Manic Nirvana
Manic Nirvana is the fifth studio album by former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, released March 19, 1990 on Es Paranza Records. The lead single, "Big Love", reached #35 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and its follow-up, "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)", held #1 on the same chart for six consecutive weeks.
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Released | 19 March 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
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Length | 49:43 | |||
Label | Es Paranza | |||
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Singles from Manic Nirvana | ||||
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The vinyl release had 10 songs (five per side) rather than 11, omitting "She Said".
"It has the savvy and emotional strength you'd expect from an adult," enthused Entertainment Weekly.[1]
Reissues
Manic Nirvana was remastered and reissued by Rhino Records on 20 March 2007, this edition included 3 bonus tracks which were taken from the 1990 European CD single release of "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)".
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Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)" | Robert Plant, Phil Johnstone, Charlie Jones, Doug Boyle, Chris Blackwell | 4:04 |
2. | "Big Love" | Plant, Johnstone, Blackwell | 4:24 |
3. | "S S S & Q" | Plant, Johnstone, Jones, Boyle, Blackwell | 4:38 |
4. | "I Cried" | Plant, Johnstone | 4:59 |
5. | "She Said" (CD & cassette only) | Plant, Johnstone, Jones, Boyle, Blackwell | 5:10 |
6. | "Nirvana" | Plant, Jones, Boyle | 4:36 |
7. | "Tie Dye on the Highway" | Plant, Blackwell | 5:15 |
8. | "Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night" | Stephen Schlaks, Mel Glazer | 4:36 |
9. | "Anniversary" | Plant, Johnstone | 5:02 |
10. | "Liars Dance" | Plant, Boyle | 2:40 |
11. | "Watching You" | Plant, Johnstone, Blackwell | 4:19 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Oompah (Watery Bint)" | Plant, Johnstone, Jones, Boyle, Blackwell | 5:48 |
13. | "One Love" | Plant, Johnstone, Jones, Boyle, Blackwell | 3:15 |
14. | "Don't Look Back" | Billy Vera | 3:02 |
Personnel
- Chris Blackwell – drums, guitars
- Doug Boyle – lead guitar
- Phil Johnstone – keyboards, guitars
- Charlie Jones – bass
- Robert Plant – vocals
Additional musicians
- Laila Cohen – vocals
- Micky Groome – vocals on "Big Love"
- Caroline Harding – vocals
- Siddi Makain Mushkin – voices on "Watching You"
- Bob Stride – vocals on "Big Love"
Production
- Darren Allison – assistant engineer
- Michael Butterworth – assistant engineer
- Phil Johnstone – producer
- Robert Plant – producer
- Bill Price – mixing on "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)" & "Big Love"
- Mark "Spike" Stent – co-producer, engineer
- Jeremy Wheatley – assistant engineer
Charts
Weekly Charts
Chart (1990) | Peak
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US Billboard 200 | 13 |
UK Album Charts (OCC) | 15[2] |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1990 | Big Love | US Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart | 35 |
Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You) | 1 | ||
US Billboard Hot 100 | 46 | ||
UK Singles Chart | 45 | ||
I Cried | US Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart | 39 | |
Tie Dye on the Highway | 6 | ||
Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night | 8 | ||
UK Singles Chart | 90[3] |
Certifications
References
- Siân Llewellyn (editor), Siân (April 2018). "The real 100 greatest albums of the 90s". Classic Rock. No. 247. p. 37.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- "manic nirvana | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
- "your ma said you cried in your sleep last night | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[1] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^shipments figures based on certification alone |
- "American album certifications – Robert Plant – Manic Nirvana". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.