Ballad of the Broken Seas

Infobox Album |
Name = Ballad of the Broken Seas
Type = Album
Artist = Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan


Released = 2006
Recorded = 2005
Genre = Indie pop
Alternative rock
Length = 42:45
Label = V2 Records
Producer = Isobel Campbell, Dave Paterson
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:bqn8b5f4csq0 link]
* "Being There Magazine" Rating|3.5|5 [http://beingtheremag.com/reviewalbum.php?id=422&issue=18 link]
* Drowned In Sound (8/10) [http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/6988 link]
* Music Box Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.musicbox-online.com/reviews-2006/ballad-of-the-broken-seas.html link]
* Pitchfork (7.2/10) [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/16455/Isobel_Campbell_and_Mark_Lanegan_Ballad_of_the_Broken_Seas 3/14/2006]
Chronology = Isobel Campbell
Last album = "Amorino"
(2003)
This album = "Ballad of the Broken Seas"
(2006)
Next album = "Milkwhite Sheets"
(2006)
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist = Mark Lanegan
Type = Album
Last album = "Bubblegum"
(2004)
This album = "Ballad of the Broken Seas"
(2006)
Next album = "It's Not How Far You Fall, It's the Way You Land"
(2007)

"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.

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.

Track listing

All songs written by Isobel Campbell except where stated
#"Deus Ibi Est" – 2:51
#"Black Mountain" – 3:10
#"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" (Campbell) – 4:37
#"It's Hard to Kill a Bad Thing" – 2:53 (Jim McCulloch)
#"Honey Child What Can I Do?" – 3:44 (Campbell/Shaw)
#"Dusty Wreath" – 3:44
#"Circus Is Leaving Town" – 5:35

Personnel

* Mark Lanegan - Vocals
* Isobel Campbell - Vocals, Piano, Cello, Harpsichord, Tubular Bells, Glockenspiel
* Alyn Cosker - Drums
* Jim McCulloch - Guitars
* Ross Hamilton - Double Bass (1,6-8), Bass Guitar (4,10,12)
* David Robertson - Bodhran (1), Percussion (8), Congas (9)
* Bill Wells - Bass Guitar (2,3), Piano (4), Vibraphone (8)
* John McCusker - Solo Violin (4)
* Joshua Blanchard - Acoustic Guitar (5)
* Eddi Nappi - Bass Guitar (5)
* Norm Block - Drums (5)
* Geoff Allen - Whip (6)
* Claire Campbell - Violin (8)
* Helen Thompson - Harp (10)
* Chris Geddes - Hammond Organ (12)
* Paul Leonard Morgan - String Arrangements (3-5,9-10)