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Tracklist

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1Mandinka
engineer:
Kevin Moloney
co-producer:
Kevin Moloney
producer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Chris Birkett, Lloyd Phillips and Terence Morris a.k.a. t.roy
acoustic guitar [ac. gtrs.] and electric guitar [elec. gtrs]:
Marco Pirroni (British musician and producer)
bass guitar [bass gtrs.]:
‘Spike’ Hollifield
drum machine [machines] and drums (drum set) [drum kit]:
John Reynolds (Irish producer, drummer for Jah Wobble)
electric guitar [elec. gtr.] and lead vocals [all vocals]:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer [synths.]:
Mike Clowes
arranger:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (don’t use as an imprint; please use “Chrysalis” instead) (in 1987) and Ensign Records Ltd. (company; do NOT use as release label) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Oasis Studio (Camden, London) in Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Tapestry Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Mandinka
lyricist and composer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Dizzy Heights Music Publishing Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3.83:46
2Troy
recording engineer:
Caroline (Eden) (engineer), Ian (Oasis) (engineer, Oasis Studios?) and Jaybee (engineer)
engineer:
Kevin Moloney
co-producer:
Kevin Moloney
producer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Fachtna Ó Ceallaigh, Kevin Moloney and Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar [ac. gtrs.] and electric guitar [elec. gtrs.]:
Rob Dean (UK guitarist for Japan)
bass guitar [bass gtrs.]:
‘Spike’ Hollifield
drum machine [machines] and drums (drum set) [drum kit]:
John Reynolds (Irish producer, drummer for Jah Wobble)
electric guitar [elec. gtr.] and lead vocals [all vocals]:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer [synths.]:
Mike Clowes
conductor:
Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor)
strings arranger:
Mike Clowes
arranger:
Mike Clowes and Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1987) and Ensign Records Ltd. (company; do NOT use as release label) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Oasis Studio (Camden, London) in Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Eden Studios (2nd location, Chiswick, 72-07) in Chiswick, Hounslow, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Troy
lyricist and composer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Dizzy Heights Music Publishing Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Ensign Records Ltd. (company; do NOT use as release label)
4.156:31
3I Want Your (Hands on Me)
engineer:
Kevin Moloney
co-producer:
Kevin Moloney
producer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Chris Birkett, Lloyd Phillips and Terence Morris a.k.a. t.roy
acoustic guitar [ac. gtrs.] and electric guitar [elec. gtrs.]:
Rob Dean (UK guitarist for Japan)
bass guitar [bass gtrs.]:
‘Spike’ Hollifield
drum machine [machines] and drums (drum set) [drum kit]:
John Reynolds (Irish producer, drummer for Jah Wobble)
electric guitar [elec. gtr.] and lead vocals [all vocals]:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer [synths.]:
Mike Clowes
arranger:
Mike Clowes, Rob Dean (UK guitarist for Japan), Spike Hollifield, Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter) and John Reynolds (Irish producer, drummer for Jah Wobble)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ensign Records Ltd. (company; do NOT use as release label) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Oasis Studio (Camden, London) in Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Tapestry Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
I Want Your (Hands on Me)
writer:
Mike Clowes, Rob Dean (UK guitarist for Japan), Spike Hollifield, Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter) and John Reynolds (Irish producer, drummer for Jah Wobble)
publisher:
Dizzy Heights Music Publishing Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3.254:39
4Just Call Me Joe
recording engineer:
Caroline (Eden) (engineer), Ian (Oasis) (engineer, Oasis Studios?) and Jaybee (engineer)
engineer:
Kevin Moloney
co-producer:
Kevin Moloney
producer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Fachtna Ó Ceallaigh, Kevin Moloney and Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
bass guitar [bass gtr] and guitar [all gtrs]:
Kevin Mooney
drum machine [machines] and drums (drum set) [drum kit]:
John Reynolds (Irish producer, drummer for Jah Wobble)
electric guitar [elec. gtr.] and lead vocals [all vocals]:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer [synths.]:
Mike Clowes
guest spoken vocals:
Leslie Winer
arranger:
Kevin Mooney, Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter) and Leslie Winer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ensign Records Ltd. (company; do NOT use as release label) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Oasis Studio (Camden, London) in Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Eden Studios (2nd location, Chiswick, 72-07) in Chiswick, Hounslow, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Just Call Me Joe
lyricist and composer:
Black. Moon E.
