Album · Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
The Boatman’s Call by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
The Boatman’s Call is an album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released in 1997. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 28 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Into My Arms”, on 28 lists with a best position of #18.
The Boatman's Call, the tenth album from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, came out on Mute on 3 March 1997, and it's the sound of the Melbourne band that made its name on post-punk, blues and gothic rock pulling up a chair at the piano. Flood produced it, and the record is built almost entirely around those keys, swinging between hushed gloom and open-hearted romance. They had already softened on The Good Son in 1990, but the quiet here still lands like a shock.
The Bad Seeds play with real restraint: Mick Harvey, Blixa Bargeld, Warren Ellis on violin, Martyn P. Casey on bass, Conway Savage on organ, and Thomas Wydler and Jim Sclavunos on drums, all leaving room for Cave's voice and the songs to breathe. "Into My Arms" is the one that has lasted, and the album stands among the most acclaimed records Cave has ever made.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Boatman’s Call on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Into My Arms | 28 | #18 | – | 1997–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.