Four (Acts of Love) is the sixth studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Mick Harvey – and his second since leaving Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds . It was released in June 2013 under Mute Records . The 14 tracks make up a song cycle, bookended by "Praise the Earth (Wheels of Amber and Gold)" and "Praise the Earth (An Ephemeral Play)". The album includes eclectic covers including The Saints ' punk "The Story of Love", P. J. Harvey 's "Glorious" – she also duets with Harvey on the track – and Van Morrison 's "The Way Young Lovers Do " off Astral Weeks .
Four (Acts of Love) Released June 11, 2013 (2013-06-11 ) Studio Grace Lane Studio and Atlantis Sound, Melbourne Genre Pop, Rock Length 33 :03 Label Mute Producer Mick Harvey
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Track listing
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All tracks composed by Mick Harvey; except where indicated
Title Lyrics 1. "Praise the Earth (Wheels of Amber and Gold)" Based on a hymn by Bishop R. Heber 2:12 2. "Glorious" P. J. Harvey 3:27 3. "Midnight and the Ramparts" 2:16 4. "Summertime in New York" Tony McKay 3:15 5. "Where There's Smoke (Before)" 1:26 6. "God Made the Hammer" 2:39 7. "I Wish That I Were Stone" 1:34 8. "The Way Young Lovers Do" Van Morrison 2:48 9. "A Drop, An Ocean" 1:14 10. "The Story of Love" Ed Kuepper 3:35 11. "Where There's Smoke (After)" 1:32 12. "Wild Hearts" Roy Orbison , Will Jennings 3:53 13. "Fairy Dust" 1:44 14. "Praise the Earth (An Ephemeral Play)" 4:08
Personnel
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Mick Harvey – vocals, keyboards, drums, percussion, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, photography
J.P. Shilo – electric guitar, violin
Rosie Westbrook – double bass
Technical
David McCluney – engineer
References
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^ "Four (Acts of Love) Reviews" . Metacritic.com . Retrieved June 17, 2013 .
^ Jurek, Thom. "Four (Acts of Love)" . Allmusic . Retrieved June 12, 2013 .
^ Smith, Mat (May 3, 2013). "Mick Harvey – Four (Acts of Love)" . Clashmusic.com. Retrieved June 12, 2013 .
^ Staunton, Terry. "Four (Acts of Love)" . Recordcollectormag.com. Retrieved June 12, 2013 .
^ Toland, Michael. "Mick Harvey – Four (Acts of Love)" . Blurt Magazine. Retrieved June 17, 2013 .
^ Zevolli, Giuseppe (April 26, 2013). "Album Review" . Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on June 4, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2013 .
^ Saunders, Chris (April 22, 2013). "Four (Acts of Love)" . MusicOMH. Retrieved June 17, 2013 .
^ Schurr, Maria (June 10, 2013). "Mick Harvey: Four (acts of Love)" . PopMatters. Retrieved June 13, 2013 .
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