I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Occupation

  • Vocals: Sinead O'Connor

Production

I Do Not Want What I Have not Got is the second music album by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor. It was published in March 1990 by her record company Chrysalis Records.

History

The critically acclaimed album contains their biggest hit Nothing Compares 2 U and became one of the world's best-selling albums of the year 1990. The album reached in many countries number one rankings, including the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany. The single Emperor's New Clothes, the successor of Nothing Compares 2 U, was only a moderate commercial success, but reached inter alia the top of the American " Modern Rock Charts ."

On the album still O'Connors own interpretation of I is also included on Stretched on Your Grave, a poem from the 17th century. Originally in Gaelic ( Irish) written poem was translated into English by Philip King. The first song of the album, Feels So Different, begins with The Serenity Prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr.

O'Connor was inspired the title song of the Kabbalah teacher Warren Kenton: "Special thanks to Selina Marshall Warren Kenton for showing me that all I'd need something inside me. "

Reception

The album was nominated in four categories at the Grammy Awards in 1991 and won the award for " Best Alternative Music Performance." O'Connor took her Grammy award not to.

In 2003, the album placed at number 406 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

To date, the album has sold over 7 million copies worldwide.

In 2009, Sinead O'Connor released a deluxe edition of the album with new tracks and unreleased songs.

Title list

Contributors

  • Sinéad O'Connor: vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards, percussion, drums, production, songwriting
  • Nellee Hooper: production
  • Chris Birkett, Sean Devitt: production
  • Marco Pirroni: Electric Guitar
  • David Munday: Acoustic Guitar, Piano
  • Andy Rourke: acoustic guitar, bass
  • John Reynolds: Drums
  • Benita tree: singing, melody
  • Nick Ingman: Composer, Conductor, String Instruments
  • Dave Hoffman, Dominique Leringoleur: Photography
  • John Maybury: Cover Illustration

Charts

Singles

  • " Jump in the River " (1989) 1
  • " Nothing Compares 2 U" ( ​​1990)
  • " The Emperor's New Clothes " (1990)
  • "Three Babies" (1990 )

1 " Jump in the River" was originally released as a single from the soundtrack to the film Married to the Mob.

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