| "Love Letter" | ||||
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| Single by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | ||||
| from the album No More Shall We Part | ||||
| B-side | "Loverman" | |||
| Released | 26 August 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | Mute Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Nick Cave | |||
| Producer(s) | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Tony Cohen | |||
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"Love Letter" is a song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds from their 2001 album, No More Shall We Part . [1] A ballad written by Cave, it features him on vocals and piano with backing vocals by Kate & Anna McGarrigle.
"Love Letter" was first released as one of the songs on Nick Cave's 2000 spoken word album, The Secret Life of the Love Song . [2] Since its release by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on their 2001 album, No More Shall We Part , Uncut magazine has placed "Love Letter" at number 14 in its list of Nick Cave's greatest songs. [3] The song was singled out for praise by author Jonathan Lethem, who says the "shattering simplicity" of its lyrics is "worthy of Shakespeare". [3] In AllMusic's review of No More Shall We Part, "Love Letter" is described as a "tenderly daunting, haunted house". [4] Author Robert Mighall described it as "a staggeringly beautiful song of forlorn love and a broken heart." [5] Musician Victor Krummenacher described "Love Letter" as "extraordinary." [6] Music blog Ransom Note included it in its list of top 6 Nick Cave love songs, also noting the success and simplicity of the lyrics and the "aching, hopeful string arrangement". [7]
