So Far... The Best of Sinéad O'Connor

So Far... the Best of Sinéad O'Connor
Greatest hits album by Sinéad O'Connor
Released 1997
Recorded 1986–1997
Genre Rock
Label Chrysalis
Producer Various
Sinéad O'Connor chronology
Gospel Oak EP
(1997)		 So Far... the Best of Sinéad O'Connor
(1997)		 Faith and Courage
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly (A-)[2]
Robert Christgau A[3]

So Far... the Best of Sinéad O'Connor is a greatest hits album released by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor in 1997. The collection features songs appearing on O'Connor's first four studio albums, along with several non-album collaborations. "Heroine" and "Empire" are also included on O'Connor's 2005 compilation album Collaborations.

The album sold 2,000,000 copies worldwide.

Track listings (depending on the area of distribution of the album)

  1. "Nothing Compares 2 U" (Prince)
  2. "Mandinka" (O'Connor)
  3. "The Emperor's New Clothes" (O'Connor)
  4. "The Last Day of Our Acquaintance" (O'Connor)
  5. "Fire on Babylon" (O'Connor/Reynolds)
  6. "Troy" (O'Connor)
  7. "I Am Stretched on Your Grave" (traditional, arranged by O'Connor)
  8. "Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home" (Mullins/O'Connor)
  9. "John, I Love You" (O'Connor)
  10. "Empire" (Bomb the Bass featuring Benjamin Zephaniah and Sinéad O'Connor) (Simeon/O'Connor/Zephaniah)
  11. "I Want Your (Hands on Me)" (O'Connor/Reynolds/Dean/Clowes/Holifield)
  12. "Heroine" (The Edge featuring Sinéad O'Connor & Larry Mullen Jr.) (The Edge/Brook/O'Connor)
  13. "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" (Tim Rice/Andrew Lloyd Webber)
  14. "You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart" (Bono/Friday/Seezer)
  15. "Just Like U Said It Would B" (O'Connor)
  1. "Nothing Compares 2 U" (Prince)
  2. "Mandinka" (O'Connor)
  3. "The Emperor's New Clothes" (O'Connor)
  4. "Thank You For Hearing Me" (O'Connor/Reynolds)
  5. "The Last Day of Our Acquaintance" (O'Connor)
  6. "Fire on Babylon" (O'Connor/Reynolds)
  7. "Troy" (O'Connor)
  8. "I Am Stretched on Your Grave" (traditional, arranged by O'Connor)
  9. "Jackie" (O'Connor)
  10. "Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home" (Mullins/O'Connor)
  11. "John I Love You" (O'Connor)
  12. "Empire" (Bomb the Bass featuring Benjamin Zephaniah and Sinéad O'Connor) (Simeon/O'Connor/Zephaniah)
  13. "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" (Tim Rice/Andrew Lloyd Webber)
  14. "You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart" (Bono/Friday/Seezer)
  15. "This Is A Rebel Song" (O'Connor)

References

  1. ^ "So Far... The Best of Sinéad O'Connor - Sinéad O'Connor". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r325709. 
  2. ^ "So Far... The Best of Sinéad O'Connor". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,290656,00.html. 
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Sinéad O'Connor". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=Sin%E9ad+O%27Connor. 
Sinéad O'Connor
Studio albums
Compilations
So Far... The Best of Sinéad O'Connor (1997) • She Who Dwells in the Secret Place of the Most High Shall Abide Under the Shadow of the Almighty (2003) • Collaborations (2005) • Essential (2005)
Video albums
Singles
"Troy" (1987) • "Mandinka" (1987) • "I Want Your (Hands on Me)" (1988) • "Jerusalem" (1988) • "Jump in the River" (1988) • "Nothing Compares 2 U" (1990) • "The Emperor's New Clothes" (1990) • "Three Babies" (1990) • "I Am Stretched on Your Grave" (1990)• "My Special Child" (1991) • "Silent Night" (1991) • "Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home" (1992) • "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (1992) • "You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart" (1994) • "Thank You for Hearing Me" (1994) • "Fire on Babylon" (1994) • "Famine"/"All Apologies" (1995) • "This Is to Mother You" (1997) • "This Is a Rebel Song" (1997) • "Chiquitita" (1998) • "No Man's Woman" (2000) • "Jealous" (2000) • "Troy (The Phoenix From the Flame)" (2002) • "My Lagan Love" (2002) • "A Hundred Thousand Angels" (2003) • "Marcus Garvey" (2005) • "Throw Down Your Arms" (2005) • "I Don't Know How to Love Him" (2007) • "Something Beautiful" (2007) • "We People (Who Are Darker Than Blue)" (2008) • "How About I Be Me" (2011)
Guest singles
"Heroine" (1986) • "Blood of Eden" (1992) • "Don't Give Up" (1993) • "Haunted" (1995) • "Empire" (1996) • "Guide Me God" (2002) • "Tears from the Moon" (2002) • "1000 Mirrors" (2003) • "Special Cases" (2003) • "Illegal Attacks" (2007) • "It's Only Life" (2010)
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