Sean-Nós Nua
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Released | 8 October 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2001–2002 | |||
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Length | 66:06 | |||
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Label | Vanguard | |||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 65/100[1] |
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Entertainment Weekly | B+[4] |
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Pitchfork | 6.3/10[7] |
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Sean-Nós Nua is the sixth studio album by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor, released on 8 October 2002, by Vanguard Records. It consists of traditional Irish songs, the title meaning "new old-style" and also referring to the popular style of traditional Irish music sean-nós.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Peggy Gordon" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, C.V. Lunny, O Geibheannaigh, Wickham, Shannon | 5:38 |
2. | "Her Mantle So Green" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, O Geibheannaigh, Shannon, Branch, Kiely | 5:35 |
3. | "Lord Franklin" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, A. Maxwell, C.V. Lunny, Branch, Wickham, Lockett | 4:59 |
4. | "The Singing Bird" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Shannon, Wickham, Branch, O Geibheannaigh | 4:27 |
5. | "Óró Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Branch, A. Maxwell, Ogilvie | 3:19 |
6. | "Molly Malone" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, C.V. Lunny, A. Maxwell, B. Alexander | 3:32 |
7. | "Paddy's Lament" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Branch, Shannon, A. Maxwell, B. Alexander, Professor Stretch | 5:26 |
8. | "The Moorlough Shore" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, B. Alexander, Branch, Kiely, O'Neill, A. Maxwell | 5:25 |
9. | "The Parting Glass" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Branch, C.V. Lunny, Kiely | 4:31 |
10. | "Báidín Fheilimí" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Ogilvie, Branch, A. Maxwell | 3:20 |
11. | "My Lagan Love" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Branch, A. Maxwell, Wickham, Professor Scretch, Lockett | 4:42 |
12. | "Lord Baker" (with Christy Moore) | Traditional; arranged by Moore, Lunny, O'Connor | 11:38 |
13. | "I'll Tell Me Ma" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Kiely, Wickham, Branch | 2:21 |
No. | Title | Length |
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14. | "Spanish Lady" | |
15. | "Marble Halls" |
Personnel
[edit]- Sinéad O'Connor – vocals
- Dónal Lunny – acoustic guitar, bouzouki, keyboards, bodhran, backing vocals
- Steve Wickham – fiddle (except tracks 7, 12 and 13), mandolin, banjo
- Sharon Shannon – accordion on track 9
- Alan Branch – percussion on track 12
- Abdullah Chhadeh – quanun
- Nick Coplowe – Hammond organ
- Pete Lockett – percussion (except tracks 1, 9, 12 and 13)
- Cora Venus Lunny – violin on tracks 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7, Viola tracks 1 & 9
- Kieran Kiely – keyboards, accordion
- Skip McDonald – electric guitar, backing vocals
- Christy Moore – vocals and guitar on track 12
- Carlton "Bubblers" Ogilvie – drums, bass guitar, piano
- Bernard O'Neill – bass
- Adrian Shortman / "Professor Stretch" – drums, programming
Charts
[edit]Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] | 61 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] | 29 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] | 34 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] | 93 |
European Albums (Music & Media)[16] | 57 |
French Albums (SNEP)[17] | 69 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] | 3 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] | 57 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] | 67 |
UK Albums (OCC)[21] | 52 |
US Billboard 200[22] | 139 |
US Top Internet Albums (Billboard)[23] | 21 |
US Top World Albums (Billboard)[24] | 1 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[25] | 7 |
See also
[edit]- Goodnight, Thank You, You've Been a Lovely Audience – a 2003 live video album by O'Connor which features a documentary on the making of this album
References
[edit]- ^ "Critic Reviews for Sean-Nós Nua". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ Doerschuk, Robert L. "Sean-Nós Nua - Sinéad O'Connor". AllMusic.
- ^ Levine, Robert. "Sinead O'Connor - Sean-Nos Nua". Blender. Archived from the original on 10 December 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ Hermes, Will (11 October 2002). "Sean-Nos Nua Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ Clarke, Betty. "Sinead O'Connor: Sean-Nos Nua". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 October 2002.
- ^ Hilburn, Robert (6 October 2002). "Jurassic 5's Power Surge". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ Richardson, Mark (15 January 2003). "Sinead O'Connor: Sean-Nós Nua". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ Nothing sounds quite as expected. [Nov 2002, p.108]
- ^ The results, while respectfully chocolate box pretty, make Enya seem like a bomb-making radical. [Nov 2002, p.109]
- ^ Peacock, Tim. "Sean-Nós Nua - Sinéad O'Connor". Record Collector. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ Miles, Milo (25 September 2002). "Sean-Nos Nua". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 207.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Sinéad O'Connor – Sean-Nós Nua" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Sinéad O'Connor – Sean-Nós Nua" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Sinéad O'Connor – Sean-Nós Nua" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
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- ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 41, 2002". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Sinéad O'Connor – Sean-Nós Nua". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Sinéad O'Connor | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Sinead OConnor Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Billboard". 26 October 2002. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "World Albums Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 6, 2024.