The Boatman's Call is the tenth studio album by the Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on 3 March 1997 by Mute Records.

The album is entirely piano-based, alternately somber and romantic in mood, making it a marked departure from the bulk of the band's post-punk catalogue up to that point.

Musically, the album's tone is considered sombre and minimalist and marks a major departure for Cave and the Bad Seeds.

or singer PJ Harvey, with whom he had a brief relationship around that time (as referenced in "West Country Girl", "Black Hair" and "Green Eyes").

[1] The Boatman's Call received almost unanimous critical acclaim upon release with many reviewers citing it as Cave's most poignant album.