# Let Love In (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album)

Let Love In is the eighth studio album by the Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on 18 April 1994 by Mute Records.
As of May 2015 it was certified silver by British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for 60,000 sold units in UK. As of January 1996 the album has sold 50,000 copies in United States.
Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Drowned in Sound | 10/10 |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| NME | 9/10 |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10 |
| Q | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Select | 4/5 |

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Nick Cave, except where noted.

## Singles

* "Do You Love Me?" (MUTE 160) (28 March 1994)
** b/w: "Cassiel's Song"/"Sail Away"
* "Loverman" (MUTE 169) (4 July 1994)
** b/w: "B-Side"/"(I'll Love You) Till the End of the World"
* "Red Right Hand" (MUTE 172) (24 October 1994)
** b/w: "That's What Jazz Is to Me"/"Where the Action Is"

## Personnel

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
* Nick Cave – vocals (1–10); organ (1, 3, 5, 7–9); backing vocals (1, 4, 7, 9), piano (1, 8); electric piano (10); oscillator (5); bells (3)
* Blixa Bargeld – guitar (1–10); backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 7–10); vocals (4)
* Martyn P. Casey – bass guitar (1–10); backing vocals (1, 4, 7, 9)
* Mick Harvey – guitar (1–9); backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10); organ (2, 4, 6), drums (4, 9); string arrangement (8, 10); bells (5); tambourine (6); shaker (5)
* Conway Savage – backing vocals (1, 4, 6–9); piano (2–4, 6, 8)
* Thomas Wydler – drums (1–3, 5–10); tambourine (4, 8); timpani (5); shaker (3); triangle (3); temple block [fish] (5); backing vocals (1, 4, 7, 9)
Guest musicians
* Tex Perkins – backing vocals on "Do You Love Me?"
* Rowland S. Howard – backing vocals on "Do You Love Me?"
* Mick Geyer – backing vocals on "Jangling Jack"
* Nick Seferi – backing vocals on "Jangling Jack"
* Spencer P. Jones – backing vocals on "Ain't Gonna Rain Anymore"
* Robin Casinader – violin on "Ain't Gonna Rain Anymore" and "Do You Love Me? (Part 2)"
* Warren Ellis – violin on "Ain't Gonna Rain Anymore" and "Do You Love Me? (Part 2)"
* David McComb – backing vocals on "Lay Me Low"
* Donna McEvitt – backing vocals on "Do You Love Me? (Part 2)"
* Katharine Blake – backing vocals on "Do You Love Me? (Part 2)"

## Cover versions

"Do You Love Me" was covered by the satirical musical project New Waver as "Do You Hate Me" in 1996. The song "Loverman" was covered by the heavy metal band Metallica on Garage Inc. (1998) and Depeche Mode's Martin Gore on his debut solo studio album Counterfeit² (2003). The song "Red Right Hand" was covered by Arctic Monkeys as a B-side to their single "Crying Lightning" and as a bonus track on the Japanese version of their third studio album Humbug (2009); it was also covered by Giant Sand on their studio album Cover Magazine (2002). "Red Right Hand" was covered by PJ Harvey for the British television series, Peaky Blinders.

## Charts

| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 8 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 14 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 57 |
| German Albums Chart | 34 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 35 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 18 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 10 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 43 |
| UK Albums Chart | 12 |
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
| Croatian International Albums (HDU) | 8 |

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Australia (ARIA) | Gold | 35,000$^^$ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Silver | 60,000$^*$ |
| $^*$ Sales figures based on certification alone. $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||