1992 studio album by Sinéad O'Connor
Am I Not Your Girl? |
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Studio album by |
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Released | 14 September 1992[1] |
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Recorded | 1991–1992 |
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Studio | National Edison Studios (New York) |
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Genre | Jazz |
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Length | 47:38 |
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Singles from Am I Not Your Girl? |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[3] |
NME | 9/10[4] |
Orlando Sentinel | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [5] |
People | unfavorable[6] |
Robert Christgau | B[7] |
Rolling Stone | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [8] |
Select | 1/5[9] |
USA Today | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/11px-Star_half.svg.png) [10] |
The Vancouver Sun | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/11px-Star_half.svg.png) [11] |
Am I Not Your Girl? is the third album by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor and the follow-up to the hugely successful I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got. It is a collection of covers of mostly jazz standards, which O'Connor describes as "the songs I grew up listening to [and] that made me want to be a singer".[12] The album title comes from the song "Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home". The album is dedicated to the people of New York City and especially the homeless whom O'Connor met at St. Mark's Place.[12]
The album did not gain much critical acclaim, perhaps because O'Connor had become a major artist in the modern pop genre due to her previous album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got and this album was composed of songs written from 1932 to 1978. This, coupled with the Garden State Arts Center controversy and an introduction in the album in which she mentions sexual abuse, addiction, emotional abuse, and asks "Où est le roi perdu? [translation: "Where is the lost king?"] If you're out there—I want to see you.",[12] led to O'Connor losing much of the commercial momentum her career had built up until then.
The album's promotion was marked by a controversial appearance on Saturday Night Live, where O'Connor tore up a photo of Pope John Paul II, leading to public and media scrutiny.
On 3 October 1992, O'Connor appeared on Saturday Night Live as a musical guest, and sang the album's lead single, "Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home". She was then scheduled to sing "Scarlet Ribbons" from the album, but the day before the appearance she changed to "War", a Bob Marley song which she intended as a protest against sexual abuse of children in the Catholic Church, referring to child abuse rather than racism.[13][14] During the performance O'Connor wore a necklace with the Rastafari star and also had a scarf with the Rastafari and Ethiopian colors of red, green, and gold.[13] She then presented a photo of Pope John Paul II to the camera while singing the word "evil", after which she tore the photo into pieces, while saying "Fight the real enemy".[15]
O'Connor's action led into a public and media frenzy. NBC received more than 500 calls on Sunday,[16] and 400 more on Monday, with all but seven criticising O'Connor;[17] the network received 4,400 calls in total.[18] Contrary to rumour, NBC was not fined by the Federal Communications Commission for O'Connor's act; the FCC has no regulatory power over such behaviour.[18] NBC did not edit the performance out of the West Coast tape-delayed broadcast that night.[19] As of 2016,[update] despite the now well documented thousands of child sex abuse cases proving O'Connor's accusation, NBC still declines to rebroadcast the sequence, with reruns of the episode using footage from the dress rehearsal.[18]
Track listing
Am I Not Your Girl? track listingNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Why Don't You Do Right?" | Kansas Joe McCoy | 2:30 |
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2. | "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" | Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | 6:15 |
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3. | "Secret Love" | Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster | 2:56 |
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4. | "Black Coffee" | Sonny Burke, Paul Francis Webster | 3:21 |
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5. | "Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home" | Johnny Mullins | 4:29 |
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6. | "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" | Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice | 5:39 |
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7. | "I Want to Be Loved by You" | Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Herbert Stothart | 2:45 |
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8. | "Gloomy Sunday" | László Jávor, Sam L. Lewis, Rezső Seress | 3:56 |
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9. | "Love Letters" | Edward Heyman, Victor Young | 3:07 |
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10. | "How Insensitive" | Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel, Antônio Carlos Jobim | 3:28 |
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11. | "Scarlet Ribbons" | Evelyn Danzig, Jack Segal | 4:14 |
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12. | "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (Instrumental) | Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice | 5:10 |
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13. | "Personal message about pain (Jesus and the Money Changers)" (Hidden track) | O'Connor | 2:00 |
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Japanese release
Three exclusive bonus tracks only appear on some copies of the original Japanese release of this album: "My Heart Belongs to Daddy", "Almost in Your Arms" and "Fly Me to the Moon".
