I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

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I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
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Studio album by
Sinéad O'Connor
Released20 March 1990
Recorded1988–1989
StudioS.T.S Studios
(Dublin, Ireland)
Genre
Length51:09
Label
Producer
Sinéad O'Connor chronology
The Lion and the Cobra
(1987) 		I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
(1990) 		Am I Not Your Girl?
(1992)
Singles from I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
  1. "Jump in the River"
    Released: October 1988[3]
  2. "Nothing Compares 2 U"
    Released: 8 January 1990
  3. "The Emperor's New Clothes"
    Released: 5 June 1990
  4. "Three Babies"
    Released: 17 December 1990

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got is the second album by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor, released in March 1990 on Ensign/Chrysalis Records. It contains O'Connor's version of the Prince song "Nothing Compares 2 U", which was released as a single and reached number one in multiple countries. The album was nominated for four Grammy Awards in 1991, including Record of the Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Music Video, Short Form for "Nothing Compares 2 U", winning the award for Best Alternative Music Performance. However, O'Connor refused to accept the nominations and award.[4]

Content[]

The critically acclaimed album contains O'Connor's most famous single, "Nothing Compares 2 U", which was one of the best selling singles in the world in 1990, topping the charts in many countries including the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. This rendition of the Prince song reflected on O'Connor's mother, who had lost her life in an auto accident five years earlier.[5][6] The single "Emperor's New Clothes" found moderate success, although it did top the Modern Rock Tracks chart in the US.

The album includes O'Connor's rendition of "I Am Stretched on Your Grave", an anonymous 17th century poem that was written in Irish, translated into English by Frank O'Connor, and composed by musician Philip King in 1979.[7][8] The first song on the album, "Feel So Different", starts with The Serenity Prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[1]
Christgau's Consumer GuideB+[9]
Entertainment WeeklyA[2]
Los Angeles Times4/5 stars[10]
NME8/10[11]
Pitchfork7.8/10[12]
Q4/5 stars[13]
Record Collector4/5 stars[14]
Rolling Stone4.5/5 stars[15]
Slant Magazine4.5/5 stars[16]

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got received critical acclaim. In 2012, it was ranked number 408 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[17] The album was ranked number 457 on the 2020 edition of the list.[18]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Sinéad O'Connor, except where noted.

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got – Standard edition[19]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Feel So Different" 6:47
2."I Am Stretched on Your Grave"
  • Anonymous
  • vocal melody: Philip King
  • arranged by Chris Birkett, John Reynolds and Sinéad O'Connor
5:33
3."Three Babies" 4:47
4."The Emperor's New Clothes" 5:16
5."Black Boys on Mopeds"arranged by Karl Wallinger and Sinéad O'Connor3:53
6."Nothing Compares 2 U"Prince5:10
7."Jump in the River"
4:12
8."You Cause as Much Sorrow" 5:04
9."The Last Day of Our Acquaintance" 4:40
10."I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got" 5:47
Total length:51:09
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got – 2009 Limited edition (bonus disc)[20]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Night Nurse"
4:54
2."My Special Child" 4:48
3."Damn Your Eyes"
  • Barbara Wyrick
  • Steve Bogard
4:46
4."Silent Night" (long version)Traditional4:45
5."You Do Something to Me"Cole Porter2:36
6."Mind Games"John Lennon5:26
7."What Do You Want" 2:58
8."I Am Stretched on Your Grave" (Apple Brightness Mix) 5:38
9."Troy" (recorded live in London) 6:41
10."I Want Your (Hands on Me)" (live at Hammersmith Odeon)
  • O'Connor
  • Clowes
  • Reynolds
  • Rob Dean
  • Spike Hollifield
3:53
11."The Value of Ignorance" 3:20
Total length:51:09

Personnel[]

  • Sinéad O'Connor – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming, arranger, producer, string arrangements
  • Marco Pirroni – guitar on "The Emperor's New Clothes"
  • David Munday – acoustic guitar and piano on "You Cause As Much Sorrow"
  • Andy Rourke – bass guitar on "The Emperor's New Clothes", "Jump in the River" and "You Cause As Much Sorrow", acoustic guitar on "Jump in the River"
  • Jah Wobble – bass guitar on "The Last Day of Our Acquaintance"
  • John Reynolds – drums and percussion on "The Emperor's New Clothes", "You Cause As Much Sorrow" and "The Last Day of Our Acquaintance"
  • Kieran Kiely – keyboards, accordion, piano
  • Steve Wickham – fiddle on "I am Stretched Out On Your Grave"
  • The Muses – backing vocals
  • Philip King – vocals, melody arrangement
  • Nick Ingman – conductor, orchestra director, string arrangement on "Feel So Different"
  • Karl Wallinger – arranger

Technical

  • Nellee Hooper – co-producer on "Nothing Compare 2 U"
  • Chris Birkett, Sean Devitt – engineers
  • Dave Hoffman, Dominique Le Rigoleur – photography
  • John Maybury – cover design

Charts[]

Certifications and sales[]

Certifications for I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[48] Platinum 70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[49] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[50] 5× Platinum 500,000^
France (SNEP)[51] Platinum 300,000*
Germany (BVMI)[52] Platinum 500,000^
Italy — 250,000[53]
Netherlands (NVPI)[54] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[55] Platinum 15,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[56] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[57] 2× Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[58] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^
Summaries
Worldwide N/A 7,000,000[59]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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