Henry's Dream
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Henry's Dream is the seventh album released by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, on May 12, 1992. There are possible references to John Berryman's series of poems The Dream Songs, which logs the dreams of the protagonist Henry. This album remains a big favourite amongst Bad Seeds fans, although Nick Cave himself was reportedly unhappy with the production by American David Briggs. Briggs preferred a "live-in-the-studio" method he had used with Neil Young. This led to Cave and Harvey re-mixing the album, and ultimately to the Live Seeds recordings, as Cave wanted the songs to "done justice". It was the first album to feature long-standing members Martin P Casey (bass) and Conway Savage (piano, organ), both Australian. The latter is a singer-songwriter in his own right and has contributed distinctive backing vocals to a handful of Bad Seeds songs; here he and Cave deliver a rousing duet in the chorus of 'When I First Came To Town'. The album is considered by some to have a vague "concept", i.e. song narratives overlapping and/or sharing characters.
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Track listing
- Papa Won't Leave You, Henry (5:43)
- I Had a Dream, Joe (3:42)
- Straight to You (4:35)
- Brother, My Cup Is Empty (3:02)
- Christina the Astonishing (4:50)
- When I First Came to Town (5:21)
- John Finns' Wife (5:13)
- The Loom of the Land (5:07)
- Jack the Ripper (3:45)
The songs
"Christina the Astonishing" - Cave's lyrics are based upon an entry in Alban Butler's book The Lives of the Saints
"When I First Came to Town" is based partly on Karen Dalton's recording of the traditional song "Katy Cruel". Dalton's version was later issued on Original Seeds Vol. 1.
Credits
Personnel
- Nick Cave – vocals, harmonica, keyboards
- Mick Harvey – guitar, keyboards, vibraphone, drums
- Blixa Bargeld – guitar
- Conway Savage – piano, organ
- Martin P. Casey – bass
- Thomas Wydler – drums, percussionsv:Henry's Dream