MUSICIANS:
Blixa Bargeld
Roland Wolf
Thomas Wydler
Mick Harvey
Kid Congo Powers

"The Mercy Seat"
Cave : Vocals, Hammond
Bargeld : Slide Guitar
Harvey : Bass Loops, Piano, Guitar, Backing Vocals
Wolf : Guitar
Wydler : Drums
Strings by Gini Ball, Audrey Riley and Chris Tombling

"Up Jumped The Devil"
Cave : Vocals
Bargeld : Guitar, Backing Vocals
Harvey : Bass, Xylophone, Backing Vocals
Powers : Guitar
Wolf : Piano
Wydler : Drums

"Deanna"
Cave : Vocals, Hammond
Bargeld : Guitar
Harvey : Drums, Bass, Acoustic Guitar
Powers : Guitar

"Watching Alice"
Cave : Vocals, Piano, Harmonica
Harvey : Bass
Wydler : Drums
Guest Guitarist - Hugo Race

"Mercy"
Cave : Vocals, Vibes, Harminica
Bargeld : Slide Guitar, Backing Vocals
Harvey : Bass, Backing Vocals
Powers : Guitar, Backing Vocals
Wolf : Piano
Wydler : Drums
Guest Backing Vocals by Hugo Race

"City Of Refuge"
Cave : Vocals, Hammond, Harmonica
Bargeld : Guitar
Harvey : Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion
Powers : Guitar
Wolf : Organ
Wydler : Drums
Backing Vocals by The Bad Seeds and Friends
Inspired by a Blind Willie Johnson song of the same name

"Slowly Goes The Night"
Cave : Vocals, Hammond
Bargeld : Guitar
Harvey : Bass, Xylophone, Backing Vocals
Wolf : Piano, Organ
Wydler : Drums
Guest Backing Vocals by Ian Davis courtesy of himself

"Sunday's Slave"
Cave : Vocals, Piano
Bargeld : Guitar
Harvey : Acoustic Guitar, Drums, Bass

"Sugar Sugar Sugar"
Cave : Vocals
Harvey : Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Percussion
Powers : Guitar
Wolf : Piano
Wydler : Drums

"New Morning"
Cave : Vocals, Piano, Harmonica, Tamborine
Bargeld : Guitar, Backing Vocals
Harvey : Acoustic Guitar, Drums, Bass, Organ, Backing Vocals

Produced by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Recordings Engineered by Tony Cohen and Flood at Hansa Tonstudios, Berlin; Vielklang, Berlin; Trident, London; The Strongroom, London, between August '87 and January '88, except "Mercy" and "Alice" by Chris Thompson at The Studio, Richmond, Aust.
Mixed engineered by Tony Cohen at The Strongroom in January 88 and The Power Plant, Carlton, Aust. in March '88, except "Alice" - mixed by Chris Thompson at The Studio, Richmond, Aust.