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] >
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, Lennon, McCartney ^[6]	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.

Personnel

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

Sinéad O'Connor

Discography

Studio albums

Compilations

EPs

Gospel Oak

Singles

"Troy" "Mandinka" "Nothing Compares 2 U" "I Am Stretched on Your Grave" "Silent Night" "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" "Chiquitita" "Troy (Remix)" "My Lagan Love" "I Don't Know How to Love Him"

Featuring	"Blood of Eden" "Don't Give Up" "Haunted" "Tears from the Moon" "Special Cases" "Illegal Attacks" "When a Child Is Born" "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

Other songs

Video albums

References

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