| Nick Cave discography |
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| Studio albums | 1 |
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| EPs | 1 |
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| Soundtrack albums | 11 |
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| Live albums | 4 |
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| Compilation albums | 1 |
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| Singles | 3 |
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| Short soundtrack | 2 |
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This is the discography of Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave. In addition to his career as lead singer of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, he has released 1 studio album, 11 soundtrack albums, 1 extended play, 2 short soundtracks, 3 singles, 3 live albums, and 1 compilation album. Since 2005, the majority of his work has been written & recorded in collaboration with Bad Seeds member and multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis.
Studio
Albums
Soundtracks
EPs
| Year
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Title
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Notes
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| 2022
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Seven Psalms
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featuring Ellis
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Short soundtracks
Singles
Other appearances
| Year
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Title
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Release
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Notes
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| 1989
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"Helpless"
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The Bridge
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Neil Young cover
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| 1993
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"Faraway, So Close!" and "Cassiel's Song"
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Faraway, So Close!
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original songs
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| 1995
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"There Is a Light"
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Batman Forever
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original song
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| 1996
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"Time Jesum Transeuntum et Non Riverentum" and "X-Files Theme"
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Songs in the Key of X
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with Dirty Three
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| 1997
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"Mack the Knife"
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September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
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Bertolt Brecht & Kurt Weill cover
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| 1998
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"The Big Hurt" and "Mojo"
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Mojo
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"The Big Hurt" with Gallon Drunk, 1997 film
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| 1999
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"Goodbye Marylou"
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A Tribute to Polnareff
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Michel Polnareff cover
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| 2001
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"To Be by Your Side"
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Winged Migration
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original song
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| 2002
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"Let It Be" and "Here Comes the Sun" (bonus track)
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I Am Sam
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The Beatles cover, 2001 film
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| 2006
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"Fire Down Below" and "Pinery Boy"
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Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys
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traditional songs
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| 2010
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"Ramblin' Mind" and "Free to Walk"
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We Are Only Riders: The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project[12]
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based on Jeffrey Lee Pierce demos, "Free to Walk" with Debbie Harry
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| 2011
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"She's Not There"
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True Blood: Volume 3[13][14]
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The Zombies cover with Neko Case
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| 2012
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"City in Pain" and "The Breaking Hands"
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The Journey Is Long: The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project
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based on Jeffrey Lee Pierce demos, "The Breaking Hands" with Debbie Harry
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| 2013
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"Pirate Jenny"
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Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys
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traditional song with Shilpa Ray and Warren Ellis
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| 2014
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"Nobody's City"
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Axels & Sockets: The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project
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based on Jeffrey Lee Pierce demo, with Iggy Pop
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| 2015
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"All the Gold in California"
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True Detective[15]
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Larry Gatlin cover with Ellis
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| 2020
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"Cosmic Dancer"
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AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T.Rex
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T. Rex cover
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| 2022
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"Wood Dove"
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For the Birds: The Birdsong Project, Vol. 1
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with Ellis
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| 2024
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"Slap That Bass" / "Get Happy" / "What the World Needs Now Is Love"
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Joker: Folie à Deux (Music from the Motion Picture)
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Covers
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Live
Albums
Other appearances
- Nick Cave i Przyjaciele (Nick Cave and Friends) (1999). A live tribute album by Polish musicians. Cave appears on "Into My Arms" and "The Weeping Song".
- "I'm Your Man" and "Suzanne" performed by Cave in the documentary/concert film Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2006).
- The Harry Smith Project: Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited (2006), Concert album featuring Nick Cave performing "John the Revelator" and "Shine on Me".[17]
Compilation
Session work
- Send Me a Lullaby (1981), album by The Go-Betweens, features Cave's vocals on "After the Fireworks".
- Burnin' the Ice (1982), album by Die Haut features Cave's vocals on "Stow-a-Way", "Truck Love", "Pleasure Is the Boss", "Dumb Europe".
- Annie Hogan Plays "Kickabye" EP (1985), features Cave's vocals and production on "Vixo". Recorded in October 1983.
- Oedipus Schmoedipus (1996), album by Barry Adamson, Cave appears on "The Sweetest Embrace".
- "Music for Expelling the Demon" (1999), a short animation by Devlin Crow, written by A-Soma.
- Punishing Kiss (2000), album by Ute Lemper, Cave co-wrote (with Bruno Pisek) "Little Water Song".
- Next Wave (2002), album by Chris Coco, Cave performs a cover version of The Velvet Underground's "Sunday Morning" with Chris Coco.
- American IV: The Man Comes Around (2003) duet with Johnny Cash on "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry".
- Small World Big Band Friends 3 – Jack o the Green (2003), album by Jools Holland, "Kiss of Love" duet with Sam Brown.
- I Started Out with Nothin' (2008), album by Seasick Steve, "Just Like a King" includes Cave's vocals.
- The Real Work (2022), album by Party Dozen, Cave features on "Macca the Mutt".[20]
Unreleased soundtracks
Compositions
Readings
- "The Atra Virago or the Vargus Barking Spider" (1987) – excerpt of And the Ass Saw the Angel, from Smack My Crack[25]
- "And the Ass Saw the Angel" (1988) – further excerpts, released with Tender Prey
- The Secret Life of the Love Song & the Flesh Made Word: Two Lectures (2000)
- The Death of Bunny Munro (2009) – 7-disc audiobook, with backing music composed with Ellis[26]
References
- ^ "The Road: Nick Cave, Warren Ellis: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - West Of Memphis Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-23
- ^ Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - Far from Men [Original Soundtrack] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-23
- ^ Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - Mars [Original Series Soundtrack] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-23
- ^ Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - War Machine [Original Score] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-23
- ^ Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - Wind River [Original Score] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-23
- ^ Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - Kings [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-23
- ^ La Panthère Des Neiges (Original Soundtrack) by Warren Ellis & Nick Cave, 2021-12-17, retrieved 2022-06-23
- ^ Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - Hell or High Water [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-23
- ^ "Grief Single". Cave Things. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ "Shyness Single". Cave Things. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ Quantick, David. "BBC – Music – Review of Various Artists – We Are Only Riders – The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Various – True Blood: Music From The HBO Original Series Volume 3". Discogs. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Nick Cave joins Neko Case for The Zombies 'She's Not There' for 'True Blood' – listen! – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Facebook news at". Side-line.com. 22 February 1999. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ Original Soundtrack - True Detective: Music from the HBO Series Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-27
- ^ Minsker, Evan (3 September 2020). "Nick Cave Announces New Live Album and Film Idiot Prayer". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "The Harry Smith Project: The Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited – Harry Smith Archives". Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Nick Cave". Nickcaveandthebadseeds.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds". Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. 21 September 2009. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ Pearis, Bill (16 March 2022). "Australia's Party Dozen announce new LP ft Nick Cave, share "The Iron Boot"". Brookyln Vegan. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "The English Surgeon – Credits". Theenglishsurgeon.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015.
- ^ "Vesturport". Vesturport.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Vesturport". Vesturport.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Vesturport". Vesturport.com. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Johnston, Ian (2020-03-05). Bad Seed: The Biography of Nick Cave. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 978-0-349-14435-1.
- ^ Armitstead, Claire (11 September 2009). "Nick Cave on The Death of Bunny Munro". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 20 May 2010.