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Track Listing
1. Special Cases - (radio edit, with Massive Attack)
2. 1000 Mirrors - (with Asian Dub Foundation)
3. Empire - (with Bomb The Bass/Benjamin Zephaniah)
4. Guide Me God - (with Ghostland)
5. Visions of You - (with Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart)
6. Release - (album edit, with Afro Celt Sound System)
7. Wake up and Make Love With Me - (with Blockheads)
8. Kingdom of Rain - (album version, with The The)
9. I'm Not Your Baby - (with U2)
10. Tears From the Moon - (album version, with Conjure One)
11. Blood of Eden - (radio edit, with Peter Gabriel)
12. Harbour - (with Moby)
13. Up in Arms - (with Aslan)
14. It's All Good - (with Damien Dempsey)
15. Heroine (Theme From Captive) - (with The Edge)
16. Monkey in Winter - (with Colourfield)
17. All Kinds of Everything - (with Terry Hall)
| Details | | Contributing artists: | Afro Celt Sound System, Asian Dub Foundation, Aslan, Blockheads, Bomb The Bass, Colourfield, Conjure One, Damien Dempsey, Ghostland, Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart, Massive Attack, Moby, Peter Gabriel, Terry Hall, The Edge, The The, U2 | | Producer: | Robert Del Naja, Tim Simenon | | Distributor: | EMI Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel include: Sinead O'Connor (vocals); Conjure One, Jah Wobble, Afro Celt Sound System, Massive Attack, Moby, Peter Gabriel, Asian Dub Foundation, Aslan, Terry Hall, The Edge, The The, U2, Benjamin Zephaniah, Damien Dempsey, The Block Heads, The Colourfield, Bomb The Bass.
Recording information: 1986 - 2003.
Because of her adamant political message and strong voice, coupled with her repudiation of the stereotypical image of women in pop, Sinead O'Connor is, in many ways, the Joan of Arc of modern pop music. Additionally, the trademark nature of her voice and lyrics has made O'Connor one of pop music's most inspired collaborators.
COLLABORATIONS showcases O'Connor's most notable collaborative efforts from 1986 through 2003, many of which appeared on import singles as B-sides. O'Connor's voice injects emotion into the dark trip-hop of Massive Attack's "Special Case," as well as the haunting South Asian dub of Asian Dub Foundation's "1000 Mirrors." On the Eastern-tinged "Guide Me God," a dance hit in 2002, O'Connor duets with Natacha Atlas (Ghostland), while delving further into worldbeat on Afro Celt Sound System's dub-influenced "Release." "Harbour" by Moby features O'Connor at her most melancholy, begging "sink me in the ocean, to sleep in a sailor's grave," before resolving in quiet, downtempo majesty. O'Connor reachers her zenith with Peter Gabriel's "Blood of Eden," on which she compliments Gabriel's throaty baritone for a powerful atmosphere. Additional collaborations with U2, The The, Colourfield, Conjure One, and several others prove O'Connor's ability to infuse her signature style into any genre without overwhelming the song itself.
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