Murder Ballads

This article is about the Nick Cave album. For the type of song, see murder ballad.

Murder Ballads
Studio album by
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Released5 February 1996
Recorded1993–1995
Length58:43
LabelMute
Producer
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds chronology
Let Love In
(1994) 		Murder Ballads
(1996) 		The Boatman's Call
(1997)
Singles from Murder Ballads
  1. "Where the Wild Roses Grow"
    Released: 2 October 1995
  2. "Henry Lee"
    Released: 26 February 1996

Murder Ballads is the ninth studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released in 1996 on Mute Records. As its title suggests, the album consists of new and traditional murder ballads, a genre of songs that relays the details (and often consequences) of crimes of passion.

"Where the Wild Roses Grow", a duet featuring Cave singing with Kylie Minogue, was a hit single and received two ARIA Awards in 1996. Other prominent guest musicians on the album include PJ Harvey and Shane MacGowan.