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Sinéad O'Connor: So far ... the best of Sinéad O'Connor

 A l b u m   D e t a i l s


Label: Chrysalis Records
Released: 1997
Time:
 74:32
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): Sinéad O'Connor, Nellee Hooper, John Rey
Rating: ********.. (8/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.sinead-oconnor.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 1997.01.01
Price in €: 14,99



 S o n g s ,   T r a c k s


[1] Nothing Compares 2 U (Prince) - 5:08
[2] Mandinka (OConnor) - 3:46
[3] Emperor's New Clothes (OConnor) - 5:15
[4] Last Day of Our Acquaintance (OConnor) - 4:37
[5] Fire on Babylon (OConnor/Reynolds) - 5:08
[6] Troy (OConnor) - 6:30
[7] I Am Stretched on Your Grave (Traditional) - 5:33
[8] Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home (Mullins/OConnor) - 4:26
[9] John I Love You (OConnor) - 5:47
[10] Empire-Bomb the Bass (OConnor/Simenon/Zephaniah) - 5:48
[11] I Want Your (Hands on Me) (Clowes/Deean/Holifield/OConnor/Reynolds) - 4:38
[12] Heroine (Brook/Edge/OConnor) - 4:23
[13] Don't Cry for Me Argentina (Lloyd Webber/Rice) - 5:36
[14] You Made Me the Thieg of Your Heart (Bono/Friday/Seezer) - 6:19
[15] Just Like U Said It Would B (OConnor/Wickham) - 4:32

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


SINÉAD O'CONNOR - Vocals, Arranger, Producer, Mixing

BOMB THE BASS
BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAN

GAVIN FRIDAY - Producer
PHIL COULTER - Producer
THE EDGE - Producer
MICHAEL BROOK - Producer
PHIL RAMONE - Producer
TIM SIMENON - Producer, Mixing

MILES DAVIS - Sampling
GARY CHESTER - Engineer
Q - Engineer
PAUL BARRETT - Engineer
CHRIS BIRKETT - Engineer, Mixing
MIKE CLOWES - Arranger
STEVE LILLYWHITE - Remixing
KEVIN MOLONEY - Engineer, Associate Producer, Mixing
JOHN REYNOLDS - Drums, Producer, Mixing
GAVYN WRIGHT - Director
TORRIE ZITO - Arranger, Conductor
DON HOZZ - Engineer
LLOYD PHILLIPS - Mixing
FACHTNA O'CEALLAIGH - Mixing
KERRY HOPWOOD - Engineer

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


Mit ihrer unverwechselbaren Stimme und ihren kontroversen Statements war Sinead O'Connor kurz mal im Rampenlicht, bald aber schon wieder in Ungnade gefallen. Aber nicht mal die Aufdringlichkeit, mit der sie ihre politischen Ansichten präsentiert, kann ihren Beitrag zum Kanon des Post-Punk schmälern. Ihre ergreifende Interpretation von Prince´ "Nothing Compares 2 U" ist immer noch zum Steinerweichen. Auch "Troy" ruft ähnliche Erinnerungen wach. So Far... The Best Of Sinead O'Connor liefert eine ausführliche Kostprobe ihrer frühen Jahre. Emotionsgeladene Rockstücke wie "Emperor's New Clothes" und "Mandinka" gehören natürlich dazu, wie auch ihre rhythmischen Experimente mit Bomb The Bass: "Empire" und das frühe "I Want Your (Hands On Me)". Sinead O'Connor untermauert ihren Anspruch darauf, wie eine Diva behandelt zu werden mit ihrer Version von "Don't Cry for Me Argentina". Als ob wir daran je gezweifelt hätten. Sie ist einfach eine fazinierende Persönlichkeit.