Personnel
- Sinéad O'Connor – vocals
- Ira Siegel – guitar
- David Finck – bass
- David LeBolt – keyboards
- Richard Tee – keyboards, vocals
- Chris Parker – drums
- John Reynolds – drums
- Gloria Agostini – harp
- Jerry O'Sullivan – Uilleann pipes
- Joanie Madden – tin whistle
- Gerry Niewood – tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Ted Nash – tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Dave Tofani – alto saxophone, flute
- Dennis Anderson – alto saxophone, flute
- Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
- Alan Rubin – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Brian O'Flaherty – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Joe Shepley – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Lew Soloff – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Robert Millikan – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Birch Johnson – trombone
- Jim Pugh – trombone
- Keith O'Quinn – trombone
- Kim Allan Cissel – trombone
- George Flynn – trombone
- Dave Braynard – tuba
- Charles McCracken – cello
- Fred Zlotkin – cello
- Richard Locker – cello
- Shelly Woodworth – English horn, oboe
- Bob Carlisle – French horn
- Fred Griffin – French horn
- John Clark – French horn
- Alan Martin – violin
- Arnold Eidus – violin
- Barry Finclair – violin
- Charles Libove – violin
- Donna Tecco – violin
- Elena Barere – violin
- Gerald Tarack – violin
- Jan Mullen – violin
- John Pintavalle – violin
- Laura Seaton – violin
- Marti Sweet – violin
- Matthew Raimondi – violin
- Nancy McAlhany – violin
- Richard Sortomme – violin
- Jesse Levine – viola
- Julien Barber – viola
- Lamar Alsop – viola
- David Nadien – concertmaster, violin
- Torrie Zito – arranger, conductor
- Patrick Williams – arrangement
- Rob Mounsey – arranger, conductor
- Doug Katsaros – arranger, conductor
- Sid Ramin – arranger, conductor
Charts
Weekly charts | Year-end charts 1992 year-end chart performance for Am I Not Your Girl? Chart (1992) | Position | Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[31] | 82 | 1993 year-end chart performance for Am I Not Your Girl? Chart (1993) | Position | Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[32] | 63 | |
Certifications and sales
Certifications and sales for Am I Not Your Girl? Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
Netherlands (NVPI)[33] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[34] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[35] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[36] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States | — | 306,000[37] |
Summaries |
Worldwide | — | 1,200,000[38] |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "BPI".
- ^ Am I Not Your Girl? at AllMusic
- ^ Am I Not Your Girl?
- ^ Page, Betty (12 September 1992). "Long Play: Torched by Your Presence, Dear". New Musical Express. p. 33.
- ^ Gettelman, Parry (9 October 1992). "Sinead O'Connor". Orlando Sentinel.
- ^ People Review
- ^ Robert Christgau Review
- ^ Rolling Stone Review
- ^ Select Review
- ^ "A sensual steam team // Lusty cuts from Prince, Madonna". USA Today. 24 September 1992.
- ^ Mackie, John (3 October 1992). "Rock/Pop: Turning on the torch". The Vancouver Sun.
- ^ a b c Booklet of Am I Not Your Girl
- ^ a b "Billboard". 17 October 1992.
- ^ Tapper, Jake (12 October 2002). "Sin". Salon. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (November 1992). "POP VIEW; Why Sinead O'Connor Hit a Nerve". The New York Times.
- ^ "Singer rips pope, shocks audience". The Spokesman-Review. 5 October 1992. p. A4. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Sinead calls still coming in". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. 6 October 1992. pp. A2. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ a b c Hinckley, David (14 March 2005). "Sentiments of the Moment. The World according to Sinead O'Connor, 1992". New York Daily News. New York. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "O'Connor draws criticism, pity". Associated Press. 6 October 1992. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Sinéad O'Connor – Am I Not Your Girl?". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Sinéad O'Connor – Am I Not Your Girl?" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Sinéad O'Connor – Am I Not Your Girl?" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sinéad O'Connor – Am I Not Your Girl?" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Sinéad O'Connor – Am I Not Your Girl?". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Sinéad O'Connor – Am I Not Your Girl?". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Sinéad O'Connor – Am I Not Your Girl?". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Sinéad O'Connor | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Sinead OConnor Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1899". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1992". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1993". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Dutch album certifications – Sinead O'Conner – Am I not your girl?" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 10 June 2019. Enter Am I not your girl? in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1992 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
- ^ Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990 (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. 2005. ISBN 8480486392.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Am I not your girl?')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "British album certifications – Sinead O'Connor – Am I not your girl?". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ Newman, Melinda (11 July 1998). "Sinead O'Connor Starts Anew". Billboard. p. 92. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ Hayes, Dermott (1 October 1994). "O'Connor's "Universal Mother" Confounds Critics" (PDF). Music & Media. p. 9. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
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