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"Mandinka" Single by Sinéad O'Connor from the album The Lion and the Cobra Released 1987 Format 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, CD single Genre Pop rock Length 3:46 Label Chrysalis Writer(s) Sinéad O'Connor Producer Sinéad O'Connor
Kevin MooneySinéad O'Connor singles chronology "Troy"
(1987)"Mandinka"
(1987)"I Want Your (Hands on Me)"
(1988)"Mandinka" is a song by Sinéad O'Connor from her 1987 album The Lion and the Cobra.
The video for "Mandinka" was shown heavily after debuting January 24, 1988 on 120 Minutes on MTV. The single was a mainstream pop hit in the UK, peaking at #17 in the singles chart, as well as her native Ireland.
The single was a big college radio hit in the US. In 1988, O'Connor sang "Mandinka" on Late Night with David Letterman,[1] in what was her first US network television appearance.
Sinéad also sang the song live at the 1989 Grammy Awards.
In an interview in The Tech, April 12, 1988, O'Connor said: "Mandinkas are an African tribe. They're mentioned in a book called Roots by Alex Haley, which is what the song is about. In order to understand it you must read the book."
References
Sinéad O'Connor Studio albums The Lion and the Cobra (1987) • I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (1990) • Am I Not Your Girl? (1992) • Universal Mother (1994) • Gospel Oak EP (1997) • Faith and Courage (2000) • Sean-Nós Nua (2002) • Throw Down Your Arms (2005) • Theology (2007) • Home (TBR)Compilations So Far... The Best of Sinéad O'Connor (1997) • She Who Dwells in the Secret Place of the Most High Shall Abide Under the Shadow of the Almighty (2003) • Collaborations (2005) • Essential (2005)Video albums The Value of Ignorance (1989) • The Year of the Horse (1991) • Goodnight, Thank You, You've Been a Lovely Audience (2003) • Live at the Sugar Club (2008)Singles "Troy" (1987) • "Mandinka" (1987) • "I Want Your (Hands on Me)" (1988) • "Jerusalem" (1988) • "Jump in the River" (1988) • "Nothing Compares 2 U" (1990) • "The Emperor's New Clothes" (1990) • "Three Babies" (1990) • "I Am Stretched on Your Grave" (1990)• "My Special Child" (1991) • "Silent Night" (1991) • "Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home" (1992) • "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (1992) • "You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart" (1994) • "Thank You for Hearing Me" (1994) • "Fire on Babylon" (1994) • "Famine"/"All Apologies" (1995) • "This Is to Mother You" (1997) • "This Is a Rebel Song" (1997) • "Chiquitita" (1998) • "No Man's Woman" (2000) • "Jealous" (2000) • "Troy (The Phoenix From the Flame)" (2002) • "My Lagan Love" (2002) • "A Hundred Thousand Angels" (2003) • "Marcus Garvey" (2005) • "Throw Down Your Arms" (2005) • "I Don't Know How to Love Him" (2007) • "Something Beautiful" (2007) • "We People (Who Are Darker Than Blue)" (2008)Guest singles "Heroine" (1986) • "Blood of Eden" (1992) • "Don't Give Up" (1993) • "Haunted" (1995) • "Empire" (1996) • "Guide Me God" (2002) • "Tears from the Moon" (2002) • "1000 Mirrors" (2003) • "Special Cases" (2003) • "Illegal Attacks" (2007) • "It's Only Life" (2010)Related articles DiscographyCategories:- Sinéad O'Connor songs
- 1987 singles
- 1988 singles
- 1980s rock song stubs
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