Steve Gdula - Amazon.de



"...If some her early work now feels shrill and strident, her later experiments with hip-hop beats and Bomb the Bass (included here) make her seem visionary. It's common for pop stars to boast of growing up in public, but O'Connor's actually done it." - Rating: A-

Entertainment Weekly, 12/12/97, p.90



The first time I heard Sinead O'Connor was in the wee hours of the morning on MTV, singing backup on a video by The The called "Kingdom of Rain." Her unique vocals caught my attention immediately--the stark tone shimmering over the music. Soon after that, I picked up her (then) latest CD--I Do Not Want What I Have Not Got. For me, her ability to go effortlessly from a whisper to a scream set her far apart from her peers at the time. Her popularity suffered greatly after her picture tearing incident on American television. Initially undaunted, O'Connor later broke down and said she would retire from music because of all the controversy. Luckily for fans able to overlook her 'incident,' that didn't happen. She went on to record 2 more albums and an EP, toured again, and appeared on numerous soundtrack albums. While none compared in terms of sales to her earlier days, O'Connor continued to create captivating music, as shown in tracks like "Fire on Babylon." Sinead O'Connor has one of the most unique and powerful voices in music today. Whether she's performing songs from Broadway musicals, pop standards, ambient trip-hop, irish folk tunes, or her own hits; So Far# does a fine job of showing just how versatile she really is.

© 1998 Steve Marshall



So Far ... The Best of Sinead O'Connor is a missed opportunity, failing to deliver a comprehensive overview of the first part of O'Connor's career, or an adequate hits collection. Part of the problem is the fact that O'Connor is an album artist that happens to deliver great singles as well, which means there will be essential tracks missing from a collection, even if it relies solely on the singles. So Far decides to circumvent this problem by combining album tracks with singles, but that doesn't work, since it gives the patchy Universal Mother preference over the excellent debut The Lion and the Cobra and omits such singles as "Three Babies." Things are further muddled by the inclusion of the non-LP rarities "Heroine," "You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart" and "Empire." All three songs are worthy, but they would make more sense on a rarities collection, which could also feature B-sides and non-LP singles like "Silent Night" and "My Special Child," which have never appeared on an album. Their inclusion was designed to convince hardcore fans into buying this album, but they have the weird effect of making the collection less appealing to casual fans. In a way, that's not a bad thing, since So Far doesn't quite capture the essence of O'Connor's music, even if it does contain such essential songs as "Mandinka," "Troy," "Nothing Compares 2 U," "I Want Your (Hands on Me)," "I Am Stretched on Your Grave" and "The Emperor's New Clothes." However, those moments of brilliance sound awkward when removed from their album context, especially in a collection is poorly conceived as this. Only extremely casual fans, those that just want the hits on one disc, should acquire this, since most listeners with a passing interest in O'Connor will be much better served by the original albums.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine - All Music Guide
 

 L y r i c s


NOTHING COMPARES 2 U

It's been seven hours and fifteen days
Since u took your love away
I go out every night and sleep all day
Since u took your love away
Since u been gone I can do whatever I want
I can see whomever I choose
I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant
But nothing
I said nothing can take away these blues
`Cause nothing compares
Nothing compares 2 u
    
It's been so lonely without u here
Like a bird without a song
Nothing can stop these lonely tears from falling
Tell me baby where did I go wrong
I could put my arms around every boy I see
But they'd only remind me of you
I went to the doctor n'guess what he told me
Guess what he told me
He said girl u better try to have fun
No matter what u do
But he's a fool
`Cause nothing compares
Nothing compares 2 u
    
All the flowers that u planted, mama
In the back yard
All died when u went away
I know that living with u baby was sometimes hard
But I'm willing to give it another try
Nothing compares
Nothing compares 2 u
Nothing compares
Nothing compares 2 u
Nothing compares
Nothing compares 2 u   


MANDINKA

I'm dancing the seven veils
Want you to pick up my scarf
See how the black moon fades
Soon I can give you my heart

I don't know no shame
I feel no pain
I can't see the flame
But I do know Man-din-ka
I do know Man-din-ka
I do know Man-din-ka
I do

They're throwing it all this way
Dragging it back to the start
And they say, "See how the glass is raised?"
I have refused to take part
I told them "drink something new"
Please let me pull something through

I don't know no shame
I feel no pain
I can't
I don't know no shame
I feel no pain
I can't see the flame

But I do know Man-din-ka
I do know Man-din-ka
I do know Man-din-ka
I do
I do
I do
I say I do
Soon I can give you my heart
I swear I do
Soon I can give you my heart

I do
Mandinka
Soon I can give you my heart
Soon I can give you my heart
Soon I can give you my heart


THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES

It seems like years since you held the baby
While I wrecked the bedroom
You said it was dangerous after Sunday
And I knew you loved me
He thinks I just became famous
And that's what messed me up
But he's wrong
How could I possibly know what I want
When I was only twenty-one?
And there's millions of people
To offer advice and say how I should be
But they're twisted
And they will never be any influence on me
But you will always be
You will always be
    
