1990 studio album by Robert Plant
Manic Nirvana is the fifth studio album by former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant , released 19 March 1990 on Es Paranza Records , Plant's own label. 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.
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 .
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)".
Track listing
Original release No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You) " Robert Plant , Phil Johnstone , Charlie Jones , Doug Boyle, Chris Blackwell4:04 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 and 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
2007 bonus tracks No. Title Writer(s) Length 12. "Oompa (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
Additional musicians
Laila Cohen – backing vocals
Carolyn Harding – backing vocals
Micky Groome – backing vocals (2)
Bob Stride – backing vocals (2)
Siddi Makain Mushkin – voices (11)
Production
Phil Johnstone – producer
Robert Plant – producer
Mark "Spike" Stent – co-producer, engineer
Bill Price – mixing (1, 2)
Darren Allison – assistant engineer
Michael Butterworth – assistant engineer
Jeremy Wheatley – assistant engineer
The Leisure Process – art direction, design
Julia Stone – electronic illustrations
Ralph P. Fitzgerald – cover photography
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (1990)
Position
US Billboard 200
71
Certifications
Region
Certification
Certified units /sales
United States (RIAA )
Gold
500,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.
References
"The Great Rock Discography" . p. 477.
Siân Llewellyn, Siân, ed. (April 2018). "The real 100 greatest albums of the 90s". Classic Rock . No. 247. p. 37.
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"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990" . Billboard . Retrieved 22 October 2021.
"American album certifications – Robert Plant – Manic Nirvana" . Recording Industry Association of America .
External links
Robert Plant
Studio albums/EPs
Live albums
Compilations
DVDs
Singles
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