1990 studio album by Sinéad O'Connor
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got Sinéad O'Connor , released in March 1990 by Ensign/Chrysalis Records. It contains O'Connor's version of thePrince song "Nothing Compares 2 U ", which was released as a single and reached number one in multiple countries. The album was nominated for fourGrammy Awards in 1991 , includingRecord of the Year ,Best Female Pop Vocal Performance , andBest Music Video, Short Form for "Nothing Compares 2 U", winning the award forBest Alternative Music Performance . However, O'Connor refused to accept the nominations and award.[ 6] [ 7]
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, Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada. This rendition of thePrince song reflected on O'Connor's mother, who had died in an auto accident five years earlier.[ 8] [ 9] Modern Rock Tracks chart in the US.
The first song on the album, "Feel So Different", starts withThe Serenity Prayer Reinhold Niebuhr . The album also includes O'Connor's rendition of "I Am Stretched on Your Grave ", an anonymous 17th-century poem that was written in Irish, translated into English byFrank O'Connor , and composed by musicianPhilip King in 1979.[ 10] [ 11] Funky Drummer " byJames Brown .[ 12]
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got received critical acclaim.Entertainment Weekly [ 21] Rolling Stone 500 greatest albums of all time .[ 22] [ 23]
All tracks are written by Sinéad O'Connor, except where noted[ 24]
All tracks are written by Sinéad O'Connor, except where noted[ 25]
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[ 26]
Sinéad O'Connor – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming, arranger, producer, string arrangements Marco Pirroni – guitar on "The Emperor's New Clothes"David Munday – acoustic guitar and piano on "You Cause As Much Sorrow" Andy Rourke – bass guitar on "The Emperor's New Clothes", "Jump in the River" and "You Cause As Much Sorrow", acoustic guitar on "Jump in the River"Jah Wobble – bass guitar on "The Last Day of Our Acquaintance"John Reynolds – drums and percussion on "The Emperor's New Clothes", "You Cause As Much Sorrow" and "The Last Day of Our Acquaintance"Kieran Kiely – keyboards, accordion, piano Steve Wickham – fiddle on "I Am Stretched on Your Grave"The Muses – backing vocals Philip King – vocals, melody arrangementNick Ingman – conductor, orchestra director, string arrangement on "Feel So Different"Karl Wallinger – arrangerTechnical
Nellee Hooper – co-producer on "Nothing Compare 2 U"Chris Birkett, Sean Devitt – engineers Dave Hoffman, Dominique Le Rigoleur – photography John Maybury – cover designYear-end chart performance forI Do Not Want What I Haven't Got Chart (1990) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 48] 30 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[ 49] 3 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM )[ 50] 1 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[ 51] 8 European Albums (Music & Media )[ 52] 2 French Albums (SNEP)[ 34] 17 German Albums Chart[ 53] 2 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[ 54] 11 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 55] 6 UK Albums (OCC)[ 56] 16 USBillboard 200[ 57] 19
Certifications and sales [ edit ] Certifications and sales forI Do Not Want What I Haven't Got Region Certification Certified units /salesAustralia (ARIA )[ 58] Platinum 70,000^ Austria (IFPI Austria)[ 59] Gold 25,000* Canada (Music Canada )[ 60] 5× Platinum 500,000^ France (SNEP )[ 61] Platinum 300,000* Germany (BVMI )[ 62] Platinum 500,000^ Ireland — 60,000[ 63] Italy — 250,000[ 64] Netherlands (NVPI )[ 65] Platinum 100,000^ New Zealand (RMNZ )[ 66] Platinum 15,000^ Spain (PROMUSICAE )[ 67] Platinum 100,000^ Sweden (GLF )[ 68] Platinum 100,000^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[ 69] Gold 25,000^ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 71] 2× Platinum 711,832[ 70] United States (RIAA )[ 72] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^ Summaries Worldwide — N/a 7,000,000[ 7] * Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
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