So Far... The Best Of

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So Far... The Best Of
File:Sinead SoFar.jpg
Greatest hits album by
Sinéad O'Connor
Released25 November 1997 (1997-11-25)
Recorded1987–1997
GenreRock
LabelChrysalis
ProducerVarious
Sinéad O'Connor chronology
Gospel Oak EP
(1997) 		So Far... The Best Of
(1997) 		Faith and Courage
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[2]
Robert ChristgauA[3]
Music Week[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

So Far... The Best Of is a greatest hits album released by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor in 1997. The collection features songs appearing on O'Connor's first four studio albums, along with several non-album collaborations. "Heroine" and "Empire" are also included on O'Connor's 2005 compilation album Collaborations. The album was her last album with Chrysalis Records, as she later moved to Atlantic Records in 1998.

Track listings

North American

  1. "Nothing Compares 2 U" (Prince)
  2. "Mandinka" (O'Connor)
  3. "The Emperor's New Clothes" (O'Connor)
  4. "The Last Day of Our Acquaintance" (O'Connor)
  5. "Fire on Babylon" (O'Connor, John Reynolds)
  6. "Troy" (O'Connor)
  7. "I Am Stretched on Your Grave" (Traditional, arranged by O'Connor)
  8. "Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home" (Mullins, O'Connor)
  9. "John, I Love You" (O'Connor)
  10. "Empire" (Bomb the Bass featuring Benjamin Zephaniah and Sinéad O'Connor) (Tim Simenon, O'Connor, Zephaniah)
  11. "I Want Your (Hands on Me)" (O'Connor, Reynolds, Dean, Clowes, Holifield)
  12. "Heroine" (The Edge featuring Sinéad O'Connor & Larry Mullen Jr.) (The Edge, Brook, O'Connor)
  13. "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" (Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber)
  14. "You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart" (Bono, Gavin Friday, Maurice Seezer)
  15. "Just Like U Said It Would B" (O'Connor)

International

  1. "Nothing Compares 2 U" (Prince)
  2. "Mandinka" (O'Connor)
  3. "The Emperor's New Clothes" (O'Connor)
  4. "Thank You for Hearing Me" (O'Connor, Reynolds)
  5. "The Last Day of Our Acquaintance" (O'Connor)
  6. "Fire on Babylon" (O'Connor, Reynolds)
  7. "Troy" (O'Connor)
  8. "I Am Stretched on Your Grave" (Traditional, arranged by O'Connor)
  9. "Jackie" (O'Connor)
  10. "Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home" (Mullins, O'Connor)
  11. "John I Love You" (O'Connor)
  12. "Empire" (Bomb the Bass featuring Benjamin Zephaniah and Sinéad O'Connor) (Simeon, O'Connor, Zephaniah)
  13. "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" (Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber)
  14. "You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart" (Bono, Friday, Seezer)
  15. "This Is A Rebel Song" (O'Connor)

Certifications and Sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[6] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Silver 60,000^
United States — 74,000[8]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "So Far... The Best of Sinéad O'Connor - Sinéad O'Connor". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Browne, David (12 December 1997). "So Far... The Best of Sinéad O'Connor". Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG:Sinéad O'Connor". Robert Christgau.
  4. ^ "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 1 November 1997. p. 16. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  5. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 599. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone sinead o'connor album guide.
  6. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Sinead O'Connor – Best of" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 10 June 2019. Enter Best of in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  7. ^ "British album certifications – Sinead O'Connor – Best of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  8. ^ Newman, Melinda (11 July 1998). "Sinead O'Connor Starts Anew". Billboard. p. 92. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
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