On April 17,1990,“Mute” label released “The Good Son”, the sixth Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album. It was recorded at “Victor Van Vugt” in Sao Paulo, October 1989, and was produced by Nick cave, Mick Harvey, Bixa Bargeld, Kid Congo Powers and Thomas Wydler .

Personnel:

• Nick Cave – vocals, piano, Hammond organ,  harmonica
• Blixa Bargeld – guitar, backing vocals
• Kid Congo Powers– guitar
• Mick Harvey– bass, acoustic guitar, vibraphone, percussion, backing vocals, arrangements
• Thomas Wydler– drums, percussion
• Alexandre Ramirez, Altamir Tea Bueno Salinas, Helena Akiku Imasoto, Lea Kalil Sadi – violin
• Akira Terazaki, Glauco Masahiru Imasoto – viola
• Braulio Marques Lima, Cristina Manescu – cello
• Bill McGee – arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Cave, except where noted.

1. Foi Na Cruz
2. The Good Son
3. Sorrow’s Child
4. The Weeping Song
5. The Ship Song
6. The Hammer Song
7. Lament
8. The Witness Song
9. Lucy – words: Nick music: Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld,Roland Wolf