Sean-Nós Nua
Sean-Nós Nua is the sixth studio album by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor, released on 8 October 2002, by Vanguard Records. It consists of traditional Irish songs, the title meaning "new old-style" and also referring to the popular style of traditional Irish music sean-nós.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 8 October 2002 | |||
| Genre | Folk, Celtic | |||
| Length | 66:06 | |||
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| Label | Vanguard | |||
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| Sinéad O'Connor chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (65/100)[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Billboard | (favorable)[3] |
| Blender | [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[5] |
| Los Angeles Times | [6] |
| Pitchfork | (6.3/10)[7] |
| PopMatters | [8] |
| Q | [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| Uncut | [1] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Peggy Gordon" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, C.V. Lunny, O Geibheannaigh, Wickham, Shannon | 5:38 |
| 2. | "Her Mantle So Green" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, O Geibheannaigh, Shannon, Branch, Kiely | 5:35 |
| 3. | "Lord Franklin" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, A. Maxwell, C.V. Lunny, Branch, Wickham, Lockett | 4:59 |
| 4. | "The Singing Bird" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Shannon, Wickham, Branch, O Geibheannaigh | 4:27 |
| 5. | "Óró Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Branch, A. Maxwell, Ogilvie | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Molly Malone" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, C.V. Lunny, A. Maxwell, B. Alexander | 3:32 |
| 7. | "Paddy's Lament" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Branch, Shannon, A. Maxwell, B. Alexander, Professor Stretch | 5:26 |
| 8. | "The Moorlough Shore" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, B. Alexander, Branch, Kiely, O'Neill, A. Maxwell | 5:25 |
| 9. | "The Parting Glass" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Branch, C.V. Lunny, Kiely | 4:31 |
| 10. | "Báidín Fheilimí" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Ogilvie, Branch, A. Maxwell | 3:20 |
| 11. | "My Lagan Love" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Branch, A. Maxwell, Wickham, Professor Scretch, Lockett | 4:42 |
| 12. | "Lord Baker" (with Christy Moore) | Traditional; arranged by Moore, Lunny, O'Connor | 11:38 |
| 13. | "I'll Tell Me Ma" | Traditional; arranged by O'Connor, Lunny, Kiely, Wickham, Branch | 2:21 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Spanish Lady" | |
| 15. | "Marble Halls" |
Personnel
- Sinéad O'Connor – vocals
- Dónal Lunny – acoustic guitar, bouzouki, keyboards, bodhran, backing vocals
- Steve Wickham – fiddle (except tracks 7, 12 and 13), mandolin, banjo
- Sharon Shannon – accordion on track 9
- Alan Branch – percussion on track 12
- Abdullah Chhadeh – quanun
- Nick Coplowe – Hammond organ
- Pete Lockett – percussion (except tracks 1, 9, 12 and 13)
- Cora Venus Lunny – violin on tracks 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7, Viola tracks 1 & 9
- Kieran Kiely – keyboards, accordion
- Joanie Madden – low and high whistle on tracks 2, 7, 8, 9 & 13
- Skip McDonald – electric guitar, backing vocals
- Christy Moore – vocals and guitar on track 12
- Rob O Geibheannaigh – flute strings whistle tracks 5 & 10, piano on 9, guitar on 3, banjo on 1 and 4
- Carlton "Bubblers" Ogilvie – drums, bass guitar, piano
- Bernard O'Neill – bass
- Professor Stretch – drums, programming
Charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA Charts)[10] | 61 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] | 29 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] | 34 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] | 93 |
| European Albums (Music & Media)[14] | 57 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[15] | 69 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[16] | 3 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] | 57 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] | 67 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[19] | 52 |
| US Billboard 200[20] | 139 |
| US Top Internet Albums (Billboard)[21] | 21 |
| US Top World Albums (Billboard)[22] | 1 |
See also
- Goodnight, Thank You, You've Been a Lovely Audience – a 2003 live video album by O'Connor which features a documentary on the making of this album
References
- "Critic Reviews for Sean-Nós Nua". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- Doerschuk, Robert L. "Sean-Nós Nua - Sinéad O'Connor". AllMusic.
- "Sinead O'Connor: Sean-Nós Nua". Billboard. 19 October 2002. Archived from the original on 21 October 2002. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- Levine, Robert. "Sinead O'Connor - Sean-Nos Nua". Blender. Archived from the original on 10 December 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- Hermes, Will (11 October 2002). "Sean-Nos Nua Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- Hilburn, Robert (6 October 2002). "Jurassic 5's Power Surge". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- Richardson, Mark (15 January 2003). "Sinead O'Connor: Sean-Nós Nua". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- Levenfeld, Ari (7 February 2003). "Sinead O'Connor: Sean-Nos Nua". PopMatters. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- Miles, Milo (25 September 2002). "Sean-Nos Nua". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Austriancharts.at – Sinéad O'Connor – Sean-Nós Nua" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- "Ultratop.be – Sinéad O'Connor – Sean-Nós Nua" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Sinéad O'Connor – Sean-Nós Nua" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
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- "Sinéad O'Connor | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
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