Universal Mother
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Universal Mother is the fourth album by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor
. It was released in 1994, and sold 1.5 million copies worldwide.
Note: "Famine" quotes the song "Eleanor Rigby
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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 1994, and sold 1.5 million copies worldwide.
Track listing
- "Germaine" (vocal excerpt from a speech of Germaine GreerGermaine GreerGermaine Greer is an Australian writer, academic, journalist and scholar of early modern English literature, widely regarded as one of the most significant feminist voices of the later 20th century....
) – 0:38 - "Fire on Babylon" (O'Connor, Reynolds) – 5:11
- "John I Love You" (Coulter, O'Connor) – 5:31
- "My Darling Child" (Coulter, O'Connor) – 3:09
- "Am I a Human?" (Jake Reynolds) – 0:24
- "Red Football" (Coulter, O'Connor) – 2:48
- "All ApologiesAll Apologies"All Apologies" is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana, written by frontman Kurt Cobain. It was released as the second single from the band's third album, In Utero, which was released on September 21, 1993...
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) – 2:37 - "A Perfect Indian" (Coulter, O'Connor) – 4:22
- "Scorn Not His SimplicityScorn Not His Simplicity"Scorn not his Simplicity" is a song written by the Irish musician and songwriter Phil Coulter and performed on his albums Classic Tranquility and The Songs I Love So Well....
" (Coulter, O'Connor) – 4:26 - "All Babies" (O'Connor, Reynolds) – 4:29
- "In This Heart" (Coulter, O'Connor) – 3:11
- "Tiny Grief Song" (Coulter, O'Connor) – 1:56
- "Famine" (Clayton, O'Connor) – 4:56
- "Thank You for Hearing Me" (O'Connor, Reynolds) – 6:25
Note: "Famine" quotes the song "Eleanor Rigby
Eleanor Rigby
"Eleanor Rigby" is a song by The Beatles, simultaneously released on the 1966 album Revolver and on a 45 rpm single. The song was written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney...
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Credits
- 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, piano - 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, bass, keyboards, programming - Dave ClaytonDave ClaytonDave Clayton is a British keyboard player and record producer. He has recorded or played with, among others, Simply Red, ABC, Depeche Mode and Paul McCartney. He also has production credits with Kraftwerk and The Human League....
- keyboards - Marco PirroniMarco PirroniMarco Francesco Andrea Pirroni is an English guitarist, songwriter and record producer...
- guitar - Tim SimenonTim SimenonTim Simenon is a musician, composer, record producer, and label boss, most famous for his work as Bomb the Bass.-Debut:Tim Simenon's music career began aproper in the mid 1980s, DJing at London's Wag Club...
- programming - Ivan Gilliland - guitar
- Nicky Scott - bass
- Phil CoulterPhil CoulterPhil Coulter is an artist with an international reputation as a successful songwriter, pianist, music producer, arranger and director. His success has spanned four decades and he is one of the biggest record sellers in Ireland...
- piano - John O'Cane - cello
- Clare KennyClare KennyClare Kenny is a British musician who has been bassist for a number of groups from the 1980s to the present day, including:* Amazulu* Shakespears Sister* Orange Juice* Coming up Roses* Indigo Girls* Sinéad O'Connor* Damien Dempsey* Andrea Corr...
- bass - Voice Squad - backing vocals
- Irish Chamber OrchestraIrish Chamber OrchestraThe Irish Chamber Orchestra is a Irish classical music ensemble, administratively based at the University of Limerick. The ICO primarily gives concerts at the University Concert Hall, Limerick and at the RDS Concert Hall, Dublin...
- strings