I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
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| Studio album by Sinéad O'Connor | ||||
| Released | March 20, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1988-89 | |||
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| Length | 51:09 | |||
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I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got is the second album by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor, released in March 1990 on Ensign/Chrysalis Records. It contains O'Connor's version of the Prince song "Nothing Compares 2 U", which was released as a single and reached number one in multiple countries. The album was nominated for four Grammy Awards in 1991, including Record of the Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Music Video, Short Form for "Nothing Compares 2 U", winning the award for Best Alternative Music Performance. However, O'Connor refused to accept the nominations and award.[4]
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"Nothing Compares 2 U"
Sinéad O'Connor's version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" from I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got |
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The critically acclaimed album contains O'Connor's most famous single, "Nothing Compares 2 U", which was one of the best selling singles in the world in 1990, topping the charts in many countries including the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. This rendition of the Prince song reflected on O'Connor's mother who lost her life in an auto accident five years earlier.[5][6] 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 Frank O'Connor and composed by musician Philip King in 1979.[7][8] The first song on the album, "Feel 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."
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | B+[9] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[2] |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| NME | 8/10[12] |
| Pitchfork | 7.8/10[13] |
| Q | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Slant Magazine | |
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got received critical acclaim. In 2003, the album was ranked number 406 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[17]
Track listing
All tracks written by Sinéad O'Connor, except where noted.
| I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got – Standard edition[18] | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Feel So Different" | 6:47 | |
| 2. | "I Am Stretched on Your Grave" |
| 5:33 |
| 3. | "Three Babies" | 4:47 | |
| 4. | "The Emperor's New Clothes" | 5:16 | |
| 5. | "Black Boys on Mopeds" | 3:53 | |
| 6. | "Nothing Compares 2 U" | Prince | 5:10 |
| 7. | "Jump in the River" |
| 4:12 |
| 8. | "You Cause as Much Sorrow" | 5:04 | |
| 9. | "The Last Day of Our Acquaintance" | 4:40 | |
| 10. | "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got" | 5:47 | |
| Total length: | 51:09 | ||
| I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got – 2009 Limited edition (bonus disc)[19] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Night Nurse" |
| 4:54 |
| 2. | "My Special Child" | 4:48 | |
| 3. | "Damn Your Eyes" |
| 4:46 |
| 4. | "Silent Night" (long version) | Traditional | 4:45 |
| 5. | "You Do Something to Me" | Cole Porter | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Mind Games" | John Lennon | 5:26 |
| 7. | "What Do You Want" | 2:58 | |
| 8. | "I Am Stretched on Your Grave" (Apple Brightness Mix) | 5:38 | |
| 9. | "Troy" (recorded live in London) | 6:41 | |
| 10. | "I Want Your (Hands on Me)" (live at Hammersmith Odeon) |
| 3:53 |
| Total length: | 51:09 | ||
Personnel
- Sinéad O'Connor – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming, arranger, producer, string arrangements
- Marco Pirroni – electric guitar
- David Munday – acoustic guitar, piano
- Andy Rourke – acoustic guitar, bass guitar
- Jah Wobble – bass guitar
- John Reynolds – drums
- Steve Wickham – fiddle
- Philip King – vocals, melody arrangement
- Nick Ingman – conductor, orchestra director, string arrangements
- Karl Wallinger – arranger
- Technical
- Nellee Hooper – producer
- Chris Birkett, Sean Devitt – producers, engineers
- Dave Hoffman, Dominique Leringoleur – photography
- John Maybury – cover design
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[20] | Gold | 25,000* |
| Canada (Music Canada)[21] | 5× Platinum | 500,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[22] | Platinum | 397,100[23]* |
| Germany (BVMI)[24] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[25] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[26] | 2× Platinum | 600,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[27] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
| Worldwide (IFPI) | N/A | 7,000,000[28] |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- 1 2 3 Huey, Steve. "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got – Sinéad O'Connor". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- 1 2 Sandow, Greg (16 March 1990). "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ↑ http://www.45cat.com/record/eny618
- ↑ CBSnews.com "Sinead Sings And Speaks Her Mind" Accessed: 11 September 2016
- ↑ Stafford, James. "25 Years Ago: Sinead O'Connor Releases 'I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got'". Diffuser.fm. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
So a lot of the songs on this record were really about her. Even the f–ng title I got from having a dream about her, and in this dream she said to me, "I do not want what I haven't got." In my mind, even 'Nothing Compares 2 U' was me thinking about her ...'Feel So Different' was a song about my mother. 'I Am Stretched On Your Grave' speaks for itself really [she laughs bleakly] ...'You Cause As Much Sorrow' was about my mother ...
- ↑ http://www.pauldunoyer.com/pages/journalism/journalism_item.asp?journalismID=260
- ↑ O'Connor, Frank (trans). "I am Stretched on Your Grave". Lucy, Seán, (ed). Love Poems of the Irish, Cork: Mercier, 1967
- ↑ Sleeve notes to 1979 Album Scullion
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Sinéad O'Connor: I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 0-312-24560-2.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
- ↑ Willman, Chris (18 March 1990). "Sinead O'Connor 'I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got' Chrysalis". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ↑ Quantick, David (1990). "Sinead O'Connor – I Do not Want What I Haven't Got". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ Richardson, Mark (24 April 2009). "Sinéad O'Connor: I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (Limited Edition)". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ↑ Sandall, Robert (April 1990). "Sinéad O'Connor: I Do Not Want What I Have Not Got". Q (43).
- ↑ Gilmore, Mikal (22 March 1990). "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ↑ Cinquemani, Sal (3 October 2003). "Sinéad O'Connor: I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ↑ "#406 I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got" "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" 1 November 2003. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
- ↑ "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got by Sinead O'Connor on iTunes". iTunes Store. United States: Apple Inc. 4 April 2016. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016.
- ↑ "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (Special Edition) by Sinead O'Connor on iTunes". iTunes Store. United States: Apple Inc. 4 April 2016. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016.
- ↑ "Austrian album certifications – Sinead Oconnor – I do not want what I haven't got" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Sinead Oconnor in the field Interpret. Enter I do not want what I haven't got in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Sinead Oconnor – I do not want what I haven't got". Music Canada.
- ↑ "French album certifications – Sinead Oconnor – I do not want what I haven't got" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ↑ https://www.infodisc.fr/Ventes_Albums_Tout_Temps.php?debut=850
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sinead Oconnor; 'I do not want what I haven't got')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ↑ "Spanish album certifications – Sinead Oconnor – I do not want what I haven't got" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Select album under "Chart", enter 1990 in the field "Year". Select the certification month in the field "Semana". Click on "Search Charts".
- ↑ "British album certifications – Sinead Oconnor – I do not want what I haven't got". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type I do not want what I haven't got in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Sinead Oconnor – I do not want what I haven't got". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
- ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/11007782/Sinead-OConnor-Live-with-the-devil-and-you-find-theres-a-God.html