A Rock in the Weary Land
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| Studio album by The Waterboys | ||||
| Released | 25 September 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1998–2000 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | BMG International | |||
| Producer | Mike Scott | |||
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| NME | Favourable link |
| Q magazine | 6/10 link |
A Rock in the Weary Land was an album released in 2000 (see 2000 in music) by The Waterboys. It was their first album after a seven-year break. The album cover photography is by Steve Gullick.
Critic John Mulvey, writing for NME, describes the album as "largely excellent" except for "We Are Jonah", which he describes as "appallingly cheery Christian rock".
All songs written by Mike Scott, unless otherwise noted.
A North American version of the album with two extra tracks was released August 21, 2001.
The standard Japanese release of the album contains the songs "Time, Space and the Bride's Bed", "Trouble Down Yonder" and "Send Him Down to Waco", but not "My Lord What a Morning".
A limited two-disc edition was also issued in Japan by BMG International. The track list of the first disc is identical to the standard track list, above. The track list of the second disc, which is entitled "The Weary Land EP", is as follows:
Prior to the album's release, BMG issued a six-track EP containing the single "Is She Conscious?". The single also contained a video for the song.
BMG also issued and almost immediately recalled two singles each (separately packaged) for "A Rock in the Weary Land" and "We Are Jonah". These are considered collector's items by some Waterboys fans and command high resale prices.
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