Album · Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
The Good Son by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
The Good Son is an album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released in 1990. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 30 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “The Ship Song”, on 30 lists with a best position of #7.
The Good Son, released by Mute on 17 April 1990, is the sixth studio album from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and after the harrowing gloom of Your Funeral... My Trial and Tender Prey it comes as a shock: tender, lighter and at times downright hopeful. Cave had fallen in love with Brazilian journalist Viviane Carneiro and come through a spell in rehab, and the despair and squalor of the last two records gave way to something gentler and more romantic.
The band produced it themselves, with Mick Harvey, Blixa Bargeld and Thomas Wydler now joined by newcomers Conway Savage and Martyn P. Casey. "The Ship Song", a stately, heart-on-sleeve ballad, is the one rock radio's countdowns have cherished.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Good Son on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ship Song | 30 | #7 | – | 1990–2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.