I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Studio album by Sinéad O'Connor
Released	March 20, 1990
Recorded	1989
Genre	Dream pop rock[1][2] folk[1] alternative rock
Length	51:09
Label	Ensign Chrysalis
Producer	Nellee Hooper Sinéad O'Connor Chris Birkett Sean Devitt
Sinéad O'Connor chronology
The Lion and the Cobra (1987) I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (1990) Am I Not Your Girl? (1992)
Singles from I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
"Jump in the River" Released: 13 September 1989 "Nothing Compares 2 U" Released: 21 March 1990 "The Emperor's New Clothes" Released: 5 June 1990 "Three Babies" Released: 17 December 1990

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got is the second album by Sinéad O'Connor. It was released in March 1990 on Ensign/Chrysalis Records. The album was nominated for four Grammy Awards in 1991, including Record of the Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Music Video, Short Form for "Nothing Compares 2 U", winning the award for Best Alternative Music Performance. However, O'Connor refused to accept the nominations and award.^[3]

Background

	"Nothing Compares 2 U" Sinéad O'Connor's version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" from I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
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The critically acclaimed album contains her most famous single, "Nothing Compares 2 U", and was one of the best selling records in the world in 1990, topping the charts in the US, UK, and Canada. This rendition reflected on O'Connor's mother who lost her life in an auto accident five years earlier.^[4][5] The single "Emperor's New Clothes" found more moderate success, although it did top the Modern Rock Tracks chart in the US.

The album includes O'Connor's rendition of "I Am Stretched on Your Grave", an anonymous 17th century poem, originally written in Irish and translated into English by Frank O'Connor and composed by musician Philip King in 1979.^[6][7] The first song, "Feels So Different", starts with The Serenity Prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr.

The inner sleeve notes acknowledge Kabbalah teacher, Warren Kenton: "Special thanks to Selina Marshall + Warren Kenton for showing me that all I'd need was inside me."

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	B+[8]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[9]
Entertainment Weekly	A[2]
Los Angeles Times	[10]
NME	8/10[11]
Pitchfork Media	7.8/10[12]
Q	[13]
Rolling Stone	[14]
Slant Magazine	[15]

In 2003, the album was ranked number 406 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.^[16]

The album sold 7 million copies worldwide.

In 2009, a deluxe anniversary edition of the album was released, with an extra CD of unreleased tracks, B-sides and hard-to-find mixes.

In 2002, the song "Black Boys on Mopeds" was covered by Chevelle on their second album Wonder What's Next as a bonus track.

Track listing

All tracks written by Sinéad O'Connor, except where noted. 

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got – Standard edition[17]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Feel So Different"		6:47
2.	"I Am Stretched on Your Grave"	Anonymous Philip King	5:33
3.	"Three Babies"		4:47
4.	"The Emperor's New Clothes"		5:16
5.	"Black Boys on Mopeds"		3:53
6.	"Nothing Compares 2 U"	Prince	5:10
7.	"Jump in the River"	O'Connor Marco Pirroni	4:12
8.	"You Cause as Much Sorrow"		5:04
9.	"The Last Day of Our Acquaintance"		4:40
10.	"I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got"		5:47
Total length:			51:09

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got – 2009 Limited edition (bonus disc)[18]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Night Nurse"	Gregory Isaacs Sylvester Weise	4:54
2.	"My Special Child"		4:48
3.	"Damn Your Eyes"	Barbara Wyrick Steve Bogard	4:46
4.	"Silent Night" (long version)	Traditional	4:45
5.	"You Do Something to Me"	Cole Porter	3:53
6.	"Mind Games"	John Lennon	5:26
7.	"What Do You Want"		2:58
8.	"I Am Stretched on Your Grave" (Apple Brightness Mix)		5:38
9.	"Troy" (recorded live in London)		6:41
10.	"I Want Your (Hands on Me)" (live at Hammersmith Odeon)	O'Connor Clowes Reynolds Rob Dean Spike Hollifield	3:53
Total length:			51:09

Credits and personnel

• Sinéad O'Connor: vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, percussion, drum programming, arranger, producer, string arrangements
• Nellee Hooper: producer
• Chris Birkett, Sean Devitt: producers, engineers
• Marco Pirroni: electric guitar
• David Munday: acoustic guitar, piano
• Andy Rourke: acoustic guitar, bass
• Jah Wobble: bass
• John Reynolds: drums
• Steve Wickham: fiddle
• Philip King: vocals, melody arrangement
• Nick Ingman: conductor, orchestra director, string arrangements
• Karl Wallinger: arranger
• Dave Hoffman, Dominique Leringoleur: photography
• John Maybury: cover design

Charts

Chart	Date	Peak position	Certification	Sales
UK Albums Chart[19]	March 1990	1	2× Platinum[20]	600,000
U.S. Billboard 200[21]	28 April 1990	1	2× Platinum[22]	2,000,000
Switzerland[23]	25 March 1990	1
Austria[24]	25 March 1990	1
Canada[25]	21 April 1990	1	5× Platinum[22]	500,000

References

1. Huey, Steve. "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got – Sinéad O'Connor". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
2. Sandow, Greg (16 March 1990). "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
3. CBSnews.com "Sinead Sings And Speaks Her Mind" Accessed: 11 September 2016
4. Stafford, James. "25 Years Ago: Sinead O'Connor Releases 'I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got'". Diffuser.fm. Retrieved 4 April 2016. So a lot of the songs on this record were really about her. Even the f–ng title I got from having a dream about her, and in this dream she said to me, “I do not want what I haven’t got.” In my mind, even ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ was me thinking about her….’Feel So Different’ was a song about my mother. ‘I Am Stretched On Your Grave’ speaks for itself really [she laughs bleakly]… ‘You Cause As Much Sorrow’ was about my mother…
5. http://www.pauldunoyer.com/pages/journalism/journalism_item.asp?journalismID=260
6. O'Connor, Frank (trans). "I am Stretched on Your Grave". Lucy, Seán, (ed). Love Poems of the Irish, Cork: Mercier, 1967
7. Sleeve notes to 1979 Album Scullion
8. Christgau, Robert. "Sinéad O'Connor: I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
9. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-857-12595-8.
10. Willman, Chris (18 March 1990). "Sinead O'Connor 'I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got' Chrysalis". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
11. Quantick, David. "Sinead O'Connor – I Do not Want What I Haven't Got – 1990". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
12. Richardson, Mark (24 April 2009). "Sinéad O'Connor: I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (Limited Edition)". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
13. Sandall, Robert (April 1990). "Sinéad O'Connor: I Do Not Want What I Have Not Got". Q (43).
14. Gilmore, Mikal (22 January 1997). "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
15. Cinquemani, Sal (3 October 2003). "Sinéad O'Connor: I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
16. "#406 I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got" "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" 1 November 2003. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
17. "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got by Sinead O'Connor on iTunes". iTunes Store. United States: Apple Inc. 4 April 2016.
18. "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (Special Edition) by Sinead O'Connor on iTunes". iTunes Store. United States: Apple Inc. 4 April 2016.
19. EveryHit.co.uk UK Top 40 database Accessed: 3 December 2006
21. Billboard.com Sinead O'Connor album chart history Accessed: 3 December 2006
22. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
23. SwissCharts.com I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got page Accessed: 3 December 2006
24. AustrianCharts.at I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got page Accessed: 3 December 2006
25. RPM