Sean-Nós Nua
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (65/100)[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Billboard | (favorable)[3] |
| Blender | [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[4] |
| Los Angeles Times | [5] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.3/10)[6] |
| PopMatters |   [7][1] |
| Q | [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Uncut | [1] |
Sean-Nós Nua is the sixth full-length album by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor. 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 .
The album sold 225,000 copies worldwide.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Peggy Gordon" | Trad. Arr.: O'Connor, Lunny, C.V. Lunny, O Geibheannaigh, Wickham, Shannon | 5:38 |
| 2. | "Her Mantle So Green" | Trad. Arr.: O'Connor, Lunny, O Geibheannaigh, Shannon, Branch, Kiely | 5:35 |
| 3. | "Lord Franklin" | Trad. Arr.: O'Connor, Lunny, A. Maxwell, C.V. Lunny, Branch, Wickham, Lockett | 4:59 |
| 4. | "The Singing Bird" | Trad. Arr.: O'Connor, Lunny, Shannon, Wickham, Branch, O Geibheannaigh | 4:27 |
| 5. | "Óró Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile" | Trad. Arr.: O'Connor, Lunny, Branch, A. Maxwell, Ogilvie | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Molly Malone" | Trad. Arr.: O'Connor, Lunny, C.V. Lunny, A. Maxwell, B. Alexander | 3:32 |
| 7. | "Paddy's Lament" | Trad. Arr.: O'Connor, Lunny, Branch, Shannon, A. Maxwell, B. Alexander, Professor Stretch | 5:26 |
| 8. | "The Moorlough Shore" | Trad. Arr.: O'Connor, Lunny, B. Alexander, Branch, Kiely, O'Neill, A. Maxwell | 5:25 |
| 9. | "The Parting Glass" | Trad. Arr.: O'Connor, Lunny, Branch, C.V. Lunny, Kiely | 4:31 |
| 10. | "Báidín Fheilimí" | Trad. Arr.: O'Connor, Lunny, Ogilvie, Branch, A. Maxwell | 3:20 |
| 11. | "My Lagan Love" | Trad. Arr.: O'Connor, Lunny, Branch, A. Maxwell, Wickham, Professor Scretch, Lockett | 4:42 |
| 12. | "Lord Baker" (with Christy Moore) | Trad. Arr.: Moore, Lunny, O'Connor | 11:38 |
| 13. | "I'll Tell Me Ma" | Trad. Arr.: O'Connor, Lunny, Kiely, Wickham, Branch | 2:21 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Spanish Lady" | |
| 15. | "Marble Halls" |
Personnel
- Sinéad O'Connor – vocals
- Dónal Lunny – acoustic guitar, bouzouki, keyboard, bodhran, bodhran bass
- Steve Wickham – fiddle (except tracks 7, 12 and 13), mandolin, banjo
- Sharon Shannon – accordion
- 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
- Kieran Kiely – low whistle and tin whistle on 2, 7, 8, 9 & 13, accordion on 9
- Skip McDonald – electric guitar
- Christy Moore – vocals on track 12
- Rob O Geibheannaigh – flute, strings, tin whistle, piano on 9, guitar on 3, banjo on 1 and 4
- Carlton "Bubblers" Ogilvie – drums, bass, piano
- Bernard O'Neill – acoustic bass
- Professor Stretch – drum and bass programming
Charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart[9] | 61 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 29 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) | 34 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 93 |
| French Albums Chart | 69 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 67 |
| UK Albums Chart | 52 |
| US Billboard 200 | 139 |
| US Top World Albums[10] | 1 |
See also
- 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
- ^ a b c d e "Critic Reviews for Sean-Nós Nua". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ^ Doerschuk, Robert L. "Sean-Nós Nua - Sinéad O'Connor". Allmusic.
- ^ "Sinead O'Connor: Sean-Nós Nua". Billboard. October 19, 2002. Archived from the original on 2002-10-21. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
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- ^ Levenfeld, Ari (2003-02-07). "Sinead O'Connor: Sean-Nos Nua". PopMatters. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ^ Miles, Milo (2002-09-25). "Sean-Nos Nua". Rolling Stone.
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