So Far... The Best of Sinéad O'Connor

Artist: Sinéad O'Connor
Type: Album
Release date: 1997
Run time: 74:30
My Rating: 9

1. Nothing Compares 2 U (5:10)
2. Mandinka (3:48)
3. The Emperor's New Clothes (5:17)
4. Thank You For Hearing Me (4:36)
5. The Last Day Of Our Acquaintance (4:40)
6. Fire On Babylon (5:10)
7. Troy (6:33)
8. I Am Stretched On Your Grave (5:35)
9. Jackie (2:30)
10. Success Has Made A Failure Of Our Home (4:29)
11. John I Love You (5:49)
12. Bomb The Bass, Empire (5:51)
13. Don't Cry For Me Argentina (5:38)
14. You Made Me The Thief Of Your Heart (6:19)
15. This Is A Rebel Song (3:00)

Comments

Since I had enough tracks featuring Sinéad to fill two or three albums, I thought "What the heck, I'll buy her best of". The only song I'd heard previously was "Nothing Compares 2 U", which is indeed a very beautiful song. I was also already familiar with "I Am Stretched on Your Grave" from Dead Can Dance's excellent version (their's is better than Sinéad's I think), and "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" which is pretty decent here.

She exhibits a wide range of styles across the tracks, ranging from pop/rock for "Mandinka" to musical to something that almost resembles Trip-Hop for "Thank You For Hearing Me". Constant, of course, is Sinéad's glorious voice which when fully unleashed can put chills up your spine. She puts an incredible amount of emotion into her vocals.

"Fire on Babylon" is currently my favourite song from this album.