1.	"Do You Love Me?"	Nick Cave Martyn P. Casey	Cave	5:56
2.	"Nobody's Baby Now"			3:52
3.	"Loverman"			6:21
4.	"Jangling Jack"			2:47
5.	"Red Right Hand"	Cave Mick Harvey Thomas Wydler	Cave	6:10
6.	"I Let Love In"			4:14
7.	"Thirsty Dog"			3:48
8.	"Ain't Gonna Rain Anymore"			3:46
9.	"Lay Me Low"			5:08
10.	"Do You Love Me? (Part 2)"			6:12
Total length:				48:18

Singles

• "Do You Love Me?" (MUTE 160) (28 March 1994)
  • b/w: "Cassiel's Song"/"Sail Away"
• "Loverman" (MUTE 169) (4 July 1994)
  • b/w: "B-Side"/"(I'll Love You) Till the End of the World"
• "Red Right Hand" (MUTE 172) (24 October 1994)
  • b/w: "That's What Jazz Is to Me"/"Where the Action Is"

Personnel

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

• Nick Cave – vocals (1–10); organ (1, 3, 5, 7–9); backing vocals (1, 4, 7, 9), piano (1, 8); electric piano (10); oscillator (5); bells (3)
• Blixa Bargeld – guitar (1–10); backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 7–10); vocals (4)
• Martyn P. Casey – bass guitar (1–10); backing vocals (1, 4, 7, 9)
• Mick Harvey – guitar (1–9); backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10); organ (2, 4, 6), drums (4, 9); string arrangement (8, 10); bells (5); tambourine (6); shaker (5)
• Conway Savage – backing vocals (1, 4, 6–9); piano (2–4, 6, 8)
• Thomas Wydler – drums (1–3, 5–10); tambourine (4, 8); timpani (5); shaker (3); triangle (3); temple block [fish] (5); backing vocals (1, 4, 7, 9)

Guest musicians

• Tex Perkins – backing vocals on "Do You Love Me?"
• Rowland S. Howard – backing vocals on "Do You Love Me?"
• Mick Geyer – backing vocals on "Jangling Jack"
• Nick Seferi – backing vocals on "Jangling Jack"
• Spencer P. Jones – backing vocals on "Ain't Gonna Rain Anymore"
• Robin Casinader – violin on "Ain't Gonna Rain Anymore" and "Do You Love Me? (Part 2)"
• Warren Ellis – violin on "Ain't Gonna Rain Anymore" and "Do You Love Me? (Part 2)"
• David McComb – backing vocals on "Lay Me Low"
• Donna McEvitt – backing vocals on "Do You Love Me? (Part 2)"
• Katharine Blake – backing vocals on "Do You Love Me? (Part 2)"

Cover versions

"Do You Love Me" was covered by the satirical musical project New Waver as "Do You Hate Me" in 1996. The song "Loverman" was covered by the heavy metal band Metallica on Garage Inc. (1998) and Depeche Mode's Martin Gore on his debut solo studio album Counterfeit² (2003). The song "Red Right Hand" was covered by Arctic Monkeys as a B-side to their single "Crying Lightning" and as a bonus track on the Japanese version of their third studio album Humbug (2009); it was also covered by Giant Sand on their studio album Cover Magazine (2002). "Red Right Hand" was covered by PJ Harvey for the British television series, Peaky Blinders . ^[15]

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [16]	8
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [17]	14
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [18]	57
German Albums Chart [19]	34
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [20]	35
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [21]	18
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [22]	10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [23]	43
UK Albums Chart [24]	12

Chart (2025)	Peak position
Croatian International Albums (HDU) [25]	8

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [26]	Gold	35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [27]	Silver	60,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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8. Cromelin, Richard (29 May 1994). "Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, 'Let Love In'; Mute/Elektra". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
9. Mulvey, John (16 April 1994). "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Let Love In". NME . Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
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11. Sutcliffe, Phil (May 1994). "Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds: Let Love In". Q . No. 92. Archived from the original on 13 September 1999. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
12. O'Connor, Rob (16 June 1994). "Nick Cave: Let Love In". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
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14. Higginbotham, Adam (May 1994). "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Let Love In". Select . No. 47. p. 90.
15. Beauchemin, Molly (29 October 2014). "PJ Harvey Covers Nick Cave's "Red Right Hand"". australian-charts.com. Pitchfork. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
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24. "NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS". UK Albums Chart/UK Singles Chart . Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
25. "Lista prodaje 8. tjedan 2025. (17.02.2025. - 23.02.2025.)" (in Croatian). HDU. 17 February 2025. Archived from the original on 6 March 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
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External links

• Let Love In at Discogs (list of releases)