Track Listing 1. This Is to Mother You 2. I'm Enough For Myself 3. Petit Poulet 4. 4 My Love 5. This Is a Rebel Song - (U.S. release only) 6. He Moved Through the Fair
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Davy Spillane, Jah Wobble | | Producer: | Donal Lunny, John Reynolds | | Distributor: | Sony Music Distribution ( | | Recording Type: | Mixed | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Personnel: Sinead O'Connor (vocals); Justin Adams (guitar); Donal Lunny (bouzouki); Caroline Dale (cello); Davy Spillane (low & high whistles); Carol Isaacs (accordian, piano); Graham Henderson (keyboards); Clare Kenny, Jah Wobble (bass); John Reynolds (drums, programming); Andy Wright (programming); Ian Stanley. Engineers: John Reynolds, Arabella Rodriguez. Sinead O'Connor returns from her three-year hiatus after 1994's UNIVERSAL MOTHER with a quietly powerful EP. She explores her favorite lyrical themes, including motherhood, love, Ireland, and self reliance, from a newly mature point of view. The powerful, clean production allows O'Connor's lovely melodies to shine through the deep underlying sadness. The personal is always political on GOSPEL OAK, but the metaphors are never forced; on "This is a Rebel Song," O'Connor sings in a voice so delicate and sweet that it nearly belies the song's title. In her direct confrontation of England, she uses personal relationships to symbolize the complicated relations between Ireland and England, all the while singing in one of the most powerful, versatile, and emotion-laden voices in modern music.
Editorial Reviews O'Connor's EP is not exactly a laughing matter, but she's put aside her furious indignation for some quiet contemplation....Such weepy solemnity suits O'Connor's clear blue soprano, and she certainly has melody on her side... - Rating: B Entertainment Weekly (06/06/1997)
8 (out of 10) - ...These six ballads establish O'Connor as the Celtic Edith Piaf, a towering diva whose every gesture is a love song to her people....Newly mature, but still full of fire, O'Connor offers an erotic dream world open to everyone. Spin (09/01/1997)
3 Stars (out of 5) - ...like eavesdropping on a bedside prayer or a 2 a.m. conversation between an embattled couple....The melodies are slight but stately; the production unobtrusive... Rolling Stone (06/26/1997)
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