If I treated you mean
I really didn't mean to
But you know how it is
And how a pregnancy can change you
    
I see plenty of clothes that I like
But I won't go anywhere nice for a while
All I want to do is just sit here
And write it all down and rest for a while
I can't bear to be in another city
One where you are not
I would return to nothing without you
If I'm your girlfriend or not
    
Maybe I was mean
But I really don't think so
You asked if I'm scared
And I said so
    
Everyone can see what's going on
They laugh `cause they know they're untouchable
Not because what I said was wrong
It might be brave
I will live by my own policies
I will sleep with a clear conscience
I will sleep in peace
    
Maybe it sounds mean
But I really don't think so
You asked for the truth and I told you

Through their own words
They will be exposed
They've got a severe case of
The emperor's new clothes
The emperor's new clothes
The emperor's new clothes
The emperor's new clothes


THE LAST DAY OF OUR ACQUAINTANCE

This is the last day of our acquaintance
I will meet you later in somebody's office
I'll talk but you won't listen to me
I know what your answer will be
    
I know you don't love me anymore
You used to hold my hand when the plane took off
Two years ago there just seemed so much more
And I don't know what happened to our love
    
Today's the day
Our friendship has been stale
And we will meet later to finalise the details
Two years ago the seed was planted
And since then you have taken me for granted
    
But this is the last day of our acquaintance
I will meet you later in somebody's office
I'll talk but you won't listen to me
I know your answer already
 
But this is the last day of our acquaintance
I will meet you later in somebody's office
I'll talk but you won't listen to me
I know your answer already
I know your answer already
I know your answer already


FIRE ON BABYLON

She took my father from my life oh
Took my sister and brothers oh
I watched her torturing my child
Feeble I was then but now I'm grown

Fire on Babylon
Oh yes a change has come
Fire on Babylon
Fire
Fire
Fire

She's taken everything I liked
She's taken every lover oh
And all along she gave me lies
Just to make me think I loved her

Fire on Babylon
Oh yes a change has come
Look what she did to her son
Fire
Fire
Fire on

Life's backwards Life's backwards
People turn around
The house is burned The house is burned
The children are gone

Fire
Fire

Fire on Babylon
Oh yes a change has come
Fire on Babylon
Fire
Fire, oh
Fire, oh

Fire on Babylon
Oh yes a change has come
Look what she did to her son
Look what she did to her son
Fire, haha
Fire, haha

Fire
Fire 
Fire, aha
Fire on Babylon
Fire on Babylon


TROY

I’ll remember it
And Dublin in a rainstorm
And sitting in the long grass in summer
Keeping warm
I’ll remember it
Every restless night
We were so young then
We thought that everything
We could possibly do were the right
Then we moved
Stolen from our very eyes
And I wondered where you went to
Tell me when did the light die
You will rise
You'll return
The phoenix from the flame
You will learn
You will rise
You'll return
Being what you are
There is no other Troy
For you to burn

And I never meant to hurt you
I swear I didn't mean
Those things I said
I never meant to do that to you
Next time I'll keep my hands to myself instead
Oh, does she love you
What do you want to do?
Does she need you like I do?
Do you love her?
Is she good for you?
Does she hold you like I do?

Do you want me?
Should I leave?
I know you're always telling me
That you love me
Just sometimes I wonder
If I should believe
Oh, I love you
God, I love you
I'd kill a dragon for you
I’ll die
But I will rise
And I will return
The Phoenix from the flame
I have learned
I will rise
And you'll see me return
Being what I am
There is no other Troy
For me to burn

And you should’ve left the light on
You should’ve left the light on
Then I wouldn't have tried
And you'd never have known
And I wouldn't have pulled you tighter
No I wouldn't have pulled you close
I wouldn't have screamed
No I can't let you go
And the door wasn't closed
No I wouldn't have pulled you to me
No I wouldn't have kissed your face
You wouldn't have begged me to hold you
If we hadn't been there in the first place
Ah but I know you wanted me to be there oh oh
Every look that you threw told me so
But you should’ve left the light on
You should’ve left the light on
And the flames burned away
But you're still spitting fire
Make no difference what you say
You're still a liar
You're still a liar
You're still a lawyer


