Book of Lightning

Book of Lightning
Studio album by
the Waterboys
Released2 April 2007
StudioMike Scott's home studio
London, Vancouver
GenreRock
LabelPuck
ProducerMike Scott, Philip Tennant
The Waterboys chronology
Karma to Burn
(2005) 		Book of Lightning
(2007) 		In a Special Place – The Piano Demos for This Is the Sea
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BBCFavourable[2]
contactmusic.com[3]
The Guardian[4]
Insight MagazineFavourable[5]
inthenews.co.uk[6]
Manchester Evening News[7]
musicOMH.com[8]
Q[9]
Uncut[10]

Book of Lightning is the ninth studio album by the Waterboys, released on 2 April 2007 through W14/Universal Records. The album contains ten tracks, produced by Mike Scott and Philip Tennant, with musical contributions from Steve Wickham (fiddle), Richard Naiff (keyboards), Brady Blade (drums), Mark Smith (bass), Leo Abrahams (lead guitar), Jeremy Stacey (drums) plus long-time Waterboys alumni Roddy Lorimer (trumpet), Chris Bruce (lead guitar) and Thighpaulsandra (keyboards). Book of Lightning was recorded in London with the exceptions of one song recorded in Vancouver with members of Canadian art-pop band Great Aunt Ida, and another in Scott's home studio.

Track listing

All tracks by Mike Scott except where noted.

  1. "The Crash of Angel Wings" – 4:02
  2. "Love Will Shoot You Down" – 4:34
  3. "Nobody's Baby Anymore" – 4:43
  4. "Strange Arrangement" – 3:33
  5. "She Tried to Hold Me" – 7:18
  6. "It's Gonna Rain" – 3:03
  7. "Sustain" (Scott, Ida Nilsen) – 3:21
  8. "You in the Sky" – 4:38
  9. "Everybody Takes a Tumble" (Scott, Anthony Thistlethwaite) – 7:05
  10. "The Man With the Wind at His Heels" (Scott, Steve Wickham, Thistlethwaite) – 3:04

Personnel

  • Leo Abrahams – Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
  • Johnny Andrews – Vocals, Falsetto
  • Dick Beetham – Mastering
  • Brady Blade – Drums
  • Chris Bruce – Guitar (Electric)
  • Clive Deamer – Tabla, Introduction
  • Steve Evans – Engineer, Mixing
  • Steve Gullick – Photography
  • Roddy Lorimer – Trumpet
  • Tim Martin – Engineer, Mixing
  • Pete Min – Engineer
  • Barry Mirochnick – Drums
  • Richard Naiff – Organ, Piano
  • Ida Nilsen – Piano
  • Daniel Presley – Vocals (background), Harmony
  • Mike Rowe – Organ, Piano (Electric)
  • Mike Scott – Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Arranger, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Rhythm), Sound Effects, Tambourine, Vocals, Bells, Producer, Engineer, Loops, Danelectro Bellzouki electric 12-string guitar, Sleigh Bells, Mixing, Effects
  • Helge Skodvin – Photography
  • Phil Smee – Cover Design, Booklet Design
  • Mark Coates Smith – Resonator
  • Jeremy Stacey – Drums
  • Colin Stewart – Engineer
  • Ren Swan – Mixing
  • Phil Tennant – Producer, Management
  • Steve Wickham – Fiddle, Viola
  • Annie Wilkinson – Resonator

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Dutch Albums Chart[11] 73
Norwegian Albums Chart[12] 12
UK Albums Chart[13] 51

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ McCluskey, Brian. "BBC – Music – Review of The Waterboys – Book Of Lightning". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  3. ^ "The Waterboys – Book Of Lightning Album Review". contactmusic.com. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  4. ^ Simpson, Dave (29 March 2007). "The Waterboys, Book of Lightning". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Welcome to Inspire – Inspire Magazine". www.inspiremagazine.org.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  6. ^ "link". inthenews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  7. ^ News, Manchester Evening (2 April 2007). "The Waterboys – Book Of Lightning (Universal)". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2017. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ April 2 2007, MusicOMH Archived 2007-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ John Aizlewood Q, April 2007, Issue 249.
  10. ^ Alastair McKay Uncut, May 2007, Issue 120
  11. ^ Steffen Hung. "The Waterboys - Book Of Lightning". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  12. ^ Steffen Hung. "The Waterboys - Book Of Lightning". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  13. ^ "WATERBOYS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 28 July 2019.