Universal Mother

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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)

Universal Mother
(1994)

Gospel Oak EP
(1997)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[2]
NME	(8/10)^[3]
Q	^[3]
Robert Christgau	B−^[4]
Rolling Stone	^[5]
Piero Scaruffi	(5/10)^[6]
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Germaine"	Germaine Greer		0:38
2.	"Fire On Babylon"	O'Connor, Reynolds	O'Connor, Reynolds, Simenon	5:11
3.	"John I Love You"	O'Connor	O'Connor, Reynolds, Coulter	5:31
4.	"My Darling Child"	O'Connor	O'Connor, Reynolds, Coulter	3:09
5.	"Am I A Human?"	Jake Reynolds	Jake Reynolds	0:24
6.	"Red Football"	O'Connor	O'Connor, Reynolds, Coulter	2:48
7.	"All Apologies"	Kurt Cobain	O'Connor	2:37
8.	"A Perfect Indian"	O'Connor	O'Connor, Reynolds, Coulter	4:22
9.	"Scorn Not His Simplicity"	Coulter	O'Connor, Coulter	4:26
10.	"All Babies"	O'Connor	O'Connor, Reynolds	4:29
11.	"In This Heart"	O'Connor	O'Connor, Reynolds, Coulter	3:11
12.	"Tiny Grief Song"	O'Connor	O'Connor, Reynolds, Coulter	1:56
13.	"Famine"	O'Connor, Clayton, Simenon, Reynolds	O'Connor, Reynolds, Simenon	4:56
14.	"Thank You For Hearing Me"	O'Connor, Reynolds	O'Connor, Reynolds, Simenon	6:25

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

Credits

Sinéad O'Connor - vocals, piano
John Reynolds - drums, bass, keyboards, programming
Dave Clayton - keyboards
Marco Pirroni - guitar
Tim Simenon - programming
Ivan Gilliland - guitar
Nicky Scott - bass
Phil Coulter - piano
John O'Cane - cello
Clare Kenny - bass
Voice Squad - backing vocals
Irish Chamber Orchestra - strings

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Studio albums	The Lion and the Cobra (1987) I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (1990) Am I Not Your Girl? (1992) Universal Mother (1994) Gospel Oak EP (1997) Faith and Courage (2000) Sean-Nós Nua (2002) Throw Down Your Arms (2005) Theology (2007) How About I Be Me (And You Be You)? (2012) The Vishnu Room (2014)

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	The Value of Ignorance (1989) The Year of the Horse (1991) Goodnight, Thank You, You've Been a Lovely Audience (2003) Live at the Sugar Club (2008)

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) "We People (Who Are Darker Than Blue)" (2008) "The Wolf Is Getting Married" (2012) "4th and Vine" (2013)

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) "Jackie, Is It My Birthday?" (2009) "It's Only Life" (2010) "When A Child Is Born" (2012)

Related articles	Discography

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Entertainment Weekly review
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Album reviews at CD Universe
↑ Robert Christgau review
↑ Rolling Stone review
↑ Scaruffi, Piero (1999). "Sinead O'Connor". pieroscaruffi.com. Retrieved January 17, 2014.

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