The Best of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Greatest hits album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Released	11 May 1998 (UK) 26 May 1998 (US)
Recorded	1983–1997
Length	75:38
Label	Mute Records
Producer	Nick Cave, Flood, David Briggs, Tony Cohen, Victor Van Vugt, The Bad Seeds
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds chronology
The Boatman's Call (1997) The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1998) No More Shall We Part (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
NME	9/10 [2]
Pitchfork	9.0/10 [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

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 11 May 1998.

Cave asked each of the Bad Seeds members, past and present, to choose their favourite tracks from the ten albums—their lists would then be discussed until a final list was produced. Only guitarist and founding Bad Seed Mick Harvey responded, and it is his listing, unchanged, that makes up The Best of.

As of 2001, the album has sold 500,000 copies worldwide. ^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Originally appears on:	Length
1.	"Deanna"	Tender Prey (1988)	3:36
2.	"Red Right Hand" (Single Version)	Let Love In (1994)	4:48
3.	"Straight to You"	Henry's Dream (1992)	4:35
4.	"Tupelo" (Single Version)	The Firstborn Is Dead (1985)	5:12
5.	"Nobody's Baby Now"	Let Love In (1994)	3:53
6.	"Stranger Than Kindness"	Your Funeral... My Trial (1986)	4:42
7.	"Into My Arms"	The Boatman's Call (1997)	4:14
8.	"(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For?"	The Boatman's Call (1997)	4:06
9.	"The Carny"	Your Funeral... My Trial (1986)	8:01
10.	"Do You Love Me?" (Single Version)	Let Love In (1994)	4:37
11.	"The Mercy Seat" (Single Version)	Tender Prey (1988)	5:08
12.	"Henry Lee" (featuring PJ Harvey)	Murder Ballads (1996)	3:56
13.	"The Weeping Song" (Single Version)	The Good Son (1990)	4:20
14.	"The Ship Song" (Single Version)	The Good Son (1990)	4:42
15.	"Where the Wild Roses Grow" (featuring Kylie Minogue)	Murder Ballads (1996)	3:57
16.	"From Her to Eternity"	From Her to Eternity (1984)	5:32
Total length:			75:38

Note: Tracks 2, 4, 10, 11, 13 and 14 are the edited single versions, but are not listed as edits in the liner notes.

Special edition

The album was also released as a special edition with a live bonus disc, titled Live at the Royal Albert Hall, recorded on 19 and 20 May 1997. This bonus CD was later released in 2008 as a regular album, with four additional tracks and without "The Weeping Song".

Live at the Royal Albert Hall

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lime Tree Arbour"	3:42
2.	"Stranger Than Kindness"	5:02
3.	"Red Right Hand"	5:18
4.	"I Let Love In"	4:12
5.	"Brompton Oratory"	3:47
6.	"Henry Lee"	4:00
7.	"The Weeping Song"	4:38
8.	"The Ship Song"	4:12
9.	"Where the Wild Roses Grow"	4:01

Musicians

• Nick Cave – Vocals, Hammond, Organ, Oscillator, Piano, Harmonica, Backing Vocals, String Arrangement
• Blixa Bargeld – Guitar, "Boss Bellini", Backing Vocals, Slide Guitar, "Father" Vocal (on "The Weeping Song")
• Mick Harvey – Drums, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar, Shaker, Bell, Rhythm Guitar, Extra Piano, Hammond, Bass Guitar, Bass Organ, Backing Vocals, Piano, Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Loops, Vibraphone, Percussion, String Arrangement
• Kid Congo Powers – Guitar
• Martyn P. Casey – Bass, Backing Vocals
• Thomas Wydler – Drums, Timpani, Fish, Backing Vocals, Percussion
• Conway Savage – Piano, Backing Vocals
• Barry Adamson – Drums, Hammond, Backing Vocals, Bass
• Jim Sclavunos – Drums, Bells
• Tex Perkins – Backing Vocals
• Rowland S. Howard – Backing Vocals
• Roland Wolf – Guitar
• Gini Ball – Strings
• Audrey Riley – Strings
• Chris Tombling – Strings
• PJ Harvey – Vocals
• Kylie Minogue – Vocals
• Jen Anderson – Strings
• Sue Simpson – Strings
• Kerran Coulter – Strings
• Helen Mountfort – Strings
• Hugo Race – Guitar

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [6]	Gold	35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [7]	Gold	100,000^
United States	—	50,000 [5]
Summaries
Worldwide	—	500,000 [5]
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Best of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 28 March 2012.
2. Cameron, Keith (16 April 2000). "NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS - The Best Of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds". NME . Archived from the original on 16 April 2000. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
3. Schreiber, Ryan (1 June 1998). "Nick Cave – The Best of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 9 September 2006. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
4. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (2004). "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (Completely revised and updated 4th ed.). New York: Fireside. p. 151. ISBN   9780743201698.
5. "Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Return with New Look at Old Themes". Billboard . 6 April 2001. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
6. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 6 March 2023.
7. "British album certifications – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – The Best of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 6 March 2023.