- Record Label: That's Why There's Chocolate And Vanilla
- Release Date: Oct 4, 2005
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Dynamite singing, a killer band, and wonderful material do a fine album make.
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[A] pleasant surprise of an album.
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BlenderFor [O'Connor] to record a full reggae set, covering each song exactly like the original, rivals Gus Van Sant's odd shot-for-shot remake of Hitchcock's Psycho. [Oct 2005, p.141]
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Entertainment WeeklyHer icy-cool vocals nicely contrast with the island grooves. [7 Oct 2005, p.77]
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MojoDeterminedly singing in her own accent was a wise move. [Oct 2005, p.110]
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Paste MagazineAn audacious but unsuccessful experiment. [Oct/Nov 2005, p.132]
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At the end of the day, though, I'm a bit puzzled over why the world needed an album of Sinead O'Connor reggae covers.
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Q MagazineYou can't fault the songs, the playing or the voice, but these versions contribute little to the originals. [Oct 2005, p.117]
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Rolling StoneThe concept works better than you might think. [3 Nov 2005, p.94]
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The most curious release of her career.
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The New York TimesAn imposing act of pop interpretation. [3 Oct 2005]
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UncutThere's nothing particularly profound here, but the combination of skanking, roots-reggae rhythms and O'Connor's still-gorgeous voice... is a winning one. [Nov 2005, p.106]
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Under The RadarSly and Robbie provide an adequate musical magic carpet for the singer to float on, but it fails to complement her as much as it should. [#11, p.108]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 15
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Mixed: 1 out of 15
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Negative: 1 out of 15
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TomBMay 6, 2006The songs are great, Sinead's voice is perfect and the muscians are so in the groove. Jah be praised!
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ASApr 22, 2006
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ViinnyGJan 15, 2006wonderful interpretation; sung with integrity; tracks 3 to 10 are simply a wonder to listen to over and over again