Blood (This Mortal Coil album)

For other albums of this name, see Blood (disambiguation).
Blood
Studio album by This Mortal Coil
Released 22 April 1991 (1991-04-22)
Recorded Blackwing Studios, Palladium Studios
Genre Gothic rock, dream pop
Length 76:15
Language English
Label 4AD
Producer John Fryer and Ivo Watts-Russell
This Mortal Coil chronology
Filigree & Shadow
(1986)		 Blood
(1991)		 1983-1991
(1993)
Singles from Blood
  1. "You and Your Sister"
    Released: April 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork(8.4/10)[2]

Blood is the third and final album released by 4AD collective This Mortal Coil, an umbrella title for a loose grouping of guest musicians and vocalists brought together by label boss Ivo Watts-Russell. The supergroup consists primarily of artists attached to the 4AD label, of which Watts-Russell was co-founder and (at the time) boss and president. The double album was released in April 1991, and was the second release on 4AD to utilize the double album-identifier "DAD" prefix in its catalog number.

Blood was the final LP in the project's history, although Watts-Russell used two TMC performers on his next project, The Hope Blister, in 1998. A remastered and repackaged CD edition of Blood was issued with the complete This Mortal Coil recordings in a self-titled box set, released in late November 2011. The CD was released individually shortly thereafter.[2]

In 2013, NME ranked the album at number 493 in its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[3]

Track listing

Side 1
No. TitleWriter(s)Interpreted by Length
1. "The Lacemaker"  Ivo Watts-Russell, John Fryer, Martin McCarrickCaroline Crawley, Deirdre Rutkowski 4:06
2. "Mr Somewhere"  Peter Milton WalshCaroline Crawley, Jon Turner, Martin McCarrick 2:52
3. "Andialu"  Ivo Watts-Russell, John FryerAlison Limerick 3:03
4. "With Tomorrow"  Gene Clark, Jesse Ed DavisDeirdre Rutkowski, Jon Turner 2:40
5. "Loose Joints"  Ivo Watts-Russell, John Fryer, Martin McCarrickThis Mortal Coil 2:26
6. "You and Your Sister"  Chris BellKim Deal, Tanya Donnelly 3:14
Side 2
No. TitleWriter(s)Interpreted by Length
7. "Nature's Way"  Randy CaliforniaAlison Limerick, Deirdre Rutkowski 3:19
8. "I Come and Stand at Every Door"  Nâzım Hikmet, James WatersDeirdre and Louise Rutkowski, Tim Freeman 3:54
9. "Bitter"  Ivo Watts-Russell, John FryerAlison Limerick, Deirdre Rutkowski, Ikuko Kozu 6:25
10. "Baby Ray Baby"  Ivo Watts-Russell, John FryerDeirdre Rutkowski, This Mortal Coil 2:13
11. "Several Times"  Pieter NootenPieter Nooten, Deirdre Rutkowski 3:12
Side 3
No. TitleWriter(s)Interpreted by Length
12. "The Lacemaker II"  Ivo Watts-Russell, John Fryer, Martin McCarrickThis Mortal Coil 1:24
13. "Late Night"  Syd BarrettCaroline Crawley 3:03
14. "Ruddy and Wretched"  Ivo Watts-Russell, John FryerThis Mortal Coil 3:15
15. "Help Me Lift You Up"  Mary Margaret O'HaraCaroline Crawley, Deirdre Rutkowski 5:06
16. "Carolyn's Song"  David RobackDeirdre Rutkowski 3:47
17. "D.D. and E."  Ivo Watts-Russell, John FryerDeirdre Rutkowski, Ivo Watts-Russell 0:47
Side 4
No. TitleWriter(s)Interpreted by Length
18. "'Til I Gain Control Again"  Rodney CrowellDeirdre and Louise Rutkowski, Heidi Berry 4:43
19. "Dreams Are Like Water"  Ivo Watts-Russell, John FryerDeirdre Rutkowski, This Mortal Coil 8:37
20. "I Am the Cosmos"  Chris BellDeirdre Rutkowski, Dominic Appleton 4:05
21. "(Nothing But) Blood"  Ivo Watts-Russell, John FryerDeirdre Rutkowski, This Mortal Coil 4:04

Credits

Personnel as printed in the liner notes:[4]

