I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
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I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got is the second album by Sinéad O'Connor
. It was released in 1990 on Chrysalis Records
.
", and was one of the best selling records in the world in 1990, topping the charts in many countries, including the US, UK, and Canada. The single "Emperor's New Clothes" found more moderate success, although it did top the Modern Rock Tracks chart in the US.
The album includes O'Connor's rendition of "I Am Stretched on Your Grave
", an anonymous 17th century poem, originally written in Irish
and translated into English by Philip King. According to the liner notes the poem was written by O'Connor's grandfather, Frank O'Connor. The first song, "Feels So Different", starts with The Serenity Prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr
.
The inner sleeve notes acknowledge Kabbalah
teacher, Warren Kenton: "Special thanks to Selina Marshall + Warren Kenton for showing me that all I'd need was inside me."
s in 1991, winning the award for Best Alternative Music Performance. O'Connor refused to accept the nominations and the award.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 406 on Rolling Stone
magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time
.
The album sold 7 million copies worldwide.
In 2009, Sinead announced the release of a deluxe anniversary edition of the album, with an extra CD of unreleased tracks, B-sides and hard-to-find mixes.
2009 reissue bonus disc
Note
1 "Jump in the River" was originally released as a single from the movie soundtrack
Married to the Mob
. I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got had not yet been released.
Sinéad O'Connor
Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor is an Irish singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra and achieved worldwide success in 1990 with a cover of the song "Nothing Compares 2 U"....
. It was released in 1990 on Chrysalis Records
Chrysalis Records
Chrysalis Records was a British record label that was created in 1969. The name was both a reference to the pupal stage of a butterfly and a combination of its founders names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis...
.
Description
The critically acclaimed album contains her most famous single, "Nothing Compares 2 UNothing Compares 2 U
"Nothing Compares 2 U" is a pop song written by American recording artist Prince for one of his side-projects, The Family. However, it wasn't until Sinéad O'Connor recorded her version for the album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got when it became a worldwide hit, topping charts in 15 countries,...
", and was one of the best selling records in the world in 1990, topping the charts in many countries, including the US, UK, and Canada. The single "Emperor's New Clothes" found more moderate success, although it did top the Modern Rock Tracks chart in the US.
The album includes O'Connor's rendition of "I Am Stretched on Your Grave
I Am Stretched on Your Grave
"I Am Stretched on Your Grave" is a translation of an anonymous 17th-century Irish poem titled "Táim sínte ar do thuama". It was translated into English several times, most notably by Frank O'Connor.It was put to music by musician Philip King in 1979....
", an anonymous 17th century poem, originally written in Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
and translated into English by Philip King. According to the liner notes the poem was written by O'Connor's grandfather, Frank O'Connor. The first song, "Feels So Different", starts with The Serenity Prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr
Reinhold Niebuhr
Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr was an American theologian and commentator on public affairs. Starting as a leftist minister in the 1920s indebted to theological liberalism, he shifted to the new Neo-Orthodox theology in the 1930s, explaining how the sin of pride created evil in the world...
.
The inner sleeve notes acknowledge Kabbalah
Kabbalah
Kabbalah/Kabala is a discipline and school of thought concerned with the esoteric aspect of Rabbinic Judaism. It was systematized in 11th-13th century Hachmei Provence and Spain, and again after the Expulsion from Spain, in 16th century Ottoman Palestine...
teacher, Warren Kenton: "Special thanks to Selina Marshall + Warren Kenton for showing me that all I'd need was inside me."
Reception
The album was nominated for four Grammy AwardGrammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
s in 1991, winning the award for Best Alternative Music Performance. O'Connor refused to accept the nominations and the award.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 406 on Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
"The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" is the title of a 2003 special issue of American magazine Rolling Stone, and a related book published in 2005.Related news articles:...
.
The album sold 7 million copies worldwide.
In 2009, Sinead announced the release of a deluxe anniversary edition of the album, with an extra CD of unreleased tracks, B-sides and hard-to-find mixes.
Track listing
Original 1990 album| # | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Feel So Different" | O'Connor | 6:47 |
| 2. | "I Am Stretched on Your Grave I Am Stretched on Your Grave "I Am Stretched on Your Grave" is a translation of an anonymous 17th-century Irish poem titled "Táim sínte ar do thuama". It was translated into English several times, most notably by Frank O'Connor.It was put to music by musician Philip King in 1979.... " |
Anonymous, King | 5:33 |
| 3. | "Three Babies" | O'Connor | 4:47 |
| 4. | "The Emperor's New Clothes" | O'Connor | 5:16 |
| 5. | "Black Boys on Mopeds" | O'Connor | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Nothing Compares 2 U Nothing Compares 2 U "Nothing Compares 2 U" is a pop song written by American recording artist Prince for one of his side-projects, The Family. However, it wasn't until Sinéad O'Connor recorded her version for the album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got when it became a worldwide hit, topping charts in 15 countries,... " |
Prince Prince (musician) Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of... |
5:10 |
| 7. | "Jump in the River" | O'Connor, Pirroni Marco Pirroni Marco Francesco Andrea Pirroni is an English guitarist, songwriter and record producer... |
4:12 |
| 8. | "You Cause as Much Sorrow" | O'Connor | 5:04 |
| 9. | "The Last Day of Our Acquaintance" | O'Connor | 4:40 |