I AM STRETCHED ON YOUR GRAVE

I am stretched on your grave
And will lie there forever
If your hands were in mine
I'd be sure we'd not sever
My apple tree my brightness
It's time we were together
For I smell of the earth
And am worn by the weather
    
When my family thinks
That I'm safe in my bed
From night until morning
I am stretched at your head
Calling out to the air
With tears hot and wild
My grief for the girl
That I loved as a child
    
Do you remember
The night we were lost
In the shade of the blackthorn
And the chill of the frost
Thanks be to Jesus
We did what was right
And your maiden head still
Is your pillar of light
    
The priests and the friars
Approach me in dread
Because I still love you
My love and you're dead
I still would be your shelter
Through rain and through storm
And with you in your cold grave
I cannot sleep warm
    
So I'm stretched on your grave
And will lie there forever
If you hands were in mine
I'd be sure we'd not sever
My apple tree my brightness
It's time we were together
For I smell of the earth
And am worn by the weather


SUCCESS HAS MADE A FAILURE OF OUR HOME

We used to go out
walking hand in hand
You told me all the big
things you had planned
It wasn't long
till all your dreams came true
Success put me in second
place with you

You have no time
to love me anymore
Since fame and fortune
knocked up on our door
And i spend all
my evenings all alone
Success has made a failure of our home

If we could share
an evening now and then
I'm sure we'd find true
happiness again
You never hold me
like you used to do
Oh, it's funny what success
has done to you

You have no time to
love me anymore
Since fame and fortune
knocked up on our door
And i spend all my
evenings all alone
Success has made a failure of our home
Success has made a failure of our home

I never changed
I'm still the same
I never changed
Stop what you're saying
You're killing me
And am i not your girl?
Am i not your girl?
...
Am i not?


JOHN I LOVE YOU

John I love you
I'm ever so fond of you
Will you wait for me
'Til I am heavenly
Oh there's much work to do
But I love you

Oh you're tender
Your name's a whisper

I let tears fall like rain
Apple-sized they were
All over her
And through all of those times
When you could have died
This is what you find

There's life outside your mother's garden
There's life beyond your wildest dreams
There hasn't been any explosion
We're not spinning like Dorothy
If you look now then you'll see why
Don't be afraid to cry
This time don't let yourself fly
Child
Pick up those dancing shoes
Kick off those wedding blues
These are the ways
You can choose

Child you're tender
Your name's a whisper

There's life outside your mother's garden
There's life beyond your wildest dreams
There hasn't been any explosion
We're not spinning like Dorothy
And if you look now then you'll see why
Don't be afraid to cry
This time don't let yourself fly
Child
Pick up those dancing shoes
Kick off those wedding blues
These are the ways
You can choose

Child I love you
I'm ever so fond of you


EMPIRE (Radio Edit)

Vampire, you're feed on the life of a pure heart
Vampire you suck the life of goodness
Vampire, you're feed on the life of a pure heart
Vampire you suck the life of goodness

You've got to feel yourself and let go
You got to know you reap what you sown
You've got to feel something at sometime

Check the writings on the wall
And look into the sight
You're spending all your money on gare that never work
you're wasting all your energy and everywhere it hurts
God it really hurts
yes it really hurts
you got to know yourself

Vampire, you're feed on the life of a pure heart
Vampire, you suck the life of goodness
Yes
Vampire, you're feed on the life of a pure heart
Vampire you suck the life of goodness

From now on I'll call you England
From now on I'll call you England

See if you spit in the sky
It will fall in your eye
You see what goes up must come down
You will die looking up if you're not looking in
you've got to know yourself

I'm looking at your partners and they would never agree
I'm looking for your justice and it can not be seen
I'm checking where you're coming from and where you're going to
I'm checking all off what you have done to see what you can do
I'm looking at your lawbooks and they were never read
I'm looking at your lovesquire and they can not be thread
I'm looking at your empire living on the drears
You've got to know yourself

Vampire, you're feed on the life of a pure heart
Vampire, you suck the life of goodness
Yes
Vampire, you're feed on the life of a pure heart
Vampire you suck the life of goodness

From now on I'll call you England
Empire fall man, empire go
From now on I'll call you England
There's a lesson to be learned
Why is it that, you must know
From now on I'll call you England
and the rich that you eat is more like food that you fear
From now on I'll call you England
gotta see no love anyway you appear
From now on I'll call you England
you've got to know yourself
from now on I'll call you England
you've got to know yourself


