Released March 2006 Length 42:45 | Recorded 2005 Release date March 2006 Label V2 Records | |
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Genres Alternative rock, Folk music, Indie pop Similar Mark Lanegan albums, Indie pop albums |
Isobel campbell mark lanegan ballad of the broken seas
Ballad of the Broken Seas is an album released by Isobel Campbell and the first collaboration between her and Mark Lanegan. It made the shortlist for the 2006 Mercury Music Prize and was one of NME's top one hundred albums of the decade.
Contents
- Isobel campbell mark lanegan ballad of the broken seas
- Mark lanegan isobel campell ballad of the broken seas
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
The Mercury nomination provoked some criticism, as collaborator Mark Lanegan is American and the award is for British and Irish artists only. However Campbell wrote most of the tracks and self-produced the album. Campbell had written the music and some of the lyrics, before sending it to Lanegan.
Mark lanegan isobel campell ballad of the broken seas
Track listing
All songs written by Isobel Campbell except where stated
- "Deus Ibi Est" – 2:51
- "Black Mountain" – 3:10 (music based in part on the traditional melody "Scarborough Fair")
- "The False Husband" – 3:53
- "Ballad of the Broken Seas" – 2:42
- "Revolver" – 2:40 (Mark Lanegan)
- "Ramblin' Man" – 3:29 (Hank Williams)
- "(Do You Wanna) Come Walk with Me?" – 3:27
- "Saturday's Gone" – 4:37
- "It's Hard to Kill a Bad Thing" – 2:53 (Jim McCulloch)
- "Honey Child What Can I Do?" – 3:44 (Isobel Campbell/Simon Shaw)
- "Dusty Wreath" – 3:44
- "The Circus Is Leaving Town" – 5:35
Personnel
Songs
1Deus Ibi Est2:52
2Black Mountain3:10
3The False Husband3:54
References
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