The Lion and the Cobra Sinéad O'Connor

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  • Release Date: 10/25/1990
  • Original Release: 1987
  • Sales Rank: 23,141
  • Label: CAPITOL
  • UPC: 094632161222

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The Lion and the Cobra

1LISTENJackie 2:28
2LISTENMandinka 3:46
3LISTENJerusalem 4:20
4LISTENJust Like U Said It Would B 4:32
5LISTENNever Get Old 4:39
6LISTENTroy 6:34
7LISTENI Want Your (Hands on Me) 4:42
8LISTENDrink Before the War 5:25
9LISTENJust Call Me Joe 5:51

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Sinéad O'Connor's debut, The Lion and the Cobra, was a sensation upon its 1987 release, and it remains a distinctive record, finding a major talent striving to achieve her own voice. Like many debuts, it's entirely possible to hear her influences, from Peter Gabriel to Prince and contemporary rap, but what's striking about the record is how she synthesizes these into her own sound -- an eerie, expansive sound heavy on atmosphere and tortured passion. If the album occasionally sinks into its own atmospheric murk a little too often, she pulls everything back into focus with songs as bracing as the hard-rocking "Mandinka" or the sexy hip-hop of "I Want Your (Hands on Me)." Still, those ethereal soundscapes are every bit as enticing as the direct material, since "Troy," "Jackie," and "Jerusalem" are compelling because of their hushed, quiet intensity. It's not a perfect album, since it can succumb to uneven pacing, but it's a thoroughly impressive debut -- and it's all the more impressive when you realize she only topped it with its immediate successor, before losing all focus. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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March 21, 2002: This was definitely her best album full of power and passion. It is dark and angry and her voice is beautiful. My next favorite is probably ?Universal Mother?, but I have not heard ?Faith and Courage?. That one sounds a little too upbeat and Celtic for me.

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October 23, 2000: I think this is Sinead's best album to date. The issues she was writing about during this time are expressed passionately in every song. Pure emotion is how I would describe ''The Lion and the Cobra''. Sinead has the voice of an angel.