Tender Prey

Tender Prey
Studio album by
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Released19 September 1988 (1988-09-19)
RecordedAugust–November 1987
StudioVielklang Studios and Hansa Tonstudio in Berlin, Germany; Trident Studios and Strongroom Studios in London, United Kingdom
Genre
Length54:34
LabelMute
Producer
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds chronology
Your Funeral... My Trial
(1986) 		Tender Prey
(1988) 		The Good Son
(1990)
Singles from Tender Prey
  1. "The Mercy Seat"
    Released: 23 May 1988
  2. "Deanna"
    Released: 5 September 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Drowned in Sound9/10[5]
NME8/10[6]
Paste8.2/10[7]
Q[8]
Record Mirror4/5[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[10]
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10[11]
Uncut[12]

Tender Prey is the fifth studio album by Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on 19 September 1988 on Mute Records. Produced by Flood, the album was recorded during several sessions over the course of four months in London and West Berlin (where the band were based at the time of its release) and dedicated to Fernando Ramos da Silva.

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