Universal Mother

Universal Mother
Studio album by Sinéad O'Connor
Released 13 September 1994
Genre Rock
Length 52:50
Label Ensign/Chrysalis
Producer Sinéad O'Connor, John Reynolds, Tim Simenon, Phil Coulter
Sinéad O'Connor chronology
Am I Not Your Girl?
(1992)Am I Not Your Girl?1992		 Universal Mother
(1994)		 Gospel Oak EP
(1997)Gospel Oak EP1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
NME(8/10)[3]
Q[3]
Robert ChristgauB−[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
Vibe(favorable)[3]

Universal Mother is the fourth album by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor. It was released in 1994 and sold 1.5 million copies worldwide.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Germaine"Germaine Greer 0:38
2."Fire on Babylon"O'Connor, ReynoldsO'Connor, Reynolds, Simenon5:11
3."John I Love You"O'ConnorO'Connor, Reynolds, Coulter5:31
4."My Darling Child"O'ConnorO'Connor, Reynolds, Coulter3:09
5."Am I a Human?"Jake ReynoldsJake Reynolds0:24
6."Red Football"O'ConnorO'Connor, Reynolds, Coulter2:48
7."All Apologies"Kurt CobainO'Connor2:37
8."A Perfect Indian"O'ConnorO'Connor, Reynolds, Coulter4:22
9."Scorn Not His Simplicity"CoulterO'Connor, Coulter4:26
10."All Babies"O'ConnorO'Connor, Reynolds4:29
11."In This Heart"O'ConnorO'Connor, Reynolds, Coulter3:11
12."Tiny Grief Song"O'ConnorO'Connor, Reynolds, Coulter1:56
13."Famine"O'Connor, Clayton, Simenon, Reynolds, Lennon, McCartney [6]O'Connor, Reynolds, Simenon4:56
14."Thank You for Hearing Me"O'Connor, ReynoldsO'Connor, Reynolds, Simenon6:25

Note: "Famine" quotes the song "Eleanor Rigby" by The Beatles.

Personnel

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[7] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[8] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[10] N/A 217,000 [11]^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Universal Mother - Sinéad O'Connor". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  2. ↑ McDonnell, Evelyn (16 September 1994). "Universal Mother". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 "Sinead O'Connor - Universal Mother CD". CDUniverse.com. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: sinead o'connor". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Zacharek, Stephanie (6 October 1994). "Sinead O'Connor: Universal Mother". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Austrian album certifications – Sinead – Universal mother" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Sinead in the field Interpret. Enter Universal mother in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen. 
  8. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Sinead – Universal mother". Music Canada.
  9. ↑ "British album certifications – Sinead – Universal mother". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Universal mother in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  10. ↑ "American album certifications – Sinead – Universal mother". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  11. ↑ https://books.google.hr/books?id=-AkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA92&lpg=PA92&dq=sinead+universal+mother+1,5+million&source=bl&ots=c5SXDUcOjH&sig=xx_7APkHQNo6WIqH1ooXsYEJps8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiZ_Z6N_bnZAhWGkywKHX2BDBA4ChDoAQg4MAQ#v=onepage&q=sinead&f=false
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