I WANT YOUR (HANDS ON ME)

I want your hands on me
What I want, give me
You know I wanna please you
What I wanna do to you

You don't waste no time, do you?
You know I'm looking through you
Why you wanna tease me
I want you to come and please me

Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me

You know that I can thrill you
I want you call me to you
I wanna move, will you?
I really wanna feel you

Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me

Put your hands on me
Put your hands on me
Put your hands on me
Put your hands on me
Put your hands on me
Put your hands on me
Put your hands on me

Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me

Hands, gimme those
Hands, gimme those
Hands, gimme those
Hands, gimme those

I want your
Feelings
Gimme, yes
 
Aaahhhh

Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me

Hands, gimme those
Hands, gimme those
Hands, gimme those
Hands, gimme those

I want your
Feelings
Gimme, yes


HEROINE

Afraid, but he will not run
Alone, thy will be done

Confessed, but you still
Feel the shame

Bring me into
Your arms again

Heroine
Heroine
Heroine
Heroine

Touch these eyes
With a broken smile

Touch my mouth
With your furrowed brow

Lift my heart
Feel my shame
Lead me into
Rest again

Heroine
Heroine
Heroine
Heroine

The night is long
But the day will come
With promises
For the chosen one

Sowed the seed
Sweet taste therein

Call tonight into
My arms again

Heroine
Heroine
Heroine
Heroine

The night is long
But the day will come
With promises
For the chosen one

Sowed the seed
Sweet taste therein

Follow dead of night into
Light of day


DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA

It won't be easy
you'll think it strange 
When I try to explain how I feel
That I still need your love
After all that I've done
You won't believe me
All you will see is a girl
you once knew
Although she's dressed up
to the nines
At sixes and sevens with you

I had to let it happen
I had to change
Couldn't stay all my life
Down at heel
Looking out of the window
Staying out of the sun
So I chose freedom
Running around trying
everything new
But nothing impressed me at all
I never expected it too

Don't cry for me Argentina
The truth is I never left you
All through my wild days
My mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance

And as for fortune
And as for fame
I never invited them in
Though it seemed to the world
They were all I desired
They are illusions
They are not the solutions
they promised to be
The answer was here all the time
I love you and hope you love me

Have I said too much?
There's nothing more
I can think of to say to you
But all you have to do is
look at me
To know that every word is true

I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance


YOU MADE ME THE THIEF OF YOUR HEART

I hope you're happy now...
...I could never make you so...
you were a hard man...
no harder in this world
you made me cold and you made me hard
and you made me the thief of your heart

Winter is cold...oh!
But you're colder still
and for the first time
I feel like you're mine
I share you with the one who will
mend what falls apart
and turn a blind eye
to the thief of your heart

Ohhh you lost
Ohhh you lost all
you lost all
you lost all

I'll never wash these clothes
I want to keep the stain
Your blood to me is precious
nor would I spill it in vain
your spirit sings
though your lips never part
singing only to me
the thief of your heart

Ohhh you lost

Ohhh you lost
Ohhh you lost all
lost all

Ohhh you lost
Ohhh you lost all
lost all


JUST LIKE U SAID IT WOULD B

I will walk in the garden
And feel religion within
I will learn how to run with the big boys
I will learn how to sink and to swim
And there's talk in the houses
And people dancing in rings
Ah, when you close my eyes, babe?
I can see most everything
I can see most everything

It's just like u said it would b
It's Just like u said it would b
It's just like u said it would b
It's Just like u said it would b

I can see too many mouths open
Too many eyes closed, ears closed
Not enough minds open
Too many legs open
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, do
Why isn’t it why why
I don't see why I listen, why, why

When I've walked in the garden
When I'm walking off stage
When everything's quiet
Will you stay?
Will you be my lover?
Will you be my mama?
I said will you be my lover?
I said will you be my babe?
When I lay down my head
At the end of my day

Nothing would
Nothing would please me better
Than I find that you're there
When I lay down my head
At the end of my day
Nothing would
Nothing would please me better
Than I find that you're there when I wake

Just like u said it would b
Just like u said it would b
Just like u said it would b
Just like u said it would b

Will you be my lover?
Will you be my mama?

Just like u said it would b
Just like u said it would b
Just like u said it would b
Just like u said it would b

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