All I want to do is spent some time with you, so I can hold you.
Blood is a 1991 ethereal wave/dream pop album by the British Goth Rock/ Dream Pop band This Mortal Coil, the third in their catalogue. It received quite a cult success in the UK and the Netherlands, where "You And Your Sister" was a Top 20 hit.
Tracklist
- "The Lacemaker" (4:06)
- "Mr. Somewhere" (2:52)
- "Andialu" (3:03)
- "With Tomorrow" (2:40)
- "Loose Joints" (2:26)
- "You And Your Sister" (3:14)
- "Nature's Way" (3:19)
- "I Come And Stand At Every Door" (3:54)
- "Bitter" (6:25)
- "Baby Ray Baby" (2:13)
- "Several Times" (3:12)
- "The Lacemaker II" (1:24)
- "Late Night" (3:03)
- "Ruddy and Wretched" (3:15)
- "Help Me Lift You Up" (5:06)
- "Carolyn's Song" (3:47)
- "D.D. and E." (0:47)
- "'Til I Gain Control Again" (4:43)
- "Dreams Are Like Water" (8:37)
- "I Am The Cosmos" (4:05)
- "(Nothing But) Blood" (4:04)
Personnel
- Caroline Crawley, Louise and Deirdre Rutkowski, Alison Limerick, Kim Deal, Tanya Donelly, Gini Ball, Heidi Berry, Dominic Appleton: vocals
- John Fryer: programming
- Jim Williams: guitar
- Martin McGarrick: string arrangements
You and Your Troper
- Alliterative Title: "Baby Ray Baby".
- Baby Talk: Baby gibberish can be heard during "Baby Ray Baby".
- Cover Version: "Mr. Somewhere" by The Apartments, "With Tomorrow" by Gene Clark, "You and Your Sister" and "I Am the Cosmos" by Chris Bell, "Nature's Way" by Spirit, "I Come and Stand at Every Door" by The Byrds, "Several Times" by Pieter Nooten, "Late Night" by Syd Barrett from his album The Madcap Laughs, "Help Me Lift You Up" by Mary Margaret O'Hara, "Carolyn's Song" by Rain Parade and "'Till I Gain Control Again" by Emmylou Harris.
- Creepy Monotone: The voice during "Andialu" is looped very slowly, which makes it sound as if it was sang by a ghost.
- Deliberately Monochrome: The black-and-white cover.
- Dream Pop: The music at times is very dream like.
- Epic Rocking: The 6:25 "Bitter", the 5:06 "Help Me Lift You Up" and the 8:37 "Dreams Are Like Water".
- Goth Rock: The music is at times very gloomy.
- "I Am" Song: "I Am The Cosmos".
- Let's Duet: "You And Your Sister" is a duet between Kim Deal and Tanya Donelly.
- Melismatic Vocals: It wouldn't be a This Mortal Coil album without it.
- Miniscule Rocking: The 1:24 "The Lacemaker II" and 0:47 "D.D. and E."
- One-Man Song: "Mr. Somewhere"
- One-Woman Song: "Carolyn's Song".
- One-Word Title: The album title, "Blood", and the tracks "Andialu" and "Bitter".
- Sampling: "Baby Ray Baby" samples "Halleluhwah" from Can's album "Tago Mago" (1971).
- Siamese Twin Songs: "The Lacemaker" and "The Lacemaker II".
- Subliminal Seduction: "Bitter" features backwards played vocals.
- Special Guest: Kim Deal (The Pixies), Tanya Donelly (Throwing Muses, The Breeders, Belly) and Dominic Appleton (Breathless) provide guest vocals.
- Stock Sound Effects: A baby can be heard talking, bird whistling, jungle sounds and cheering children during "Baby Ray Baby".
- Thousand-Yard Stare: The person on the album cover.
- Title Track: "(Nothing But) Blood".
