Universal Mother

Infobox Album | Name = Universal Mother
Type = Album
Artist = Sinéad O'Connor


Released = September 13, 1994 [ [http://www.amazon.com/Universal-Mother-Sin%C3%A9ad-OConnor/dp/B000003JCR Universal Mother at Amazon.com] ]
Recorded = ?
Genre = Rock
Length = 52:50
Label = Ensign/Chrysalis
Producer = Sinéad O'Connor, John Reynolds, Tim Simenon, Phil Coulter
Reviews =
*Allmusic (3/5) [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:2ubyxddbool0 link]
*Robert Christgau B- [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Sinead link]
*"Rolling Stone" (4/5) [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/189719 link]
Last album = "Am I Not Your Girl?"
(1992)
This album = "Universal Mother"
(1994)
Next album = "Gospel Oak EP"
(1997)

"Universal Mother" is the fourth album by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor. It was released in 1994, and sold 1.5 million copies worldwideFact|date=November 2007|date=November 2007.

Track listing

# "Germaine" (vocal excerpt from a speech of Germaine Greer) – 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 Apologies" (Kurt Cobain) – 2:37
# "A Perfect Indian" (Coulter, O'Connor) – 4:22
# "Scorn Not His Simplicity" (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

Credits

*Sinéad O'Connor - vocals, piano
*John Reynolds - drums, bass, keyboards, programming
*Dave Clayton - keyboards
*Marco Pirroni - guitar
*Tim Simenon - programming
*Ivan Gilliland - guitar
*Nicky Scott - bass
*Phil Coulter - piano
*John O'Cane - cello
*Clare Kenny - bass
*Voice Squad - backing vocals
*Irish Chamber Orchestra - strings

References