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS)
45:52
5I Am Stretched on Your Grave
engineer:
Chris Birkett
producer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
fiddle:
Steve Wickham
vocals:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
arranger:
Chris Birkett, John Maybury (UK Film Director) and Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Limited (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1990)
cover recording of:
I Am Stretched on Your Grave
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Philip King (Irish musician, in band Scullion)
translator:
Frank O’Connor
3.855:33
6Three Babies
engineer:
Chris Birkett and Sean Devitt (audio engineer)
producer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, keyboard and percussion:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
vocals:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
conductor:
Steve Wickham
strings arranger:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Limited (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1990)
engineered at:
STS Dublin in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
recording of:
Three Babies
lyricist and composer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
3.754:44
7The Emperor's New Clothes
engineer:
Chris Birkett
producer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
John Reynolds (Irish producer, drummer for Jah Wobble)
electric guitar:
Marco Pirroni (British musician and producer)
vocals:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Limited (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1990)
recording of:
The Emperor’s New Clothes
lyricist and composer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
4.355:16
8Nothing Compares 2 U
engineer:
Chris Birkett
producer:
Nellee Hooper and Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Chris Birkett, Fachtna Ó Ceallaigh and Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
vocals:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (don’t use as an imprint; please use “Chrysalis” instead) (in 1990) and Ensign Records Ltd. (company; do NOT use as release label) (in 1990)
music videos:
Nothing Compares 2 U (music video) by Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 4), AUX: 10 Cover Songs Better Than The Orignials, Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 38), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 87), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 162), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 184) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 413)
cover recording of:
Nothing Compares 2 U
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), NPG Publishing and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4.35:08
9Jump in the River
drum machine programming:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
engineer:
Chris Birkett
producer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
electric guitar and keyboard:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
vocals:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Limited (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1990)
recording of:
Jump in the River
writer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter) and Marco Pirroni (British musician and producer)
3.854:12
10Last Day of Our Acquaintance
engineer:
Chris Birkett
producer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
bass guitar:
Jah Wobble
drums (drum set):
John Reynolds (Irish producer, drummer for Jah Wobble)
vocals:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Limited (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1990)
recording of:
The Last Day of Our Aquaintance
lyricist and composer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
44:39
11I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
engineer:
Chris Birkett
producer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
vocals:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Limited (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1990)
recording of:
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
lyricist and composer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
45:45
12Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home
assistant engineer:
Tommy Civello and Yvonne Yedibalian
engineer:
Gary Chester (production, engineer)
producer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter) and Phil Ramone
mixer:
Gary Chester (production, engineer) and Phil Ramone
drums (drum set) [drums]:
John Reynolds (Irish producer, drummer for Jah Wobble)
vocals:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
conductor:
Doug Katsaros
arranger:
Doug Katsaros
cover recording of:
Success
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mullins
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Sure Fire Music Company Inc.
34:27
13Don't Cry for Me Argentina
assistant engineer:
Tommy Civello and Yvonne Yedibalian
engineer:
Gary Chester (production, engineer)
producer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter) and Phil Ramone
mixer:
Gary Chester (production, engineer) and Phil Ramone
vocals:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
conductor:
Torrie Zito
arranger:
Torrie Zito
cover recording of:
Don’t Cry for Me Argentina (Evita)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Evita Music, Evita Music Ltd., Leeds Music (MCA), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal Music Publishing (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
Evita (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
2.655:35
14Jerusalem
recording engineer:
Caroline (Eden) (engineer), Ian (Oasis) (engineer, Oasis Studios?) and Jaybee (engineer)
engineer:
Kevin Moloney
co-producer:
Kevin Moloney
producer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Fachtna Ó Ceallaigh, Kevin Moloney and Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar [ac. gtrs.] and electric guitar [elec. gtrs.]:
Rob Dean (UK guitarist for Japan)
bass guitar [bass gtrs.]:
‘Spike’ Hollifield
drum machine [machines] and drums (drum set) [drum kit]:
John Reynolds (Irish producer, drummer for Jah Wobble)
electric guitar [elec. gtr.] and lead vocals [all vocals]:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer [synths.]:
Mike Clowes
arranger:
Mike Clowes, Ali McMordie, Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter) and John Reynolds (Irish producer, drummer for Jah Wobble)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ensign Records Ltd. (company; do NOT use as release label) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Oasis Studio (Camden, London) in Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Eden Studios (2nd location, Chiswick, 72-07) in Chiswick, Hounslow, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Jerusalem
writer:
Mike Clowes, Ali McMordie, Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter) and John Reynolds (Irish producer, drummer for Jah Wobble)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Dizzy Heights Music Publishing Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3.754:17
15Black Boys on Mopeds
engineer:
Chris Birkett
producer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
vocals:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
arranger:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter) and Karl Wallinger
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Limited (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1990)
part of:
Fuck tha Police: 20 Songs Against Police Brutality (number: 4)
recording of:
Black Boys on Mopeds
lyricist and composer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
3.653:53

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ASIN:UK: B005GMSMWU [info]