  1. "The Lacemaker"
    • Voices: Caroline Crawley, Deirdre Rutkowski
    • Music: Ivo Watts-Russell
    • Strings: Martin McCarrick, Jocelyn Pook, Sally Herbert, Sonia Slaney
    • Programming: John Fryer
  2. "Mr Somewhere"
    • Voice: Caroline Crawley
    • Music: Jon Turner
    • Cello: Martin McCarrick
  3. "Andialu"
    • Voice: Alison Limerick
    • Music: Ivo Watts-Russell, John Fryer
  4. "With Tomorrow"
    • Voice: Deirdre Rutkowski
    • Music: Jon Turner
  5. "Loose Joints"
    • Music: Ivo Watts-Russell
    • Strings: Martin McCarrick, Jocelyn Pook, Sally Herbert, Sonia Slaney
    • Programming: John Fryer
  6. "You and Your Sister"
    • Voices: Kim Deal, Tanya Donelly
    • Music: Jon Turner
    • Strings: Martin McCarrick, Jocelyn Pook, Sally Herbert, Sonia Slaney
  7. "Nature's Way"
    • Voices: Alison Limerick, Deirdre Rutkowski
    • Strings: Martin McCarrick, Jocelyn Pook, Sally Herbert, Sonia Slaney
  8. "I Come and Stand at Every Door"
    • Voices: Louise Rutkowski, Deirdre Rutkowski, Tim Freeman
    • Violin: Gini Ball
    • Music: Ivo Watts-Russell
    • Programming: John Fryer
  9. "Bitter"
    • Voices: Ikuko Kozu, Alison Limerick, Deirdre Rutkowski
    • Music: Ivo Watts-Russell
    • Guitar: Jim Williams
    • Strings: Martin McCarrick, Jocelyn Pook, Sally Herbert, Sonia Slaney
    • Programming: John Fryer
  10. "Baby Ray Baby"
    • Voice: Deirdre Rutkowski
    • Music: Ivo Watts-Russell
    • Programming: John Fryer
  11. "Several Times"
    • Voice: Deirdre Rutkowski
    • Violin: Gini Ball
    • Music: Pieter Nooten
    • Programming: John Fryer
  12. "The Lacemaker II"
    • Music: Ivo Watts-Russell
    • Strings: Martin McCarrick, Jocelyn Pook, Sally Herbert, Sonia Slaney
    • Programming: John Fryer
  13. "Late Night"
    • Voice: Caroline Crawley
    • Music: Jon Turner, Ivo Watts-Russell
  14. "Ruddy and Wretched"
    • Music: Ivo Watts-Russell
    • Programming: John Fryer
    • Guitar: Jim Williams
    • Voice: Anne Garrigues
  15. "Help Me Lift You Up"
    • Voices: Caroline Crawley, Deirdre Rutkowski
    • Music and programming: Jon Turner
  16. "Carolyn's Song"
    • Voice: Deirdre Rutkowski
    • Strings: Martin McCarrick, Jocelyn Pook, Sally Herbert, Sonia Slaney
    • Piano: Jon Turner
    • Guitar: Jim Williams
    • Drums: Rain Parade
  17. "D.D. and E."
    • Voice: Deirdre Rutkowski
    • Music: Ivo Watts-Russell
  18. "'Til I Gain Control Again"
    • Voices: Heidi Berry, Louise Rutkowski, Deirdre Rutkowski
    • Piano: Jon Turner
    • Strings: Martin McCarrick, Jocelyn Pook, Sally Herbert, Sonia Slaney
  19. "Dreams Are Like Water"
    • Voice: Deirdre Rutkowski
    • Music: Ivo Watts-Russell
    • Programming: John Fryer
  20. "I Am the Cosmos"
    • Voices: Dominic Appleton, Deirdre Rutkowski
    • Music and programming: Jon Turner
    • Guitar: Jim Williams
  21. "(Nothing But) Blood"
    • Voice: Deirdre Rutkowski
    • Music: Ivo Watts-Russell
    • Programming: John Fryer

References

  1. ↑ Mason, Stewart. "Blood - This Mortal Coil - AllMusic". Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 Raggett, Ned (8 December 2011). "This Mortal Coil: HDCD Box Set - Album Reviews - Pitchfork". Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/nme_500_greatest_albums_2013.htm
  4. ↑ "This Mortal Coil - Blood (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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