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Book of Lightning
Book of Lightning
Studio album by the Waterboys
Released	2 April 2007
Studio	Mike Scott's home studio; London, Vancouver
Genre	Rock
Label	Puck
Producer	Mike Scott, Philip Tennant
The Waterboys chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
BBC	Favourable^[2]
contactmusic.com	^[3]
The Guardian	^[4]
Insight Magazine	Favourable^[5]
inthenews.co.uk	^[6]
Manchester Evening News	^[7]
musicOMH.com	^[8]
Q	^[9]
Uncut	^[10]

Book of Lightning is the ninth studio album by the Waterboys, released on 2 April 2007 through W14/Universal Records. The album contains ten tracks, produced by Mike Scott and Philip Tennant, with musical contributions from Steve Wickham (fiddle), Richard Naiff (keyboards), Brady Blade (drums), Mark Smith (bass), Leo Abrahams (lead guitar), Jeremy Stacey (drums) plus long-time Waterboys alumni Roddy Lorimer (trumpet), Chris Bruce (lead guitar) and Thighpaulsandra (keyboards). Book of Lightning was recorded in London with the exceptions of one song recorded in Vancouver with members of Canadian art-pop band Great Aunt Ida, and another in Scott's home studio.

Track listing

All tracks by Mike Scott except where noted.

"The Crash of Angel Wings" – 4:02
"Love Will Shoot You Down" – 4:34
"Nobody's Baby Anymore" – 4:43
"Strange Arrangement" – 3:33
"She Tried to Hold Me" – 7:18
"It's Gonna Rain" – 3:03
"Sustain" (Scott, Ida Nilsen) – 3:21
"You in the Sky" – 4:38
"Everybody Takes a Tumble" (Scott, Anthony Thistlethwaite) – 7:05
"The Man With the Wind at His Heels" (Scott, Steve Wickham, Thistlethwaite) – 3:04

Personnel

Leo Abrahams – Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
Johnny Andrews – Vocals, Falsetto
Dick Beetham – Mastering
Brady Blade – Drums
Chris Bruce – Guitar (Electric)
Clive Deamer – Tabla, Introduction
Steve Evans – Engineer, Mixing
Steve Gullick – Photography
Roddy Lorimer – Trumpet
Tim Martin – Engineer, Mixing
Pete Min – Engineer
Barry Mirochnick – Drums
Richard Naiff – Organ, Piano
Ida Nilsen – Piano
Daniel Presley – Vocals (background), Harmony
Mike Rowe – Organ, Piano (Electric)
Mike Scott – Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Arranger, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Rhythm), Sound Effects, Tambourine, Vocals, Bells, Producer, Engineer, Loops, Danelectro Bellzouki electric 12-string guitar, Sleigh Bells, Mixing, Effects
Helge Skodvin – Photography
Phil Smee – Cover Design, Booklet Design
Mark Coates Smith – Resonator
Jeremy Stacey – Drums
Colin Stewart – Engineer
Ren Swan – Mixing
Phil Tennant – Producer, Management
Steve Wickham – Fiddle, Viola
Annie Wilkinson – Resonator

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Dutch Albums Chart^[11]	73
Norwegian Albums Chart^[12]	12
UK Albums Chart^[13]	51

References

^ AllMusic review
^ McCluskey, Brian. "BBC – Music – Review of The Waterboys – Book Of Lightning". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
^ "The Waterboys – Book Of Lightning Album Review". contactmusic.com. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
^ Simpson, Dave (29 March 2007). "The Waterboys, Book of Lightning". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
^ "Welcome to Inspire – Inspire Magazine". www.inspiremagazine.org.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
^ "link". inthenews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
^ News, Manchester Evening (2 April 2007). "The Waterboys – Book Of Lightning (Universal)". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2017. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ April 2 2007, MusicOMH Archived 2007-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ John Aizlewood Q, April 2007, Issue 249.
^ Alastair McKay Uncut, May 2007, Issue 120
^ Steffen Hung. "The Waterboys - Book Of Lightning". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
^ Steffen Hung. "The Waterboys - Book Of Lightning". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
^ "WATERBOYS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 28 July 2019.