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- Record Label: That's Why There's Chocolate And Vanilla
- Release Date: Oct 4, 2005
- Summary: O'Connor's first studio album since "retiring" from the music business consists of covers of a dozen reggae classics, including songs by Burning Spear, Peter Tosh and Lee "Scratch" Perry.
- Record Label: That's Why There's Chocolate And Vanilla
- Genre(s): Alternative, Reggae
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 13
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Mixed: 5 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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The New York TimesAn imposing act of pop interpretation. [3 Oct 2005]
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MojoDeterminedly singing in her own accent was a wise move. [Oct 2005, p.110]
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Entertainment WeeklyHer icy-cool vocals nicely contrast with the island grooves. [7 Oct 2005, p.77]
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[A] pleasant surprise of an album.
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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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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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Q MagazineYou can't fault the songs, the playing or the voice, but these versions contribute little to the originals. [Oct 2005, p.117]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 14
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Mixed: 1 out of 14
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Negative: 1 out of 14
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ASApr 22, 2006
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SuperMeNov 22, 2005The Woman is a God; true talent subject to adversity
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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
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EdwardEOct 10, 2005
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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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FranciscoADec 29, 2005
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karenNov 22, 2005poor new album!
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