Universal Mother

Universal Mother
Studio album by
Sinéad O'Connor
Released13 September 1994
Recorded1993–1994
Genre
Length52:50
Label
Producer
Sinéad O'Connor chronology
Am I Not Your Girl?
(1992) 		Universal Mother
(1994) 		Gospel Oak
(1997)
Singles from Universal Mother
  1. "Thank You for Hearing Me"
    Released: 1994
  2. "Fire on Babylon"
    Released: 1994
  3. "Famine"
    Released: 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Cash Box(favorable)[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
Knoxville News Sentinel[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
Melody Maker(favorable)[6]
Music & Media(favorable)[7]
NME8/10[8]
Q
Robert ChristgauB−[9]
Rolling Stone[10]

Universal Mother is the fourth studio album by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor, released on 13 September 1994.

"That album was the first attempt to try to expose what was really underneath a lot of the anger of the other records," she explained, adding, "George Michael told me he loved that record, but could only listen to it once because it was so painful. He had to hide it."[11]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Universal Mother – Sinéad O'Connor". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  2. ^ Baltin, Steve (24 September 1994). "Pop Albums — Reviews: Picks of the Week" (PDF). Cash Box. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. ^ McDonnell, Evelyn (16 September 1994). "Universal Mother". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  4. ^ Campbell, Chuck (30 September 1994). "O'Connor Regains Her Edge". Knoxville News Sentinel
  5. ^ Willman, Chris (11 September 1994). "Two Sides of Sinead in 'Universal Mother'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Albums". Melody Maker. 17 September 1994. p. 37. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  7. ^ "New Releases: Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. 24 September 1994. p. 14. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  8. ^ Fadele, Dele (17 September 1994). "Long Play". NME. p. 50. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  9. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Sinead O'connor". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  10. ^ Zacharek, Stephanie (6 October 1994). "Sinead O'Connor: Universal Mother". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  11. ^ Doyle, Tom (October 2005). "The Mojo interview". Mojo. No. 143. p. 43.