| 10. | "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got" | O'Connor | 5:47 |
2009 reissue bonus disc
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Night Nurse" | Gregory Isaacs Gregory Isaacs Gregory Anthony Isaacs was a Jamaican reggae musician. Milo Miles, writing in the New York Times, described Isaacs as "the most exquisite vocalist in reggae". His nicknames include Cool Ruler and Lonely Lover.... , Sylvester Weise |
4:54 |
| 2. | "My Special Child" | O'Connor | 4:48 |
| 3. | "Damn Your Eyes" | B. Wyrick, S. Bogard | 4:46 |
| 4. | "Silent Night Silent Night "Silent Night" is a popular Christmas carol. The original lyrics of the song "Stille Nacht" were written in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria, by the priest Father Joseph Mohr and the melody was composed by the Austrian headmaster Franz Xaver Gruber... " (Long Version) |
Traditional | 4:45 |
| 5. | "You Do Something to Me You Do Something to Me "You Do Something to Me" is a song written by Cole Porter. It is notable in that it was the first number in Porter's first fully integrated-book musical Fifty Million Frenchmen... " |
Cole Porter Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter was an American composer and songwriter. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, he defied the wishes of his domineering grandfather and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn towards musical theatre... |
3:53 |
| 6. | "Mind Games Mind Games (song) "Mind Games" is a song written by John Lennon, released as a single in 1973 on Apple Records, catalogue Apple 1868 in the US and Apple R5994 in the UK. It peaked at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #26 on the British singles chart... " |
John Lennon John Lennon John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music... |
5:26 |
| 7. | "What Do You Want" | O'Connor | 2:58 |
| 8. | "I Am Stretched on Your Grave" (Apple Brightness Mix) | O'Connor | 5:38 |
| 9. | "Troy Troy (song) "Troy" is a song written and recorded by Sinéad O'Connor, the first single from her 1987 debut album, The Lion and the Cobra. In 2002, a dance version of the song released as "Troy " becoming a top 10 hit on several international dance charts including the US.-Background:The song uses the story of... " (recorded 'live' in London) |
O'Connor | 6:41 |
| 10. | "I Want Your (Hands on Me)" (live at Hammersmith Odeon) | O'Connor, Clowes, Reynolds, Rob Dean Rob Dean Rob Dean is a British musician, who rose to prominence playing guitar as a member of the British band Japan.-Biography:He is from Clapton, Hackney, London, England.-Japan:... , Spike Hollifield |
3:53 |
Personnel
- Sinéad O'ConnorSinéad O'ConnorSinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor is an Irish singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra and achieved worldwide success in 1990 with a cover of the song "Nothing Compares 2 U"....
: vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, percussion, drum programming, arranger, producer, string arrangements
- Nellee HooperNellee HooperNellee Hooper is a British producer/remixer/composer best known for his work with Björk, No Doubt/Gwen Stefani, Madonna, Sinéad O'Connor, Garbage, Andrea Corr, U2, Sneaker Pimps, Soul II Soul and Massive Attack...
: producer - Chris Birkett, Sean Devitt: producers, engineers
- Marco PirroniMarco PirroniMarco Francesco Andrea Pirroni is an English guitarist, songwriter and record producer...
: electric guitar - David Munday: acoustic guitar, piano
- Andy RourkeAndy RourkeAndy Rourke is a bass guitarist best known for being a former member of The Smiths.-Career:...
: acoustic guitar, bass - Jah WobbleJah WobbleJah Wobble is an English bass guitarist, singer, poet and composer. He became known to a wider audience as the original bass player in Public Image Ltd in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but left the band after two albums...
: bass - John ReynoldsJohn Reynolds (musician)John Reynolds is a record producer. He was the first husband of singer Sinéad O'Connor; they have one child, Jake. Reynolds, formerly a drummer for Jah Wobble, met O'Connor and recorded her first album, The Lion and the Cobra...
: drums - Steve WickhamSteve WickhamSteve Wickham is an Irish musician described by Mike Scott as "the world's greatest rock fiddle player" and by New Musical Express as a "fiddling legend." Originally from Marino, Dublin, but calling Sligo home, Wickham has appeared on recordings by Elvis Costello, the Hothouse Flowers, Sinéad...
: fiddle - Philip KingPhilip King (musician)Philip King is a musician, film maker, and broadcaster. A founding member of the band Scullion, he is noted for his knowledge of the roots of Irish music and culture and its cross-fertilisation with those of the US in particular, he is a popular figure in Irish music circles...
: vocals, melody arrangement - Nick IngmanNick IngmanNicholas Ingman is an orchestra conductor and composer.Early recordings include:*'Big Beat' *'The Love Album' *'Terminator'...
: conductor, orchestra director, string arrangements - Karl WallingerKarl WallingerKarl Edmond De Vere Wallinger is a Welsh musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for leading the band World Party and for his mid-1980s stint in The Waterboys...
: arranger - Dave Hoffman, Dominique Leringoleur: photography
- John MayburyJohn MayburyJohn Maybury is an English filmmaker. In 2005 he was listed as one of the 100 most influential gay and lesbian people in Britain.-Early life:...
: cover design
Charts
| Chart | Date | Peak position |
Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
March 1990 | 1 | 2x Platinum | 600,000+ |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
April 28, 1990 | 1 | 2x Multi-Platinum | 2,000,000+ |
| Switzerland | March 25, 1990 | 1 | ||
| Austria | March 25, 1990 | 1 | ||
| Canada | April 21, 1990 | 1 | 5x Platinum | 500,000+ |
Singles
- "Jump in the River" (1989) 1
- "Nothing Compares 2 U" (1990)
- "The Emperor's New Clothes" (1990)
- "Three Babies" (1990)
Note
1 "Jump in the River" was originally released as a single from the movie soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
Married to the Mob
Married to the Mob
Married to the Mob is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Matthew Modine.Michelle Pfeiffer, in something of a departure from her previous roles, gave an acclaimed lead performance as a gangster's widow from Brooklyn, opposite Matthew Modine as the...
. I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got had not yet been released.