Critic John Mulvey, writing for "NME", described the album as "largely excellent" except for "We Are Jonah", which he describes as "appallingly cheery Christian rock". Dave Sleger of AllMusic considered the album to be "ambitious, moody, surreal, and relevant" and one which "incorporates all of the elements and possibilities of modern rock into a uniform, technically updated body of work". All songs written by Mike Scott, unless otherwise noted. A North American version of the album with two extra tracks was released August 21, 2001. "My Love is My Rock in the Weary Land" on the American edition is edited compared to the UK edition, playing at a slower speed and featuring numerous differences in the outro. "Lucky Day/Bad Advice" features a co-writing credit with Bill Grant, whom Scott befriended while living at Findhorn. According to Scott, "Who could make this day again?" was one of Grant's favourite phrases. The standard Japanese release of the album contains the songs "Time, Space and the Bride's Bed", "Trouble Down Yonder" and "Send Him Down to Waco", but not "My Lord What a Morning". A limited two-disc edition was also issued in Japan by BMG International. The track list of the first disc is identical to the standard track list, above. The track list of the second disc, which is entitled "The Weary Land EP", is as follows:   Prior to the album's release, BMG issued a six-track EP containing the single "Is She Conscious?". The single also contained a video for the song. BMG also issued and almost immediately recalled two singles each (separately packaged) for "My Love is My Rock in the Weary Land" and "We Are Jonah". These are considered collector's items by some Waterboys fans and command high resale prices. Nicanor (father of Balacrus)  Nicanor (; "Nīkā́nōr"; lived 4th century BC) was the father of Balacrus, the Macedonian satrap of Cilicia. It is probably this Nicanor who is alluded to in an anecdote related by Plutarch of Philip II of Macedon, as a person of some distinction during the reign of that monarch. Willie Parker  William Everett Parker Jr. (born November 11, 1980) is a former American football running back who played for six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL).